Sourcing Specialist (1-month assignment), Vantaa

About the role

You will oversee the phase-out process for discontinued items, ensuring all related activities are completed efficiently and accurately. This includes coordinating with internal teams and suppliers, managing inventory and asset disposals, maintaining system data, and documenting outcomes. You will also identify opportunities to reuse or repurpose items and support updates to key company systems.

Although you will work independently, the team will provide ongoing support. The ability to focus on details, work independently, and quickly adapt to new tasks are essential for success in this role. The work will take place at our client’s office in Vantaa.

You are offered

• A great opportunity to work in a company whose products and systems help save lives and curb climate change, for example in weather forecasts around the world.
• Exposure to international business processes and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Opportunity to strengthen system skills, including SAP and other enterprise tools.

Work tasks

• Oversee the rampdown process for discontinued items, including approvals, inventory checks, and asset disposals
• Manage supplier-related tasks, such as inventory review, liabilities, and Annex updates
• Maintain and update key systems (e.g., SAP, S/4, ATON, CPQ) and ensure proper data clean-up
• Assess reuse or resale opportunities and document all disposal activities
• Coordinate internally and with suppliers, including evaluating service and aftermarket impacts

We are looking for

• Strong skills in SAP and Excel
• Experience in data handling and administrative processes
• A structured, proactive approach and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.