Sourcing manager, Software

About this role

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing to Maximize Value & Minimize Waste
• Executing strategic sourcing initiatives, focus on software, cloud and AI
• Drive early involvement in sourcing process, co-creating a forward-looking sourcing pipeline
• Negotiating and managing supplier contracts
• Deliver measurable cost reduction and cost avoidance across external spend.
• Identify and execute cashflow optimization opportunities, including payment term improvements and P2P compliance.
• Actively seeking new opportunities for sourcing initiative pipeline
• Supplier Strategy & Delivery Enablement
• Act as a supplier manager towards designated suppliers
• Drive and develop strategic supplier relationships in collaboration with stakeholders
• Contributing to overall team performance as active member of the sourcing team
• Drive commercial optimization initiatives, including:Renegotiation of key contracts
• Supplier consolidation and demand management
• Contribute to sourcing category strategies
• Risk, Compliance & Governance
• Ensure adherence to sourcing policies, contracting standards, and PO compliance.
• Strengthen governance across sourcing processes and supplier engagements.
• Drive data-driven decision making through analytics, reporting, and market intelligence.
• Your new team and leader
• We operate as one, integrated Sourcing team. In this role you will report to Head of SW, Cloud and AI Strategic Sourcing, Heikki Liimatta.
• Personality & working style
• You are an engaging and business-minded sourcing professional with 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience and have a proven track record of negotiating significant sourcing initiatives and supplier management to ensure execution of th