Sourcing Manager

Interested about shaping the future of public transport?

Public Safety and Mobility is a business unit within Teleste where technology has a direct impact on millions of people everyday life. We build solutions for public transport and public spaces, where long lifecycles, high availability, and uncompromising reliability are essential.

And behind every successful product is a sourcing network that makes it possible.

We are now looking for a Sourcing Manager to take ownership of developing a competitive, reliable, and scalable supply base for Teleste’s Public Safety and Mobility business. In this business-critical role, you will influence supplier strategy, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity for demanding electronics and technology products used in public transport, passenger information, and safety-critical operating environments. The role is located in Littoinen, Turku.

You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, commercial agreements, and cost improvement initiatives within your area of responsibility, working closely with engineering, operations, quality, and project teams.

This is an empowered individual contributor role, offering broad ownership and influence without direct people-management responsibilities.

Your key responsibilities

Lead strategic sourcing activities for selected categories, suppliers and materials

Lead RFQs, supplier selection, negotiations, and commercial agreements with clear ownership of results

Develop supplier performance in cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability

Support new product introductions and engineering changes together with internal stakeholders

Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, and cost comparisons to improve competitiveness

Identify supply risks, availability constraints, and obsolescence issues, and drive mitigation actions

Monitor and improve sourcing-related KPIs and supplier performance