Procurement & Energy Manager (Nordic Focus)

Easpring Finland New Materials Oy; Kaarniemi; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

International environment

Cross-functional teams

Job summary

Easpring Finland New Materials Oy in Kotka, Finland, is seeking a Procurement Engineer to lead local procurement of materials, equipment and services and to own electricity procurement and energy management activities. You will coordinate electricity price risk, hedging, and supplier relations with external energy experts, production and finance, supporting plant ramp-up and cost optimization.

This role offers hands-on procurement combined with strategic energy responsibilities in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Energy or a related field.
• Experience in procurement, sourcing or supplier management in industrial or energy-intensive environments.
• Understanding of procurement processes, supplier contracts and cost management.
• Knowledge of electricity procurement, the Nordic market and price risk concepts, or ability to develop these with external support.
• Ability to coordinate external energy experts with sound judgment on approvals.
• Understanding of industrial electricity consumption, production planning and energy monitoring is advantageous.
• Analytical skills with forecasts, cost data and management reporting.
• Strong communication, negotiation, collaboration and problem-solving abilities.
• Professional proficiency in English; Finnish language skills are a strong advantage for local sourcing.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and cooperate across functions in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage local procurement of materials, equipment, spare parts and services, including sourcing and supplier evaluation.
• Build and maintain relationships with local suppliers to support cost, quality and delivery improvements.
• Own electricity procurement and energy management activities; coordinate hedging and price risk management.
• Develop and implement electricity procurement policies in cooperation with external experts and internal functions.
• Lead contract discussions with the electricity partner; obtain internal approvals before issuing instructions.
• Work with external specialists to analyze Nordic electricity market developments and inform planning.
• Coordinate GoO procurement with sales-demand inputs and internal approvals.
• Coordinate day-ahead and intraday electricity procurement with partner and operations.
• Monitor consumption against forecasts, analyze deviations and coordinate corrective actions.
• Develop energy demand forecasts and monitoring with production and technical teams.
• Coordinate energy efficiency opportunities with production and maintenance.
• Establish communication routines for production changes affecting power use.
• Manage external energy providers and monitor performance and risks.
• Prepare regular procurement performance and energy cost reports; maintain records per policies.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supplier management

Contract negotiations

Electricity procurement

Energy price risk

Forecasting & analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

English proficiency

Finnish language skills

Independent worker

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Energy or a related field

Job description

Easpring Finland New Materials Oy in Kotka, Finland, is seeking a Procurement Engineer to lead local procurement of materials, equipment and services and to own electricity procurement and energy management activities. You will coordinate electricity price risk, hedging, and supplier relations with external energy experts, production and finance, supporting plant ramp-up and cost optimization.

This role offers hands-on procurement combined with strategic energy responsibilities in a fast-growing