We are looking for a detail-oriented procurement specialist to join Huawei Finland R&D. This role's main responsibility is to support our business team for software, hardware, and services purchase while also foucing on the internal control regulations during the procurement process. The ideal candidate will work closely with R&D, Legal, Admin and
headquarter procurement team to ensure timely procurement while maintaining compliance and quality standard.

Main Responsibilities:

- Collect and analysis purchase requirement, develop corresponding suitable procurement strategy (biding or negotiatio), to meet the project target in final. Analyze internal requirements and market supply resources to support the overall purchasing strategy for Procurement related categories – HR, Equipment & Instrument, software, and R&D service, etc.

- Take responsibility for the overall purchasing strategy for service, materials and equipment to achieve the target of reducing TCO, enhancing efficiency and transaction safety, Undertake the responsible for Requests for Quotation (RFQs), Requests for Proposal (RFPs), and Requests for Information (RFI) to relative supplier, implement corresponding supplier selection methods and criteria.

- Maintain and execute procurement strategies for the relative material category of Finland Research Center, to gain competitive advantages in the category and ensure high-quality delivery.

- Assist in the negotiation of frameworks agreements or contracts with service/resources providers and material supplier.

- Following the procurement process control rules, proactively identify process issues in procurement selection and qualification process and optimize process to adaptation to local. Control and optimize the purchasing process, monitor its’ status and make optimization suggestions for beneficial new requirement handlings

- Organize enablement training for pan procurement personnel on procurement process.

- Evaluate the performance of the suppliers and drive improvement

Requirements:

- Master’s degree or above, 3-5 years procurement experience or above.

- Fluent English, English is the first working language. 

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with team spirit, openness for an international environment and Chinese business culture.

- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced changing environment, Fast learner, Goal oriented, Circumspect and patient, Self-driven, Proactively.

- Have a strong understanding of project management methods be able to promote and execute general procurement strategies.

- Proficient knowledge on supplier selection method, skilled negotiation capability, and enable the two parties to reach an agreement.

- Proficient in the material knowledge of related categories, proficient in the procurement business process, and be able to operate relevant IT tools well.

- Proficient in procurement business environment and business model, understand local laws and regulations, and international trade and import and export knowledge.

Location: Helsinki, Finland.

Type of Job: This is a full time consultant position. The consultant shall be employed by Huawei's supplier.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have 207,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. 

We seek and reward talent! At Huawei, if you are dedicated to creativity, engagement of technical risks and delivery of target-driven results, your efforts will be rewarded with outstanding career prospects.

About Huawei Finland R&D

With 28 sites across Europe and over 2000 researchers, Huawei’s European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D facilities. Huawei Finland Research Center was established in 2012. At our sites in Helsinki and Tampere, you will have an outstanding opportunity to be part of the leading research and development of future smart devices. We offer a career in a forward-looking industrial research team with a solid track record in innovation and publication and delivering its result as factual contributions to on-the-market devices.