Sustainable Procurement Lead

Your role

We are looking for an inspiring, driven and collaborative professional to join our team as Sustainable Procurement Lead. This is a unique opportunity to be part of Orion’s Procurement Process Excellence journey, shape our Sustainable Procurement practices and contribute to key development projects across Procurement.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing Orion’s Sustainable Procurement agenda. You will lead a cross-functional team with representatives from Procurement, EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) and Sustainability, working together to define, implement and follow up on the action plan and targets that support Orion’s corporate ambitions as well as evolving customer and regulatory expectations.

Our Sustainable Procurement process encompasses a supplier network of 5,500 suppliers in nearly 70 countries across multiple industries, offering a broad and meaningful platform for impact. The process has been developed over several years, and we are part of PSCI (Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative), have climate targets aligned with SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative), and use tools such as EcoVadis and Sedex.

The position is permanent and based in Espoo or Turku, with a hybrid work model.
 

Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop sustainable procurement practices across Orion’s procurement (including direct and indirect procurement as well as our ESO (externally supply operations), driving the sustainable procurement roadmap and ensuring that Orion’s sustainability commitments are embedded into sourcing, supplier relationship management and procurement processes together with a cross-functional team
• Contribute to tool development and ways of working that enable effective roadmap implementation, progress tracking and follow-up.
• Develop sustainable procurement key performance indicators and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure that Orion can collect, analyze and use the data needed to measure progress and impact.
• Benchmark best practices and work closely with key internal stakeholders, such as sourcing managers and Orion’s businesses, to translate Orion’s sustainability expectations into practical procurement processes and concrete supply chain execution.
• Take a hands-on role in advancing supplier engagement and supporting sourcing and supplier managers in this work.
• Strengthen sustainable procurement capabilities across the organization through training and collaboration.
• Support our Sustainability function in ensuring compliance with CSRD reporting and other relevant regulatory requirements.

In addition to the responsibilities above, which would form the majority of your working time, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of procurement development projects depending on business needs and your experience. This gives you further possibilities to learn, grow and make an impact. We currently have several ongoing projects related to procurement process development at Orion, including building a structured Global Procurement Governance model and implementing tools to support Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Lifecycle Management and indirect purchase-to-pay processes. These development projects are closely linked to Orion’s exciting growth targets.

What you can expect from us

In this position, we offer you the opportunity to shape and build future sustainable procurement practices within Orion in a collaborative and development-oriented organization. You will be able to make a tangible sustainability impact across our broad supply chain, while also contributing to Orion’s growth journey as we continue to strengthen our global procurement processes and ways of working.

At Orion, your work creates true impact and well-being for our customers, patients and society at large. Our culture of friendliness, respect, mutual appreciation and diversity creates a safe working environment where you can strive for excellence. We offer a wealth of career paths and development opportunities that support the development of innovative solutions and help improve quality of life.

Please visit our website to find further information about our values and Orion as an employer https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an inspiring, proactive and collaborative procurement professional to lead the further development of Orion’s sustainable procurement practices. The ideal candidate combines strong sustainable procurement expertise with a solid understanding of procurement processes, supplier management and process development. In this role, success requires the ability to translate sustainability expectations into practical procurement tools, ways of working and measurable actions across a broad supplier network. We are looking for someone who can engage stakeholders, lead cross-functional collaboration and drive progress with a positive, results-oriented mindset.

To succeed in this role, you have

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Strong previous expertise in sustainable procurement. For deeper subject matter expertise within sustainability, you will be supported by our Sustainability and EHS functions.
• Strong experience in strategic procurement and procurement processes (e.g. sourcing, supplier relationship management, risk management, category management)
• Experience in and a strong interest in process development.
• The ability to inspire others and experience in leading a team or working group.
• Strong communication skills.
• A positive, results-oriented approach to complex or new challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A self-driven and proactive mindset.
• Strong English and Finnish language skills.
   

How to apply

Please submit your application at the latest on August 9th, 2026. Applications will be reviewed after the application deadline. The first round of interviews will be conducted as video interviews during week 33, and final interviews during weeks 34–35, with final decisions expected during week 37. 
Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.
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Your new team 

Orion's Global Operations covers the entire pharmaceutical manufacturing process, from sourcing of raw materials to the manufacture of products, packaging and delivery to customers. We are also responsible for the industrialization of new products and product life cycle management.

In Global Operations we have approximately 1,600 professionals working in Production, our external supplier network (Externally Sourced Operations) and Fermion Oy (API manufacturing and marketing). In addition, the organization includes Supply Chain & Procurement, Technical Operations, Facility Management, EHS (Environment, Health and Safety), CPD&LCM (Commercial Product Development & Product lifecycle management) and Operations Development.
You will join the Indirect Procurement & Procurement Process Excellence team, part of Orion’s Global Operations.

You will report to the Director of Indirect Procurement & Procurement Process Excellence and be part of the Indirect Procurement & Procurement Process Excellence management team. The team consists of 19 professionals in roles such as Category Manager, Sourcing Manager and Procurement S2P Development & Digitalization Manager. The Procurement Process Excellence team supports procurement across the company, including Direct Procurement, ESO (External Supply Operations), Indirect Procurement and operative procurement processes. Your role will have a broad company-wide scope across all procurement areas, offering strong visibility and the opportunity to contribute widely across Orion. 

Orion Pharma is a globally operating Nordic pharmaceutical company – a builder of well-being for over a hundred years.

We’re home to more than 4,000 Orionees around the world, and we’re proud to be known as a responsible employer and a great place to work. At Orion Pharma, people are truly valued and trusted, encouraged to grow, and supported by a culture where every voice is heard. We appreciate each other, strive for excellence, and build the future.

Together we develop, manufacture, and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Our extensive portfolio includes proprietary and generic medicines as well as consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion Pharma are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, and more.

We offer careers with a clear purpose: empowering people to live their lives to the fullest.

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