Buyer, Port Services Parts

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Join Konecranes Port Services as a Buyer and play a key role in ensuring the availability of spare parts that keep our customers’ port cranes running reliably.  

In this role, you will combine hands-on purchasing with tactical sourcing, supporting customer satisfaction, equipment uptime and business performance. You will be responsible for day-to-day purchasing of spare parts for port equipment, covering both stock replenishment and customer order needs. 

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Hyvinkää, Finland, within our Port Services Procurement team. The role includes close collaboration with internal teams, both internal and external suppliers and occasional travel to Germany (approximately four times per year).

Key responsibilities:  

• Manage operational purchasing and tactical sourcing activities, including assessing and processing needs and requirements, creating and managing purchase orders, and tracking deadlines and deliveries. 
• Ensure timely availability of spare parts for both customer orders and stocked items, balancing timelines, cost, and availability. 
• Track and expedite deliveries, follow up on order confirmations, and manage day-to-day supplier performance. 
• Resolve issues related to shortages, quality, order quantities and price discrepancies, and escalate and collaborate with sourcing and other stakeholders when needed. 
• Work closely with material planners, sourcing, customer service, logistics and other internal stakeholders in a cross-functional environment. 
• Maintain and improve master data quality in SAP to enable smooth and accurate transaction processing. 
• Monitor operational performance indicators, such as delivery reliability, availability and backlog for your responsibility area and plan improvement actions based on insights. 
• Collaborate with back-office and sourcing teams to improve supplier performance and contribute to continuous improvement of purchasing processes. 

What should you bring? 

• Bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Logistics or related field.
• Relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, and logistics, preferably in a manufacturing, industrial environment or service business. 
• Experience with SAP, proficiency in MS Office tools, and experience using Power BI reports. 
• Ability to prioritize purchasing tasks and manage multiple requests in a fast-changing environment. 
• Understanding of Master Data and continuously improve the data quality. 
• Professional working proficiency in English and basic language skills in German. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a service-oriented mindset, both toward internal stakeholders and suppliers. 
• Ability to work flexibly in a global business environment with different time zones and cultures. 

Why join us? 

At Konecranes, we foster an environment where people enjoy their work and feel respected and trusted. In this role, your work has a direct and visible impact on both our business performance and our customers’ operations. When spare parts are available on time, cranes stay in operation and ports run efficiently. The role offers clear ownership and the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work on availability, customer deliveries and smooth operations. 

You will join a skilled and supportive team of buyers and material planners working closely together across Finland and Germany. Collaboration and continuous improvement are part of our everyday work, and you are encouraged to contribute ideas to improve processes and make daily work more efficient. 

In addition, we offer our employees: 

• Flexible & hybrid working options. 
• Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package such as ePassi welfare benefit, possibility to rent Konecranes cottages, free gyms in Hyvinkää and Espoo, and multiple sports and leisure activities through Koneen Kerho ry. 
• The chance to join our Employee Share Savings Plan. 

Interested? 
 
Please submit your application by 22.2.2026 via the Apply-link below. 
 
For further information about the role, please reach out to Erno Kallio, Materials Manager via email (erno.kallio@konecranes.com) or phone (+358 40 098 1431) during 9:00-16:00 EET. 

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.