As a Category Manager, manage Dynablast's equipment and component categories to grow offerings and market presence. Collaborate with teams to execute strategies and drive performance.
About the role
- IT Sourcing Manager at Valmet developing IT sourcing strategies and managing vendor relationships. Leading competitive bids and ensuring compliance in technology procurement and transformations.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute IT sourcing strategies aligned with IT Transformation requirements
- Identify and realize cost‑saving opportunities across IT domains and services
- Lead competitive bidding processes and vendor evaluations
- Negotiate contracts, renewals, and any other IT related agreements
- Collaborate and co-create with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Keep updated on technology, market trends, emerging vendors, new commercial models, and disruptions
- Oversee contract lifecycle from negotiation through renewal or termination
- Vendor performance management
- Manage and develop relationships with key technology suppliers and service providers
- Follow and manage vendor performance with stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with contracts, policies and other requirements, assess vendor risks
- Participate in selected governance bodies
- Support developing vendor performance management practices further
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant work experience with proven results
- Good understanding and experience in IT services, market and contracting
- Good negotiation and influencing as well as communication and presentations skills
- Entrepreneurial attitude with self-motivated, responsible, and proactive way of working
- Analytical mindset and ability to see what’s relevant, enabling you both to manage the entities and dive deep to details as necessary
- Can do attitude and ability to find solutions also in challenging and adverse situations
- Fluent English skills, both spoken and written
Benefits
- Flexible ways of working and a variety of local benefits supporting well‑being and work‑life balance
- Opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning
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