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In this role, you will work across the Source-to-Pay process, supporting sourcing activities, enabling contracts into operational purchasing and using procurement data to identify opportunities for better compliance, efficiency and ways of working.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on procurement work, stakeholder and supplier collaboration, digital tools and continuous improvement.\nAbout the role\nHere you will play an important role in building the collaboration and ways of working towards the procurement community and our business teams. In your role your primary responsibilities will for example be:\nEnsuring operational procurement services are provided in time and good quality with efficiency\nFacilitating RfX events in alignment with strategic sourcing to obtain best value as well as ensuring an efficient and compliant RfX process from system perspective \nSupport suppliers throughout RFx processes and help ensure effective supplier onboarding \nTranslate awarded contracts into operational purchasing solutions, ensuring contracts can be effectively utilized through appropriate purchasing channels \nUse operational S2P data to identify trends, compliance gaps and improvement opportunities across supplier onboarding, sourcing, RFx activities, purchasing channels, POs and contract utilization. \nIdentify recurring operational issues, including invoice and supplier compliance challenges, and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions \nParticipating to optimize Source to Pay processes and developing procurement systems \nParticipating pre-defined projects with varying role \nContributing to continuous improvement, standardization and digitalization across Procurement Operations \nYou’ll report directly to Manager, Procurement Operations. We’re looking for a new team member to join us in Espoo, but we work flexibly in a hybrid model that adapts to both your professional and personal needs.\nAbout you\nWe are looking for someone who has:\nA bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field, such as supply chain management or procurement.\nAt least 2 years of experience in procurement.\nExperience with Source-to-Pay and RFx processes.\nExperience with SAP Ariba or a similar procurement platform is considered a strong advantage.\nFluency in Finnish and English.\nFor one of the two positions, fluency in Swedish is required.\nYou are a proactive and solution-oriented team player with a positive, open-minded and strong “can-do” attitude. You have strong communication and collaboration skills and are comfortable driving topics forward with different stakeholders. You are eager to master new tools and systems, and excited about AI, automation and the digital transformation of procurement.\nWe offer you\nWe believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours and a hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing.\nWe are committed to building diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.\nMore information about our culture and benefits can be found here.\nEspoo office is a smoke-free workplace.\nInterested?\nSubmit your application in English by 22.11.2026 at the latest. We will begin actively screening already during the application period, and hire as soon as the right candidate is found.\nIf you would like to hear more about the position, please contact Katariina Flinkman, Senior Manager, Procurement Enablement & Operations, .\nWe are Fortum\nFortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our :4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. 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