Job Vacancies at Metso

Introduction

• Global playground with hundreds of warehouse locations, several warehouse types, several material types – and one Business Area of Metso. Are you ready for an inventory challenge?
• We are further strengthening our Inventory Management organization and are looking for a Manager, Inventory Performance to join us within the Consumables (CNS) Business Area. You will be responsible for raising our maturity in inventory management and running our inventory performance processes across all Business Lines in CNS globally. In this role you will develop our inventory management capabilities e.g. in inventory healthiness and related analytics.
• You will develop our policies, standards, and our data analysis capability. An essential part of this role is to conduct various types of data analyses and translate insights into actions together with stakeholders.
• The role can be located in Tampere, Espoo, Sala, Oradea, Siauliai, Ankara or Centurion.
• While we support hybrid ways of working, we hihgly value in-person collaboration and relationship building. Therefore, regular presence at the local office is expected.

Team you belong to

• You will join a team of professionals who are passionate about taking the Consumables business area to the next level and delivering the business results by working closely with colleagues around the world and ensuring state of world supply chain network. We are further developing our rather new organization and our ways of working and looking for the best candidate to join us on this journey.
• We work closely with both the full Consumables business area and all the market areas. Our team culture is all about driving for results, creating value for Metso and our customers and succeeding together. You will report to the Director, Inventory Management.

What you’ll do

• Drive development of governance models, policies, processes and ways-of-working of inventory management
• Identify and further develop use of AI in inventory management
• Plan and/or coordinate development initiatives e.g. warehouse footprint changes
• Drive and further develop supply lane optimization
• Facilitate the maintenance of Inventory Management roadmap
• Participate in monthly SIOP governance
• Execute inventory performance processes
• Execute adHoc data analysis and provide actionable business recommendations 

Who you are

• You are a team player and willingness to develop next level inventory management
• You have master’s, or bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering and Management
• You have 5+ years of experience of inventory management e.g. distribution centers, customer consignments and own manufacturing
• You have excellent mathematical skills
• You have solid skills in data analytics and AI (MsExcel is just your breakfast)
• You have a proven track record in driving operational initiatives related to inventory management development
• You have demonstrated success in collaborating with and influencing various stakeholders in a diverse organizational environment

What's in it for you

• At Metso, you will combine meaningful work with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll be part of a global team where collaboration, wellbeing, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.

We support your growth and wellbeing by offering:

• Purpose-led work: Contribute to enabling sustainable modern life and transforming the industry
• Rewards: Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
• Flexibility: Hybrid working options to support balance and productivity
• Growth: Learning pathways, mentoring, internal mobility, and global collaboration opportunities
• Culture: A caring, collaborative, and inclusive workplace committed to helping you thrive

Closing Date: September 25th

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• We are looking for a Sourcing Manager, CNS Procurement to join our Consumables Procurement team in the Market Area Africa organization.
• In this role, you will lead sourcing and category management for assigned CNS procurement categories, developing supplier strategies and commercial agreements that support profitability, supply continuity, quality, compliance, and procurement synergies across the business.
• You will report to the Vice President, Consumables Procurement, and the role location is Centurion, South Africa, with a hybrid working model available.

Team you will belong to

• You will join the Consumables Procurement team, which is responsible for translating Business Line, Product Line, Technical Sales Support, and delivery requirements into practical sourcing strategies, supplier development initiatives, and commercial agreements that support CNS business objectives.
• The team plays an important role in strengthening supplier performance, competitiveness, availability, compliance, and long-term procurement value.The team collaborates closely with Purchasing, Services Project Procurement, Delivery Teams, Project Managers, Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Quality, HSE, Finance, Legal, other Metso procurement organizations, and key external suppliers.
• Team members are based in Centurion and Germiston and work together to support sourcing excellence across local and global procurement activities.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with Business Line, Product Line, Market Area, and CNS Procurement priorities for assigned categories.Identify, evaluate, qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers to strengthen competitiveness, lead times, availability, resilience, and supplier capability.
• Negotiate framework agreements, commercial terms, pricing structures, and contracts while acting as vendor owner for strategic suppliers.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships through performance reviews, continuous improvement initiatives, and systematic follow-up of deviations and corrective actions.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, payment-term improvements, procurement synergies, and total cost competitiveness while maintaining quality, availability, and customer delivery performance.
• Support Operational Purchasing by resolving supplier escalations, lead-time challenges, availability risks, and commercial issues affecting supply continuity.
• Partner with Supplier Quality, Quality, and Operations teams to address non-conformances, claims, corrective actions, and supplier performance improvement activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on forecasting, market intelligence, sourcing readiness, product development activities, procurement analytics, and supplier strategy execution.

What you'll bring

• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or a related field, or equivalent technical or procurement experience.Strong experience in sourcing, category management, procurement, supplier development, or project procurement within mining, minerals processing, engineering, OEM, or heavy industry environments.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of mining equipment, engineered components, services, pricing, contracts, supplier capability, and supply risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively and manage strategic supplier relationships across cost, quality, delivery, compliance, and sustainability objectives.
• Ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies that balance commercial performance, operational requirements, and long-term supplier development.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across global matrix organizations and diverse supplier networks.
• Experience using procurement systems and analytics tools to support sourcing decisions, supplier management, and data-driven performance improvement.
• Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and documentation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.Fluent English communication skills.

Nice to have

• CIPS or an equivalent procurement qualification.
• Experience with B-BBEE or preferential procurement practices, supplier sustainability initiatives, or Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) frameworks.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, SAP, JAGGAER Direct, Sievo, Power BI, Salesforce, or related procurement and analytics tools.

Closing Date: 10/01/2026