We are looking for a Contracted Services Specialist to join the Grid Integration unit at Hitachi Energy in Vaasa, Finland. In this role, you will be an active part in the projects. You will coordinate, negotiate and administrate procurement proposals, bids, and contracts with contractors. You will be a multitasking person in a multicultural environment. Even the selected person will be located in Finland, the SCM-related tasks can be for projects in Sweden, Norway, Denmark or Ireland. You will join a dedicated team of professionals within Supply Chain Management so you will have colleagues from all around the world supporting you in this role.

　　Your responsibilities

　　Implementing effectively sourcing strategies for Contracted Services Category in line with business strategy ensuring that the supply base of contractors have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.Planning and executing procurement activities for projects in order to support project objective achievement in terms of cost/budget, schedule and supply quality.Maintaining a primary interface with the Sales/Tender, Project Manager, Site Manager, Engineering on all Contracted Services related matters.Applying procurement procedures and planning and ensuring appropriate implementation and compliance to SCM instructions.Providing forecast to suppliers and negotiate agreements and price as well as terms and conditions. You adapt corporate contractual framework to the local business needs and align your work with the Global Category ManagerActively identifies and mitigates risks associated to the contractual framework used on the projects. Promotes a risk management culture by participating actively and initiating Contractor's Risk reviews for identified projects.Ensuring that RfQ's are issued in compliance to the sourcing strategy.Ensuring cost reduction and project budget savings targets are met.Managing relationships with suppliers in partnership with regional and Global Category Management teams.Identifying new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team. Qualify new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality. On-boards new suppliers and runs regular supplier evaluations and provides supplier reports to Businesses and Category Managers.

　　Your background

　　Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering discipline or business administrationPrevious experience in procurement and negotiation of medium to large contractsKnowledge in energy sector is a meritHigh communication and networking skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong sense of ownership and entrepreneurial attitudeTechnical interest and ability to solve complex problems independently.Team player, driven, structured and result-oriented mindset. Good influencing skills. Knowledge and understanding of risk identification and mitigation.Fluency in English, written and verbal, is a requirement. Knowledge of Finnish and/or Swedish will be positively consideredAbility to work in different countries and cultures.

　　More about us

　　Interested in joining the team? We look forward to receiving your application. Apply for the position by January 31, 2024. We will initiate interviews as candidates apply and position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

　　If you want to further discuss around the position or have questions, please contact Ville Laakkonen, Nordic Cluster SCM Leader, tel. +358 50 3358374.