Are you ready for the next step in your career as Senior Buyer?
We are looking for a seasoned professional to join our team in Ovar, Portugal!
That feeling when… everything works together is what makes working at Valmet unique!
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19.000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.
As a Senior Buyer, you will play a key part in purchasing technical goods and services essential for our industrial operations. Your expertise in the equipment, materials, and supplies used in our industry will be invaluable, as will your ability to identify and collaborate with suppliers.
In detail, you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and negotiating purchase agreements with global suppliers. Additionally, you will monitor their performance and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure we maintain high standards. Daily tasks will also include operative purchasing, making sure everything runs smoothly.
What you need to be successful in this role
- MSc./BSc. In Engineering (preferable), Economics, Management or related field.
- Valuable and senior expertise in the procurement area.
- Ability to master commercial negotiations.
- Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt well to changing circumstances, demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility and autonomy.
- Logical thinking and a practical, hands-on attitude will greatly benefit your daily work.
- Team player mindset, exceling at building relationships in a matrix, multi-cultural, international environment, and within your own team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Portuguese.
- Experience with the SAP ERP system is a plus.
- Openness to occasional travel.
We offer
We offer you a wide onboarding period, full support from our professional team and good possibilities to learn and further develop your competences. With us, you have a standpoint and ability to influence the whole chain of operations from raw material purchasing to successful delivery to customer.
In addition, we offer you a competitive compensation package, including bonus plan and meal allowance, health and life insurances. You will find our health experts team at your disposal, including labor and curative medicine, nursing, psychology and physiotherapy services.
We encourage our people’s professional and personal development with training programs, studies financing and if you want to learn a new language, you will benefit from our protocols with language schools.
Additional information
We will start to process applications as soon as those come in, so apply already today – latest by August 3.
Please note applications must be submitted through our official recruiting channel.
We conduct interviews continuously; this means we might choose a candidate before the last application day. So, don't wait with your application!
Join the team!
