Senior Sourcing Specialist

Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 40 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day.

At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life.

We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.

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Kemira Sourcing drives the company’s strategic management of external spend to achieve supply availability, cost competitiveness, service performance, complexity reduction, sustainability and risk mitigation.

We are now seeking a Sr. Sourcing Specialist with a focus on raw materials to join our Global (or Regional) Sourcing team in North America.

This will work from our Atlanta, GA office and report to the Sr Sourcing Manager. The position is eligible for hybrid work.

The key responsibilities will include :

• Support and implement innovative approaches to sourcing activities with several raw materials that are supplied to Kemira’s plants.
• Responsible for developing and executing sourcing and contracting strategy at regional level focusing on direct categories in North America.
• Provide expertise and guidance on how to best manage raw materials spend categories in a close co-operation with Product Line Managers and other areas at Kemira.
• Responsible for negotiating with suppliers and managing its performance.

What you’ll bring to the team :

• Preferably bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Engineering or other science related field.
• 3 5 years’ experience in commercial role preferable with sourcing experience in raw materials categories for chemical companies or sufficient experience in other industries.
• Strong analytical and technical skills; ability to understand and define the most critical issues and develop methodologies for collecting and analyzing relevant data.
• Strong supplier and internal stakeholder management skills.
• Sense of urgency and Pro-active hands-on attitude. Capable of independently manage multiple tasks / projects simultaneously within tight timeframes.
• Experience with negotiating legal and commercial agreements terms and conditions.
• Ability to communicate issues clearly with Suppliers, Business stakeholders, and relevant internal functions.
• Capability and willingness to operate in an ever changing environment and still able to move towards the set goal.
• Strong understanding of MS Office, SAP and eSourcing tools.
• Language skills : English
• Passionate about continuous improvement to share our mission Better Every Day .
• Strong interest in bringing values to Kemira.

What you can expect from us :

• A challenging position in an international environment with the opportunity to make a significant impact on our business
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Employment in a stable company with an established position in the market
• Great, multicultural and positive working environment
• Attractive benefits package
• A hybrid working model according to company policy.

Ready to create better every day? Join Kemira!

Please apply with CV & salary expectations no later than September 6, 2024 at kemira.com / careers.

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries. We provide best suited products and expertise to improve our customers’ product quality, process and resource efficiency.

Our focus is on pulp & paper and water treatment. In 2023, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.4 billion and around 5,000 employees.

Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.