JOB DESCRIPTION

Danfoss is engineering tomorrow, building a better future.
Energy efficient technologies empower smart communities and industries to create healthier and more comfortable climates in our buildings and homes and to supply more food with less waste.
Danfoss Drives is looking for a Sourcing Manager to join our Sourcing team. Your focus area will be ensuring and developing world class partnerships. Your category focus area will focus on power semiconductors, capacitors & current sensors.
We are offering you a fantastic opportunity to develop our global supply chain. We offer an ambitious and enthusiastic working atmosphere with highly skilled and experienced colleagues. At Danfoss Drives you will become an active part of an enthusiastic and driven team with the great opportunity to challenge and develop yourself further.
This position is located in Finland at any Danfoss Drives site (Vaasa, Tampere, Helsinki).

BACKGROUND & SKILLS

M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree from Commercial or Engineering gives you good educational background for the position. You have gathered an excellent understanding of cost factors, availability and manufacturing technologies. As a person you are self-driven, able to combine technical competences and understanding with commercial terms & conditions and you have an ability to manage multiple suppliers and stakeholders while navigating in complex relations. We are looking for a proactive self-starter with a positive can-do attitude. You enjoy the benefits that latest SRM tools have to offer.
Furthermore, we expect you to have an excellent command of English, good command of Finnish is an asset. Several years of firsthand experience from global supply chains is vital. You have a good knowledge of markets and willingness to keep on top of the development.
At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match? Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.
For further information about the position, please contact Pekka Lidman, Director, Procurement, at +358 50468 7921. We are expecting your CV with Cover Letter soonest. Please note that we will review applications on a continuous basis so do not hesitate to apply as soon as possible.

LI-Hybrid

You will build and develop partnerships with component suppliers. You will analyze cost factors, screen for cost competitive technologies, suppliers, and regions. You will get dedicated support from Procurement team members and related functions to success in this position. You will often co-operate together with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Production, Category management and Supplier Operations Management.

Furthermore, your responsibilities are:

• Source, analyze and negotiate the most competitive suppliers, components, and technologies in new product development projects.
• Actively chase for cost down opportunities for active products
• Develop efficient and transparent supply chain.
• Ensure that our business system is up to date with latest price and item information.