Specialist/Senior Specialist, Procurement

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 upm.com/careers We are now looking for a Specialist/Senior Specialist, Procurement to join our team in Biskupice Podgórne near Wrocław and/or UPM Business Hub Poland in Wrocław.   Greetings from your future manager “Hi! I invite you to join our enthusiastic Direct Procurement Team in EMEIA, with colleagues based in Poland, Finland and the UK. As Procurement Member, you will play a key role in raw material planning and procurement for our European factories. You will work closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, contributing to supply continuity, inventory optimisation and improved supplier performance. You will be part of a diverse team of procurement professionals helping UPM Adhesive Materials Sourcing & Supply Chain achieve operational excellence. In this role, you will also actively contribute to developing and improving our procurement processes, tools and ways of working." — Monika Walenty - Raszczuk, Manager, Procurement EMEIA   What you will do   Ensure raw material availability by providing good quality forecasts and maintaining clear, timely communication with suppliers Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of forecasting, supply planning and replenishment processes in Advanced Planning Systems (e.g. o9, SAP IBP, Kinaxis), ensuring effective translation of business requirements into procurement planning parameters, supplier collaboration processes and inventory decisions Proactively identify and mitigate supply risks, escalating critical constraints and coordinating contingency actions with relevant stakeholders Plan raw material replenishment in line with production schedules, supply constraints, storage capacity and inventory targets Monitor and manage procurement planning exceptions, proactively driving resolution of supply, inventory, master data and forecast-related issues through cross-functional collaboration Coordinate the creation of new raw material codes and vendor records and maintain accurate master data for the assigned scope Implement raw material changes resulting from business decisions or product development projects Take the lead in minimizing slow-moving and obsolete raw material inventory and coordinate the resale process Present procurement topics and recommendations during internal and supplier meetings, provide backup support to other Procurement Specialists based on business needs and the agreed development plan Who…