Strategic Purchaser

**Employment contract type:** permanent **Location:** Vaasa **Application deadline:** 10.8.2026 Do you want to build long-term supplier partnerships in an international operating environment? Wärtsilä is now looking for a Strategic Purchaser for its Sourcing team! **Job Description** As a Strategic Purchaser, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining your own supplier portfolio. In this role, you will ensure that the suppliers under your responsibility can meet Wärtsilä's business needs in terms of capacity, cost level, and delivery reliability. You will work in close cooperation with Category Managers, the Product team, and other key stakeholders. Your work combines strategic procurement, long-term supplier cooperation, and commercial negotiations. You will be responsible for developing supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance and market situations, and participating in product development together with experts from various functions. At the same time, you will influence the maintenance of Wärtsilä's delivery capability and competitiveness in the future. **Your duties include:** - Being responsible for developing the performance, capacity, and cost level of your own supplier portfolio - Negotiating supplier contracts and maintaining supplier and contract information - Ensuring supplier capacity and supporting demand forecasting together with stakeholders - Analyzing supplier data and identifying development and risk areas to support decision-making - Participating in supplier-specific capacity and order planning - Building and maintaining long-term collaborative relationships with suppliers and visiting suppliers in Finland and abroad **What kind of expert are we looking for?** We are looking for an experienced procurement professional who enjoys long-term supplier cooperation and independent responsibility. You make decisions analytically, build confidential collaborative relationships, and drive matters forward determinedly. At the same time, you enjoy working closely with various stakeholders and know how to align the needs of business, technology, and the supply chain. **Expectations for the applicant:** - Several years of experience in strategic procurement, supply chain management, or similar expert roles - A suitable university degree, for example from a technical or commercial field - Understanding of technical product procurement or supplier cooperation - Experience in supplier management and commercial negotiations - Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems and good Excel skills - Good skills in Finnish and English - Willingness to travel regularly in Finland and abroad **Additionally considered an advantage:** - Swedish language skills **Wärtsilä offers you:** - A responsible role where you can develop a strategically important supplier portfolio as part of a global supply chain - An international operating environment where you work closely with suppliers and various Wärtsilä experts - The opportunity to influence the development of supplier cooperation and long-term procurement decisions - A work culture that values cooperation, continuous learning, and the development of new ways of operating - The opportunity to be part of building a more sustainable future through innovation and technology **Practical matters:** In this permanent and full-time position, you will be employed as an employee of aTalent People for Wärtsilä. The start date for the position is as soon as possible, and we hope you have the possibility to work actively at the Vaasa site. The job also includes regular travel in Finland and abroad, and the final amount of travel is negotiable based on the selected person. **Interested?** Send your CV and cover letter in PDF format in Finnish by Monday 10.8. at the latest via aTalent's application system at: https://emp.jobylon.com/applications/jobs/372987/create/. The cover letter is optional, but you can provide additional information about your relevant expertise and why this role would be an interesting opportunity for you. We do not accept applications by email; we only process applications received through the application system. We want to ensure that all applicants can participate in the process equally and will take individual accessibility needs into account if necessary. You can read more about Wärtsilä Energy at: https://www.wartsila.com/energy. Questions regarding the position and the application process will be answered by aTalent's Recruitment Consultant Säde Juntunen (+358 44 901 2283, sade.juntunen(at)atalent.fi) 27.7.-31.7. and Senior Recruitment Consultant Kati Hautakoski (kati.hautakoski(at)atalent.fi, +358 50 552 0419) 3.8.-10.8. If we are unable to answer the phone immediately, please leave a text message, and we will call you back.