Senior Manager, Supply Development
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Helsinki
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Paper Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or another relevant field
- You have extensive experience in sourcing, operations, supply chain, technical development, supplier development or business transformation, preferably within the forest, paper, packaging, chemicals o
- You have proven experience in leading cross-functional development initiatives, from identifying opportunities through evaluation and qualification to implementation
- You combine strategic and analytical thinking with commercial understanding, technical curiosity and a practical, results-oriented approach
- You have strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders in an international environment
- You are fluent in written and spoken English and Finnish; additional language skills are considered a strong asset
Full description
Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Together we can renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils!
Learn more about us as a workplace
We are looking for a Senior Manager, Supply Development to join UPM Specialty Materials Sourcing.
In this role, you will lead the development of future supply capabilities, strategic supplier partnerships and sourcing competitiveness across UPM Specialty Materials. Working closely with sourcing, business, R&D, operations and suppliers, you will help build a resilient, innovative and scalable supply network that supports current business needs and future growth. Together with category sourcing teams, you will develop supply capabilities that strengthen today's operations while creating opportunities for new products, growth and long-term competitiveness.
Greetings from your future manager
"Welcome to our Specialty Materials Sourcing and Procurement Team! We are on an exciting growth and transformation journey, building a strong global sourcing platform to support the future of Specialty Materials BA. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we work, strengthen our global capabilities, develop our supplier ecosystem and turn supply development into tangible business value. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact, connect people and capabilities across regions. I look forward to welcoming you to the team!" - Tim Huang, VP Sourcing
What you'll do
- Develop and implement the Specialty Materials supply development roadmap across key raw materials, including pulp, pigments, binders and chemicals, aligned with business strategy, sourcing priorities and growth objectives
- Build a structured pipeline of future supply options, technologies and strategic suppliers to support business needs, innovation projects and new product introductions
- Lead supply market and technology assessments, identifying emerging trends and translating them into business opportunities and fact-based recommendations
- Partner with category sourcing teams to develop long-term cost competitiveness roadmaps, including total cost of ownership assessments and strategic cost benchmarking across Specialty Materials mills
- Drive supplier-enabled innovation, technical collaboration and value engineering initiatives together with R&D, operations, product management and commercial teams
- Support supply risk assessments and develop mitigation options for critical materials and services, including alternative sources, technical qualification pathways and capacity scenarios