Valmet
Manager, Parts Procurement
Beloit, WI · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 10 days ago
Data VisualizationStakeholder ManagementNegotiationSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementERPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft Office
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About the role
- Proven leadership experience (5+ years) within procurement, supply chain, or sourcing functions in a global and matrix-driven organization.
- Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills, with demonstrated success in driving results across functions and regions.
Responsibilities
- Own and develop Parts Procurement performance for the category, ensuring spare parts availability, competitive costs, short lead times, and reliable delivery to support customer uptime and aftermarket growth.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing procurement team focused on operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Drive category purchasing management, strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and operational procurement to optimize total cost of ownership and service levels.
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, focusing on quality, cost competitiveness, consolidation, flexibility, and supply security.
- Lead cost reduction, Design-to-Cost, Cost Competitive Country sourcing, and sustainability initiatives.
- Support Sales, Service, Engineering, and Operations by ensuring high parts availability and responsive supply chain performance.
- Drive continuous improvement of procurement processes, ERP utilization, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
- Manage budgets, resources, and capacity to meet business demands while maintaining high service levels.
- Collaborate across sourcing, engineering, operations, sales, service, logistics, quality, and finance to deliver strategic and operational objectives.
- Drive team performance, engagement, and capability development while executing category purchasing strategies and providing leadership, guidance, and expertise across designated categories and technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Engineering.
- Good knowledge of ERP systems and procurement tools
- experience with Infor LN, Microsoft Power BI, and the Microsoft Office suite is an advantage.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, combined with the ability to make fact-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; additional language skills are considered an advantage.
Benefits
- Includes a generous wage and benefits package that includes a company-funded registered pension plan.
Company info
- As a global company, we offer many career paths to suit individual needs and aspirations.
- We offer We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting.
- With over 20,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries.
- We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting.
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