Chira Malmstrom

As Category manager for R&D, QM and PLM Services I ensure the connection between stakeholders and procurement is maintained, sound sourcing processes are followed  while  stakeholder needs are given first priority  My team is a virtual network of c.30 sourcing manager in different global functions, all located mainly in Finland. 

Sustainability has been for a long time a leading thought in special areas of indirect procurement in our company. Good example from R&D concerns medicinal chemistry services where supplier and Orion worked successfully together on the topic of “Green chemistry”.

In this session, I will share how sustainability in all its aspects is actually quite easy to build into the work with Suppliers also on Indirect procurement side.  As long the aim is to work together with suppliers for new solutions, the benefit (be it cleaner technology/ better workplace/ better environment/less waste/lower costs/ marketing opportunities) will be obvious to both parties in the long run: it is also important to note that sustainability thinking feeds both parties.