Vice President, Procurement – Paperboard & Traded Goods

Huhtamaki is strengthening its global Procurement organization and is now looking for a Vice President, Procurement – Paperboard & Traded Goods. This is a senior leadership role with global responsibility, combining strategic responsibility for the Paperboard and Traded Goods categories, whilst acting as the Procurement Business Partner for the Foodservice segment.

You will be a key member of the Procurement Leadership Team and play an essential role in delivering Huhtamaki’s strategy through world-class sourcing, supplier partnerships, cost competitiveness, and sustainability initiatives.

You will lead an international procurement team and work closely with business and functional leaders across regions to shape sourcing strategies, strengthen supplier partnerships, and deliver long-term value across critical global categories.

This role reports directly to our EVP Procurement, Changsheng Wu, and is part of the Procurement Leadership Team (PLT), working closely alongside segment leadership.

This role is located at our Espoo HQ in Finland.

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing global procurement team, fostering strong leadership, capability building, and talent development.

• Own and drive the global category strategies for Paperboard and Traded Goods, aligned with Huhtamaki’s business and sustainability ambitions.

• Act as a strategic Procurement Business Partner to the Foodservice segment, ensuring strong alignment between business priorities and sourcing strategies.

• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships and partnerships on a global scale.

• Lead global sourcing and negotiation activities to deliver measurable cost savings, value creation, and risk mitigation.

• Track market dynamics, supply chain risks, and geopolitical developments affecting the categories, proactively identifying and mitigating potential impacts.

• Drive sourcing excellence by ensuring procurement practices consistently deliver against Huhtamaki’s highest standards for quality, service, compliance, and sustainability.

• Establish and drive performance frameworks and KPIs to measure category effectiveness, supplier performance, risk management, and long-term value creation across your global procurement portfolio.

• University degree in supply chain management, engineering, business, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in senior procurement or sourcing leadership roles within an international environment.

• Strong track record in global category management, ideally built within the paper/packaging industry.

• Proven experience leading and developing international teams and working effectively across cultures.

• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence at the executive level and build trusted partnerships with senior business leaders across a complex global organization.

• A leadership style aligned with Huhtamaki’s values: Care, Dare and Deliver.

Global impact and visibility: This is an opportunity to shape global procurement at scale in a company with a strong purpose, ambitious sustainability agenda, and a truly international footprint. You will lead critical categories that are central to Huhtamaki’s long-term business success.

A meaningful job: At Huhtamaki, we believe in protecting food, people and the planet. Our innovative and transformative solutions touch the daily lives of people everywhere.

Development opportunities: We care for each other – and want to see our talent thrive and develop.

Responsible employer: Sustainability is embedded in everything we do. We believe diverse teams fuel innovation. We invest in fostering an environment where everyone is safe both psychologically and physically and where diversity and inclusion are promoted through day-to-day behaviours, reinforced by our policies and practices.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.