Specialist, Purchasing

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Job Summary: We are seeking a Specialist, Purchasing to handle procurement requirements, manage suppliers, and ensure compliance with corporate guidelines as well as quality, safety, and environmental management standards. Key Highlights: 1. Join a specialized team for procurement of supplies and services 2. Foster open communication, collaborative work, and continuous learning 3. Opportunity for impact and development within a growth-oriented culture Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life. Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources. Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration. This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible. **Job posting end date:** 09/10/2026 **Work Location:** Lima / Arequipa We are looking for a Specialist, Purchasing to join our SVSSC Operational Purchasing Chile \& Peru team. In this role, you will be responsible for fulfilling procurement requirements across various departments in accordance with corporate guidelines; ensuring compliance with Quality, Occupational Health and Safety, and Environmental Management System standards; and overseeing that your direct reports also adhere to these standards. You will report to the Team Leader, Purchasing. This position is based in Lima and/or Arequipa and does not involve travel. Team You’ll Be Part Of You will join a team of professionals specialized in procurement of various supplies, minor fabrications, and services for mining operations. We work closely with internal and external customers. Our team is distributed across both Lima and Arequipa and values practices such as: Open and transparent communication Collaborative work Continuous learning Accountability and commitment **Your Responsibilities:** Handle procurement requirements across all indirect categories related to Professional Services. Develop a list of potential suppliers to fulfill the requirements. Initiate the quotation request process with suppliers and compare technical and commercial aspects of each received quotation. Manage supplier awarding and execute transactions in SAP to issue purchase orders from Purchase Requisitions. Conduct coordination and/or negotiations with suppliers. Track strategic orders until confirmation of delivery dates for goods or service execution by suppliers, and provide support to the department in handling smaller purchase orders when required. Generate backlog reports for Purchase Requisitions, procurement activities, and suppliers. Hold periodic meetings with users to review the backlog. Carry out onboarding processes for new suppliers. Provide support in managing indirect procurement and/or Professional Services for key company projects assigned to you. **What We Expect From You:** Bachelor's degree and/or graduate in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Administration, or related fields. Minimum 5 years of professional experience performing similar duties, preferably within Metso. Minimum 3 years of procurement experience for mining and/or construction projects. Intermediate level of English language proficiency. Experience and knowledge in cost management. Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel and MS Power BI. Proficiency in SAP MM (Materials Management) module, specifically MM\-PUR (Purchasing). **What We Offer:** **An inspiring purpose:** Enabling a sustainable modern life. Minerals and metals form the backbone of essential functions in the modern world. However, more sustainable solutions are needed to extract and process them. **A safe workplace:** For Metso, safety is a core value. Our goal is to demonstrate leadership and vision in promoting a safety culture. **Wellbeing:** Our occupational health services, coupled with initiatives promoting health and wellbeing, reflect our commitment to quality of life and employee engagement. **Compensation and benefits:** A compensation and benefits structure aligned with market practices, offering an attractive package through a balanced composition including fixed and variable compensation, medical insurance, life insurance, private pensions, meal allowances, among others, according to applicable policies. **Flexibility:** We promote face-to-face interactions and collaboration within an open and flexible work environment, valuing the balance between professional and personal life. **A thriving culture:** We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture enabling everyone to perform at their best and reach their full potential — a courageous, compelling, and supportive culture that unites us in building a sustainable future together. **Extensive learning opportunities:** We encourage continuous dialogue, feedback sessions, internal mobility opportunities, mentoring, training and development programs, and other ambitious global initiatives. **Borderless interaction:** Leverage our global network of colleagues to exchange experiences and knowledge. We work together through open and honest communication. Contact Us Do you want to go beyond what’s possible with us? Click "Apply Now" to submit your application. For more information, please contact HR \- Recruitment and Selection. We recognize that highly qualified professionals may hesitate to apply if they do not meet all stated requirements. If this opportunity has sparked your interest, we encourage you to apply even if your experience is not perfectly aligned with all qualifications — you may be the right person for this role. Metso is committed to pay equity and transparent reward practices globally. Compensation information is shared in line with local legislation and applicable recruitment practices. How to join \- Working at Metso \- About Metso \- Diversity and Inclusion \- Meet our people Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end\-to\-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change. Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close to 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about EUR 5\.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com