(Senior) Sourcing Manager

We are looking for (Senior) Sourcing Managers to join our Strategic Sourcing team in Solna, Sweden.

In this position you´ll focus on direct categories. There are 3 openings for this position focusing on different categories:

1 opening for Civil Works and technical categories such as Mechanical equipment and related services

2 openings for Automation and Electrification, Technical consulting and Production materials and services

About the role

The purpose of this role is to support business stakeholders to use market capabilities and suppliers best fitting the business needs and projects, lead RFx design, delivery, and contract negotiations for assigned sourcing events to secure robust sourcing outcomes.

As part of category team, you will lead SRM processes and contract lifecycle management for assigned suppliers in collaboration with procurement and business stakeholders.

You will be an important part of category teams, supporting in strategy creation and securing strategy execution and information flow back to category management.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide support for business stakeholders and projects in using market and supplier capabilities effectively and in planning the sourcing activities accordingly.
• Manage sourcing events across varying complexity levels and categories. Own sourcing planning, RFx design, execution, and business stakeholder communication.
• Lead supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract award processes
• Ensure contract hand over for business and S2P for spend channel implementation
• Ensure compliance with sourcing processes, governance, regulations and audit trail
• Actively participate category teamwork, ensuring information flow needed for category creation and strategy execution.
• Lead SRM and CLM activities for assigned suppliers in collaboration with procurement and business stakeholders.

About you

We are looking for sourcing professionals who enjoy working closely with stakeholders and suppliers and takes ownership of sourcing activities from planning to execution. You are comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, managing different types of sourcing cases with varying levels of complexity.

• Relevant degree
• At least 3–9+ years of experience in sourcing
• Strong understanding of supplier base, technologies, or services within direct sourcing categories
• Experience in contract negotiations and SRM / CLM processes
• Knowledge of legal contract terms and relevant regulations in own category area
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and communication skills
• The role requires willingness to travel
• We work in a hybrid model and expect you to be present at the office two days per week
• Experience from an international work environment is a plus
• Fluency in English and is Swedish is required, and Finnish is considered a plus

The role level (Sourcing Manager or Senior Sourcing Manager) will be aligned based on the scope, complexity of sourcing activities and responsibilities, including factors such as sourcing case complexity, SRM and CLM activities, supplier base, contractual and regulatory requirements, and business impact, as well as the overall team composition and business needs.

We offer you

You will join a skilled and versatile Strategic Sourcing team. You will have an opportunity to participate in building a renewed, value driven procurement function at Fortum. You will have an opportunity to participate in cross-category and cross-business procurement activities. We offer an international and collaborative working environment with good opportunities to continuously develop, learn and make an impact.

Furthermore, at Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

For permanent employment with Fortum Sverige AB, you may be assigned a wartime posting within the organization. For further information regarding wartime posting, please refer to the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency.

Interested?

Submit your application latest on 2nd of August 2026. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact:

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Juho Hänninen, juho.hanninen@fortum.com regarding opening for Civil Works and technical categories such as Mechanical equipment and related services

or

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Matias Honkaniemi, matias.honkaniemi@fortum.com regarding openings for Automation and Electrification, Technical consulting and Production materials and services.

Contact details to union representatives can be found on the bottom of this page.

“What to expect from the recruitment process:

Please note we will only begin screening and scheduling interviews after the application period closes on 02.08.2026 due to the summer season. Questions regarding the position will also be answered in August. Our recruitment process includes two rounds of interviews, a short digital assessment and reference checks.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or other circumstances, please let us know when applying. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com