Senior Site Procurement Specialist

Hiab; Minerbio; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract-type: Permanent

Job summary

Hiab, a leader in smart and sustainable on-road load-handling solutions, seeks a senior procurement professional to secure material supply for production and to drive end-to-end purchasing excellence. You will connect operations with category sourcing, optimize supplier performance, and coach a high-performing team across multiple sites.

With 8+ years in global procurement, you will negotiate contracts, manage key suppliers, and implement risk-mitigation and continuous-improvement initiatives to

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent with relevant engineering/industrial experience.
• 8+ years of global industrial experience.
• 3–5 years in procurement roles in international and multi-site company.
• Experience with large suppliers with global footprint and negotiations.
• Experience using ERP systems (LN.10).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Securing supply for volume production and direct/indirect categories.
• Link between operations and category sourcing to maximize efficiency.
• Resolve operational supply escalations (Delivery).
• Develop and execute procurement activities.
• Coach and develop procurement team and processes.
• Drive transparency and strategic relationships with stakeholders.
• Coordinate supplier risk mitigation and recovery plans.
• Interface with Global Sourcing and lead supplier negotiations.
• Support capacity planning and logistics agreements with supply planning.

Skills

Global procurement

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

ERP LN

Data analytics

Team coaching

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP LN 10

Job description

Hiab is the pioneer in smart and sustainable on road load handling solutions. We believe in more than just work — we believe in making a difference for our customers to building a better tomorrow.

Your mission

• Securing the supply of materials for volume production, all direct categories, and specified indirect categories linked to the operations function.
• Acting as the link between operations and category sourcing functions, ensuring that operations are able to run with maximum efficiency whilst the category remains focused on long-term strategic objectives.
• Responsible for timely resolution of operational supply escalations (Delivery)
• Accountable for creating, developing, and executing procurement activities
• coaching AND developing (skills and processes and procedures) within the procurement team.
• In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for bringing transparency and efficiency to our purchasing processes, and implementing a strategic relationship with your stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• coaching the teams to develop an highly effective and performing team
• Create processes and procedures to avoid and resolve bottlenecks in supplier management,
• Identifying, developing, and executing procurement activities to ensure an early focus on service, capacity, supplier consolidation, and pipeline to secure continuity of supply and emerging business needs.
• Operational responsibility for local suppliers.
• Close cooperation with supply planning to support capacity planning and scalability / flexibility planning via development of Logistics agreements
• Developing forecasting tools for suppliers and processes to support the operations and supply planning teams.
• Contract negotiation including payment term, quality/warranty/logistics annexes and raw material indices within Cargotec contracting framework for supplier site sourcing
• In conjunction with Category Sourcing and Supplier Development, generating supplier risk mitigation programs to ensure minimized disruption for the business line.
• Providing support to lift, drive recovery plans, and resolve supplier quality and delivery issues using root cause analysis tools and methodologies.
• Strong interface with Global Sourcing.

What We Are Looking For

• Degree Level or Equivalent, with relevant engineering and/or industrial experience
• At least 8 years of relevant global industrial experience.
• Minimum 3/5 years relevant work experience in procurement roles in an international and multi-site company
• Experience in working with large suppliers with global multi-site footprint and managing supplier relations and negotiations.
• Experience in using ERP systems (Preferably LN.10)
• Experience in complex steel assemblies / hydraulic systems / electrical & electronics preferred
• Strong analytical and complex problem-solving skills.
• Structuring and standardizing the purchasing workflow,
• Team coaching and development:
• leading/influencing without hierarchical relations: Excellent communication, cooperation, and influencing skills when working with different senior-level roles internally. and externally with different suppliers
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a firm, professional approach to conflict resolution.
• Strong drive for operational sourcing and procurement
• Continuous improvement mindset with a business-driven and fact-based approach.
• Excellent knowledge in sourcing methods; supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, analytical skills and legal/contractual knowledge.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a business-driven and fact based approach towards suppliers with a focus on building long-term relationships.
• English proficiency (B2 and above).

What We Offer

As a part of our Employees First culture, we offer opportunities to grow within a dynamic environment that values flexibility and your well-being. We strive to make things easier, empower you to succeed, and strive for excellence in a positive and inclusive environment.

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Salary: € 50k – € 65k Gross Annual Salary (RAL), based on experience

Note: The final offer within this range will be determined exclusively by objective, gender-neutral criteria, such as the candidate's specific skills, professional experience, and technical competencies demonstrated during the interview process.

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We Are Hiab

Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. As the industry pioneer, Hiab continues to make on road load-handling smarter, safer and more sustainable to build a better tomorrow.

www.hiabgroup.com