Technical Buyer, Espoo

We are currently looking for a detail-oriented and self-driven Technical Buyer. Our clients' office space are located in Espoo and we are offering a permanent contract - the employment will start as soon as possible.

Your daily responsibilities are ensuring continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicating any supply problems that may pose a risk meeting project schedule or impact on business operations. This role consists of preparing and evaluating supplier quotations and services to determine most competitive solution based upon a total cost of ownership for a specific project or given set of goods. We expect you to manage the buying process in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.

Role and responsibilities:

  • Managing all project related supplier relations (meetings, documents, feed-back)
  • Member in applicable project cross-functional team(s)
  • Maintaining required records such as quotes and price lists, supplier correspondence, contracts and supplier performance data.
  • Based on technical expertise providing assistance in generating product price estimations
  • Purchasing material for inventory and customer orders according to ERP system purchasing proposals
  • Managing problems and scheduling changes and ensuring changes are reflected within the ERP systems
  • Supporting product change requests and review and communicating the impact on project/production plans
  • Building, maintaining and managing supplier relationships and keeping up good communications
  • Monitoring market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
  • Researching and evaluating areas of opportunity and reducing costs where possible
  • Negotiating contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and reviewing opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
  • Promoting quality within own area of responsibility
  • Other duties as assigned.



This is what we expect from a suitable candidate:

  • B.Sc. in engineering (electronics) or equivalent
  • +5 years' experience in purchasing
  • Fluency in English
  • Detail-oriented attitude and the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with strict deadlines
  • Strong result driven mindset
  • Good financial understanding & experience from international business
  • Experience in dealing with partners and suppliers.
  • Excellent system knowledge on ERP systems and MS Office tools
  • Outstanding communication & negotiation skills



In the role, it is important that you are structured and analytical, but also have the ability to communicate and make understandable presentations. Our client is a dynamic company in a fast moving industry, there are multiple opportunities to grow and develop! In order to enjoy working with us you must be a person who appreciates change and takes own initiatives. We offer a stable company in a truly international environment.

Apply by registering your CV at manpower.fi and applying for the position, Technical Buyer. You can apply by clicking "HAE" on the right side of the job advertisement. Please apply as soon as possible, since we will begin the initial interviews immediately.

For additional information, please contact Recruitment Consultant Suvi Väänänen [email protected] or Laura Parviainen [email protected]

With offices in 80 countries, Manpower is one of the largest contingent and permanent staffing firms globally, and the market leader in the Nordic and Baltic countries. In Finland we are one of the largest companies specializing in recruitment, temporary staffing and assessments. We help employers find competent and motivated professionals for interim and permanent positions at all organizational levels. We serve our clients and candidates across the nation.