(Procurement) Taxonomy Specialist

Short company description

Join us at our Bucharest office and be a part of our global team!

Sievo’s story began in Helsinki, Finland in 2003, and today we have two more offices in Bucharest and Chicago.

We're proud to say that we maintain our Nordic work culture across all three locations, which means we value low hierarchy, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance.

Not familiar with what Sievo does? Here is a quick introduction: We are a global SaaS company that helps our clients turn their procurement data into actionable insights. Our product, solution, and content are trusted by global giants such as Levi’s, Kellogg’s, Mars, Carlsberg, and over 150 other clients. Sievo not only helps them choose the right suppliers and deliver savings, but also manages compliance with confidence and enables a sustainable, diverse, and resilient supply base.

Requirements

What we are looking for from you

- Previous experience with building, or consulting on, data hierarchies
- Excellent communication and presentation skills – you are a convincing and confident communicator having the ability to influence and convince stakeholders
- Experience with client-facing work
- Strong MS Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint)
- You’re a proactive collaborator who is not afraid to take initiative and get things done
- Ability to handle competing priorities and meet deadlines, while recognizing when to take time off
- Fluency in English – other language skills are appreciated


Extra points for

- Experience/knowledge of procurement
- Experience with consultative work
- Experience with SQL

Responsibilities

About the role

We are looking for a (Procurement) Taxonomy Specialist to join our Central Category team in Bucharest.

We’re forming a new team to expand our existing consultative category service offering. The team will be supporting our clients and internal stakeholders in building and reforming procurement data hierarchies, focusing heavily on sourcing taxonomies. These hierarchies form the foundation of Sievo’s data classification services.


As a Procurement Taxonomy Specialist, you would

- Support clients in designing a spend hierarchy that matches their unique business needs and data quality
- Review planned sourcing hierarchy changes to ensure they support the usability of the Sievo software
- Collaborate with product development by mapping hierarchies to a central taxonomy
- Participate in internal development initiatives for central category services in alignment with other Data Management teams and Product Development
- Work alongside your team to build, monitor and maintain quality of category hierarchies in Sievo
- Work with a combination of Sievo’s own proprietary tools and Microsoft SQL

Other info

What awaits you at Sievo

- A hybrid work environment with a great relaxed place to work in Afi Park 1, Bucharest
- A highly international setting with exciting global clients, and a group of great colleagues with diverse backgrounds
- A company culture that challenges you to exceed and enables you to learn
- A caring manager and teammates who will support you and your growth
- Freedom and responsibility – we are looking for people who yearn for this freedom, are able to make the most out of it and are willing to take on the responsibility
- Awesome perks such as private medical subscription, flexible benefits package, Sievo Equity Program, referral bonus, extra 5 days of vacation, and many more!

This is a full-time position that provides a great opportunity to make an impact and contribute in building our new Data Management team from day one!

Typical salary for the position starts from around 6500 RON/net per month, depending on skills and experience. This is a hybrid role, and candidate is expected to be based in Bucharest.


Now we want to hear about you!

To take the first step on this great growth adventure, send us your CV and cover letter through our recruitment system by September 21st. We are screening applications on an ongoing basis and fill the position as soon as we have found a suitable candidate. So, if we sparked your interest, don’t hesitate to send in your application already today!

If you have further questions about the position, please reach out to the hiring manager, Head of Data Management, Emilia Viitasaari (emilia.viitasaari(a)sievo.com).

At Sievo, we celebrate and support differences and strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and included. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against any individual in hiring or employment based on gender, gender identity or expression, age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, language, religion or belief, opinion, disability, state of health, sexual orientation, or other personal reasons.

Monthly salary offered

6500RON

Benefits

• Medical subscription
• Trainings
• Courses
• Remote work allowance / Utilities reimbursement
• Choose your benefits within a maximum budget
• Extra days off
• Flexible work schedule
• Teambuildings / trips
• Parties / company events
• Laptop
• Fun / Relax Area