Strategic Buyer

Requisition ID:  46752
Job Location(s): 

Lappeenranta, FI

Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Danfoss Power Solutions Segment
Job Function:  Procurement & Purchasing
Work Location Type:  Hybrid

The Impact You'll Make

 

As our Strategic Buyer, you’ll play a key role in enabling a resilient and efficient Supply Chain for the electrification business, ensuring we deliver innovative solutions to our customers.


Your impact? You’ll secure competitive and reliable supplier partnerships that strengthen our ability to meet market demands and drive sustainability. Success means improved supplier performance, transparent collaboration, and optimized processes that benefit our customers, our business, and the planet.


You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Operations. We also see this person as one who takes ownership of supplier relationships, negotiations, and data management, helping us move toward a more efficient and sustainable future.

What You’ll Be Doing

 

  • Lead supplier commercial and contract negotiations to ensure competitiveness and compliance.
  • Manage and ensure supplier performance, including On-Time Delivery, Quality, Escalations, and Capacity.
  • Drive Change Management topics to ensure proper understanding and implementation, including Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
  • Maintain vendor and material-related data accurately and consistently.
  • Manage supplier relationships and selection to ensure transparency, engagement, and mutual growth.

What We're Looking For

 

  • A degree in business, logistics, supply chain, or similar field — or 3+ years of relevant experience in procurement or supplier management.

  • Experience working with ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards.

  • Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter PLM is a plus.

  • Confidence in negotiating and managing supplier contracts.

  • Organized, proactive, and committed to treating the business like it’s your own.

  • Fluent in English; Finnish is a nice-to-have.

 

 

 

We welcome diverse perspectives and backgrounds—what matters most is your ability to collaborate, learn, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

If you have questions about the position or recruitment process feel free to reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner Johannes Brodsgaard-Bauer on +45 61611296.

What You'll Get from Us

Our team is collaborative, innovative, and inclusive, driven by a strong culture of feedback and continuous imporvement.

 

We thrive on:

  • Cross-team and cross-country collaboration within Digital & Lifecycle Services, leveraging diverse perspectives to deliver impactful solutions.
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring all voices are valued, and every team member has equal opportunity to gain experience.
  • A dynamic workstyle that encourages open communication, experimentation, and learning from each other.

 

We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.

You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.

We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 


 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

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Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.
 

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.