We are looking for an Account Manager to join our team in Helsinki to help build our Purchasing function. We are the fastest growing B2C-startup in Helsinki, growing from 65 to 250 employees during the past year (5/2019 to 5/2020). We offer you a role in a fast-paced and international working environment where you get to grow with the company. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on a high-growth company, and develop yourself in a highly driven environment.

Working in the Purchasing team is all about achieving business objectives by ensuring an efficient, reliable and profitable supply of phones at all times. You will work together with some of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, distributors and traders. You will maintain and develop existing international supplier relationships, provide analysis and forecasts for the further development of the supply function, and help develop processes and tools. You will manage your own supplier accounts. The role does not include new account acquisitions.

What we offer:

• A unique opportunity to join our growing 200+ person team in one of the fastest growing startups in Europe 

• A role in a very business-critical function

• Competitive salary & great option package

• International working environment

• Supportive & low-hierarchy team

• Flexible working hours and new office space in Ruoholahti

• Healthcare benefits, company events, company library and more!

What you will work on:

• Manage, develop and strengthen supplier relationships

• Conduct quantitative profitability analysis to ensure every need meets internal profitability targets

• Build tools and processes to further scaling the purchasing function

• Develop a thorough understanding and generate insights of the used smartphone industry

• This is a great opportunity to learn about growing a business in an international scale, and learn about supplier relations management

Who you are:

• You have a proven track record and considerable experience in either account management or business analytics. Experience of project management is considered as an advantage.

• You are a highly motivated, driven and analytical person, willing to make a difference.

• You can handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced changing environment and build strong relationships across both internally and externally.

• You have excellent verbal and written English communication skills (other languages are seen as a plus).

• You are truly proficient with Excel and you have an eye for detail. Experience from SQL and BI tools such as PowerBI is considered as a plus.

• You love to build a structure where there is none, and you are not afraid of finding your solution that solves your task.

If you’re an ambitious builder who wants to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your application before 10.7. We are contacting candidates constantly, so please do not hesitate to apply.

Advert updated: 29.6.

ABOUT SWAPPIE 

Swappie is a high growth technology company based in Helsinki, Finland, building an end-to-end marketplace for refurbished smartphones. We’re currently in hyper growth mode and expanding our operations across Europe, bringing the circular smartphone economy to the masses. We want to change the way people think about refurbished smartphones and promote a more sustainable alternative.  

Since launching in Finland 2016, we have grown extremely fast and have raised funding from some of the most prestigious investors in Finland: Lifeline Ventures (early investor of mobile gaming giant Supercell) and Reaktor Ventures. We’ve also won numerous international business awards, including appearing on Wired’s list of hottest startups in Helsinki, the Finnish Innovation Fund’s award for contribution to the circular economy, and appearing on TNW’s Tech5.