We are looking for a Manager, Group Procurement with Fazer Group Procurement Raw materials team. You will be responsible for the procurement activities on Fazer Group level for selected raw material categories. You own and develop the procurement category strategies and annual plans and ensure their implementation. You prioritize and execute activities according to stakeholders’ demand and identified business opportunities. You will be working in close cooperation with stakeholders in different Fazer Business Units and various Fazer Group functions. Your role is to manage Source to Contract, Procurement Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management processes for your categories. You also actively support quality and sustainability work of your categories.
You will be a member of the Fazer’s procurement community, and your location is in Vantaa head office where we work mainly onsite. Occasional travelling is required to successfully manage this position. The positions is a permanent position.
Why choose Fazer Group Procurement?
It starts with the people. You’ll be working in a supportive and welcoming environment, surrounded by colleagues who will inspire you to be your best. You will have a unique opportunity to support our iconic brands and strategy implementation on many fronts: profitability, product development, quality, and sustainability. You will have interesting opportunity to work with an international supply base and ever-changing commodity markets. Fazer procurement community will give you full support to be successful in your role.
We at Fazer want to provide a culture of diversity and inclusiveness where all employees can experience an equal working community with a motivating, respectful and safe work environment.
What you will bring to the team?
We are looking for passionate professional who is used to working in an international business setting and who has knowledge and interests towards food categories, raw materials and commodity markets. You are a hard-working individual with curiosity and capability to learn complex topics. Good project management skills and an analytical approach combined with proactive and goal-focused attitude to work are essential. You are a result-driven decision-maker, a loyal co-worker, and a good team player with strong communication skills. Your genuine interest in supporting the business operations of your stakeholders and supplier relationship management skills is helping you to achieve results. Your professionalism is backed by relevant procurement experience.
We hope you have a degree in food science, economics, or technical field. You communicate fluently in English. Finnish and other company languages are seen as an asset.
For further information about the openings, please contact Tuomas Linnavirta, Director, Raw material and energy procurement, tel +358 41 4348430. Call hours Friday 19th of December 10-11.00 and Monday 22nd 14-15.00. To apply send your CV and application. Closing date for applications is 4th of January.
Fazer, The Food Experience Company, enables people to enjoy the best moments of their day. Our mission, Food with a purpose, builds on our strong more than 130-year heritage, consumer first approach and innovations to create the sustainable food solutions of the future. With our dedicated team of approximately 5,000 professionals, we focus on fast-moving consumer goods and our direct-to-consumer business in Northern Europe, and beyond with exports to more than 40 countries. Fazer’s operations comply with its Code of Conduct that is based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact. In 2024, Fazer Group had net sales of 1,200 million euros.
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