Orion Corporation operates in more than 20 countries, where we Orionees, 3200 in total, work in all kinds of positions. Among us there are Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Engineers and IT Specialists as well as people working in Production, just to mention some examples. We offer diverse and responsible jobs to our personnel in a truly multi-disciplinary work environment. We encourage people to develop their competences and offer opportunities to affect the job description and creating their own career path at Orion. We are searching for top talents who are ready to share our passion for the work that we do.

Description of position

We are now looking for a sourcing and supply chain professional to join our team.

In your role as a Sourcing Manager for generics products, you would be responsible for the management, development and coordination of certain supplier relationships related to Orion’s Specialty Product business division. Through your work, you would ensure that service level, total cost and compliance targets are reached. This involves both operational and managerial tasks related to the supplier relationship. The ESO process is closely supported by the Operative purchasing team located in Mumbai, India. Supplier management and supplier performance improvement will be an important part of your work. You would also handle supplier negotiations during the lifecycle of the relationship.

In addition to the external suppliers that you will be responsible for, the daily work is done in close cooperation with several internal stakeholders such as Business, Quality, Product lifecycle management, Regulatory affairs and Packaging technology. 

You would report to the Head of External Supply Operations, Generics products.

The position is fixed-term until the end of 2023 due to internal job rotation. The location of the position is in Espoo or in Turku.

Description of unit

The External Supply Operations (ESO) process is one of the three main processes within Orion Supply chain. We are responsible for the supplier management of the supplier portfolio including more than 100 suppliers globally. Our key targets are: service level, total cost and compliance (GMP/EHS). Our work is directly impacting on the success of Orion’s key business areas and we work closely in order to align our targets with the business specific targets.

We offer

If you are looking for an intriguing and challenging role within the field of supply chain, and a place with a great team of professionals, which provides peer-support for you in the management of your tasks - Don’t miss this opportunity to try something new! You will also be working closely with the stakeholder organizations, which will provide a great opportunity for deepening your knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical generics business. Striving for excellence and continuous development are part of our core values.

Requirements

We are looking for a positive, energetic and proactive person, who accepts demanding goals and shows drive and determination towards fulfilling them.

We are looking for a person from background such as supply chain management, procurement, quality or pharmaceutical sciences but a positive can-do attitude with excellent co-operation and networking skills are essential to have in this role.

We expect you to have:

• An applicable university degree
• Strong skills and experience in supply chain activities and supplier management and development activities
• Business oriented mindset and strategic procurement understanding
• Networking and analytical skills
• Excellent negotiation and project management skills
• Fluent in English and Finnish
• SAP knowledge is recommend

Additional information

If you feel you are ready to challenge yourself and join us to build well-being, apply now and send application incl. salary request and CV latest on Wednesday 20^th October. Please note that we will start reviewing applications already in application period.

We are really looking forward to hear from you! For further information please contact Tomi Yoshida, Head of External Supply Operations, Generics products, tel. +358 50 966 4811 on Fri 8th October at 13-14, on Thu 14th October at 14-15 or on Mon 18th 14-15.

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