Jobs at UPM - The Biofore Company

Supports recruitment activities by publishing job advertisements, handling applicant inquiries, scheduling interviews, communicating with candidates, collecting personal data, assisting with hiring tasks, supporting managers, and maintaining accurate recruitment records in Workday. The role requires fluent Finnish and English, strong communication and organizational skills, adaptability, and interest in developing an HR career within a global organization.

Lead end-to-end indirect sourcing projects (with IT focus) using RFIs/RFPs/RFQs and e-auctions; develop sourcing strategies, negotiate and manage contracts, monitor supplier performance, drive digital procurement adoption, and support stakeholder decision-making to deliver cost optimization and procurement excellence.

Analyze procurement, inventory, supplier, ERP, and demand data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Develop reports, dashboards, and analytical tools; maintain accurate data from multiple systems; support raw-material planning, supplier performance, KPI reporting, and S&OP reviews. Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders while contributing to inventory optimization, reporting automation, process efficiency, data governance, and continuous improvement.

Develops linerless business across UK retail and logistics segments by identifying prospects, building customer relationships, promoting products, negotiating sales, and closing deals. The role also develops sales plans and campaigns, prepares forecasts and budgets, monitors performance against targets, and contributes market intelligence to pricing, distribution, retention, and sales strategies.

Performs laboratory testing and quality-control measurements, analyzes and reports results, and supports production troubleshooting and root-cause investigations. Maintains laboratory equipment, test methods, and documentation while ensuring quality, safety, and environmental compliance. Contributes to continuous improvement and customer quality projects, supports claim handling, and assists the Quality Engineer. The role requires analytical problem-solving, attention to detail, teamwork, communication in English, and effective prioritization in a production environment.

Sources maintenance, repair, and operations materials and services, including mechanical services, spare parts, plant equipment, and industrial supplies. Coordinates with maintenance stakeholders, leads competitive sourcing events, negotiates and manages contracts, optimizes supplier performance and spend, and ensures compliant Source-to-Contract processes. Uses SAP Ariba and other e-sourcing tools to improve procurement efficiency, analytics, automation, cycle times, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Manage rebate processes across assigned markets and customer portfolios. Collaborate with stakeholders and sales teams to ensure accurate rebate setup, provide expert support, prepare customer and internal reports, maintain account data accuracy, generate compliant billing documents, and implement process improvements. The role requires strong English communication, problem-solving, accountability, teamwork, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Provide HR support across recruitment, learning, rewards, and employee lifecycle administration for Finnish-speaking employees. Tasks include posting jobs, scheduling interviews, training coordination, Workday data management, reporting, benefits administration, and stakeholder communication. Support projects and ensure high-quality employee and candidate experience.

Leads organization-wide data engineering practices, standards, technology choices, and governance initiatives. Owns scalable data product quality and reliability, provides hands-on Snowflake and dbt expertise, mentors data engineers, and collaborates with platform teams, governance groups, suppliers, and business stakeholders to align data solutions and best practices.

Supports order entry and order management activities, gradually taking on more complex tasks. Ensures timely customer responses, coordinates communication with internal stakeholders, and assists the team with ad hoc needs. The role provides practical experience in supply chain processes within an international, hybrid business environment.

Manage office administration and workplace services, including SharePoint communications, facilities and vendor coordination, desk and parking systems, access cards, purchasing, invoices, reception, onboarding, events, documentation, supplies, and management support. The role also prepares workspace utilization reports, coordinates office services, and drives continuous process improvements while supporting a positive employee experience.

Define and develop graphics product and service offerings based on market needs, customer insights, and business objectives. Analyze market, customer, and competitor data; manage value propositions, specifications, compliance, pricing, profitability, product launches, lifecycle decisions, and portfolio performance. Collaborate with sales, business development, manufacturing, supply chain, technical support, and PD&I teams to execute regional strategies and support commercial growth.

Lead daily pulp production operations at UPM’s Kymi Pulp Mill, ensuring safety, efficiency, quality, compliance, and stable performance. The role develops production capability, cost efficiency, operational flexibility, and continuous improvement; leads and coaches production personnel; drives root-cause analysis; collaborates with maintenance and technical teams; and contributes to mill strategy and long-term development.

Manage health, safety, and environmental compliance at a manufacturing facility in Belgium. Lead safety programs, inspections, audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, training, Behavior-Based Safety initiatives, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 implementation, contractor compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement. Advise factory management, coordinate with laboratories and global HSE teams, and support workplace modernization projects.

Manage sales across a Western North American territory generating more than $20 million annually. Develop customer relationships, secure and negotiate agreements, execute sales plans and campaigns, deliver presentations, analyze market conditions, manage pipelines and forecasts, monitor revenue and KPIs, and contribute to pricing, retention, and distribution strategies. Collaborate with technical sales, inside sales, customer service, and other functions to meet customer needs.

Design and develop solutions across Azure and on-premises environments, support cloud migration and modernization, improve enterprise and manufacturing-system integrations, define technical standards, drive automation and Infrastructure as Code, and ensure secure, reliable, scalable solutions. The role collaborates with business stakeholders, internal IT teams, and external partners throughout technology project delivery.

Manage domestic and export invoicing for sawn timber and by-products, including proforma invoices, miscellaneous invoices, credit notes, stock transfers, and annual customer discounts. Prepare and review export documentation such as letters of credit, certificates of origin, and insurance certificates. Maintain electronic document archives, collaborate with stakeholders, and support continuous process improvement within the Supply Chain team.

Build and support the target-state data platform, execute data governance processes, and lead data initiatives across business domains. Responsibilities include auditing MyAccess and Power BI environments, creating Power BI reports, modeling business entities and master data, coordinating cross-functional data communities, collaborating with commercial stakeholders, and running delivery sprints in DevOps using Scrum. The role also supports data architecture, platform development, and progressive project leadership.

Manage supplier quality, sustainability, qualification, audits, performance, risk, and corrective actions for UPM Specialty Materials in APAC. Develop supplier management strategies, track KPIs, drive continuous improvement, support Scope 3 decarbonization, and strengthen supplier capabilities. Partner with sourcing, procurement, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to improve resilience, innovation, compliance, sustainability, and cost savings. The role requires international experience, analytical ability, strong stakeholder influence, and fluency in English and Chinese.

Enable B2B content teams to make content AI-ready and discoverable by search and generative AI. Define research frameworks, content journey design, channel strategies, and schema requirements. Act as power user of BrightEdge and Claude, support CMS pillar page scoping, guide website renewals, run cross-functional workshops, and provide AI-search visibility and performance reporting to business area stakeholders.