Business Analyst, Sourcing BI and Analytics

Your responsibilities

• Provide valuable insights and analysis to empower the sourcing and procurement teams in making well-informed, data driven decisions and taking the right actions in their supplier collaboration and sourcing performance management

• Follow up and stay informed about market conditions, pricing trends, innovations and emerging suppliers to identify opportunities for improvement

• Manage spend analysis, supplier performance, price benchmarking, cost breakdown, risk and cost-saving initiatives within the indirect materials and services category

• Promote Sustainability by elevating awareness regarding the impact of indirect material choices on sustainability and environmental goals as well as explore the potential for adopting more sustainable alternatives

• Develop Data Reporting Solutions by creating sophisticated data reporting solutions, leveraging tools like Power BI and Sievo, to cater to the needs of our stakeholders

• Enhance Data Quality by collaborating with stakeholders to improve data quality, including spend classification, within your area of responsibility

• Cultivate a Data-Driven Culture by demonstrating a strong commitment to a data-driven approach and exhibit expertise in your daily work

• Foster Team Collaboration by actively contributing to building a cohesive Sourcing BI and Analytics team by sharing best practices, establishing guidelines, and staying updated with the latest industry trends

Our requirements

What we offer

Greetings from your future manager

“I warmly welcome you to our team of Sourcing BI and Analytics professionals. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join with us. Working in the #oneteam will offer you a wide view on UPM businesses, Source-to-Pay processes, on-going development initiatives and data management practices across the organization. As the Business Analyst for the indirect materials and services category, you will play a pivotal role in creating insights, identifying synergies, supporting in building category strategies and improvement opportunities across business units, functions and geographies, with a mission to improve UPM business performance, innovation, sustainability and risk management. You can demonstrate your business analyst experience, data analytics competences, learn new skills and tools as well as develop new ways of working. Not only can you learn from experts around you, but we also look forward to learning from you!” – Petri Pänkäläinen, Senior Manager, Sourcing BI and Analytics

We are now looking for a Business Analyst, Sourcing BI and Analytics to join our Source-to-Pay Operations team to learn and grow with us. This position is located in Helsinki or Tampere, Finland or in Wrocław, Poland.

For further information please contact Petri Pänkäläinen, Senior Manager, Sourcing BI and Analytics at [email protected]

Please apply by clicking the Apply button and attach your CV and cover letter in English latest by 29.10.2023. We will start going through the applications already during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at [email protected] or tel. +358204146600.

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