UPM
SourcingOperationsManager
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“Sourcing Operations Manager at UPM. Skills: Sourcing Operations, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Collaboration. Lead and support Operational Sourcing team. Set clear priorities and ways of working”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure excellence in daily sourcing delivery; Drive operational performance; Advance our ways of working; Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality sourcing outcomes; Support decision-making; Drive integration, efficiency, and continuous improvement; Contribute to operational excellence
Industry & Context.
Solving problems; Help stakeholders move forward; Takes initiative; Solves problems end-to-end; Use data to support decisions; Understand different drivers of value
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in sourcing or procurement, Experience supporting or leading a team, Comfortable working in a structured, process-driven environment, Managing multiple priorities, Use data to support decisions, Understand different drivers of value, Interested in improving ways of working, Contributing to operational excellence, Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, Build working relationships, Fluent in English
Nice to Have
Experience in indirect categories, Experience with RFx processes, Experience with negotiations, Experience with digital sourcing tools (e.g. SAP Ariba)
What You'll Do.
Lead and support Operational Sourcing team
Set clear priorities and ways of working
Oversee end-to-end operational sourcing activities
Manage operational performance
Use data and insights to identify improvements
Support decision-making
Contribute to Sourcing Factory model development
Onboard new digital workflow management capabilities
Collaborate with business and category teams
Translate needs into sourcing actions
Support process improvements
Support standardization
Support use of digital tools
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Ensure excellence in daily sourcing delivery; Foster a service-oriented, proactive culture; Build strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders; Collaborate with business and category teams; Collaborate effectively with stakeholders
Full Job Description
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_](http://upm.com/careers) We are now looking for a **Sourcing Operations Manager** to join our team in UPM Business Hub Wrocław, Poland. **Greetings from your future manager** _Welcome to the Sourcing Operations Hub Team! We are a team known for being approachable, responsive, and easy to work with. We deliver sourcing support across Indirect/MRO categories with a focus on solving problems and helping our stakeholders move forward._ _We are looking for a Sourcing Operations Manager who will lead a team of sourcing specialists and ensure excellence in daily sourcing delivery, stakeholder collaboration, and governance. This role plays a key part in driving operational performance, developing team capability, and advancing our ways of working, including digital and automation initiatives._ _Are you a commercially driven leader with strong sourcing expertise and a passion for building high-performing teams? _ _Do you foster a service-oriented, proactive culture where the team takes initiative, solves problems end-to-end, and builds strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders? Would you like to make a tangible impact on a dynamic, international organization? This opportunity might be for you - _Monika Sztandera, Director, Sourcing & Procurement. **What you will do** * Lead and support the Operational Sourcing team, setting clear priorities and ways of working * Oversee end-to-end operational sour
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