Vacant job

Job Posting End Date / last application date:

2025-04-03

Do you want to help drive our business forward? We are looking for a business-driven and engaged tactical buyer for a temporary position lasting until the end of the year with a chance of extension. Here you will have the opportunity to develop in a dynamic environment and contribute to optimizing our purchasing processes in line with our transformation.

The Most Important Job of the Future

We want to lead the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future. And just as we want to change the world, we want to develop everyone who is with us on the journey, personally and professionally. Do you want to help shape the future of the world's mining and mineral industry?

Your Role

As a tactical buyer, you will play a central role in our purchasing organization. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and actively contribute to developing and streamlining the purchasing work.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting negotiations and procurements in accordance with applicable processes and guidelines.

• Ensuring compliance with the purchasing process through close collaboration with internal stakeholders.

• Working systematically with supplier and sustainability risks.

• Evaluating and challenging functional/technical specifications together with stakeholders and preparing decision-making materials.

• Managing contracts and actively working on the implementation of purchasing strategies.

• Developing and maintaining relationships with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.

What You Bring

We believe you thrive with varied tasks and have a willingness to take initiative. It is an advantage if you have a business-oriented mindset and a service-oriented approach. We value your attitude and willingness to develop above all. If you also have an analytical eye for cost savings and improvements, we see it as a positive.

To succeed in this role, you also need to have:

• At least a high school education, preferably with a business focus or equivalent.

• Good system skills and the ability to work in various IT systems.

• Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

• Driver's license B.

It is meritorious but not a requirement if you have experience in purchasing and procurement knowledge of general contract terms, contract law, or procurement related to IT.

Other

Welcome to submit your application by April 3rd. Interviews and selection will be conducted continuously, so do not wait with your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

• Start: By agreement.

• Scope: Full-time, until the end of December 2025 with a chance of extension.

• Location: Malmberget or Kiruna.

Contact: For more information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Carina Kielatis at 072 223 6348.

Union contacts:

Kiruna: Unionen, Sakari Alanko, 0980-725 08, Akademikerföreningen, Peter Johansson, 0980-718 79, Ledarna, Ingegerd Kyrö, 0980-710 50.

Malmberget: Unionen Södra Katarina Paganus, 0970-762 98, SACO-klubben Södra – Annika Taavoniku, 0970-795 32, Ledarna Södra – Christer Olofsson, 0970-765 84.

About LKAB

LKAB is an international mining and minerals group with northern Sweden as its base and the whole world as its workplace. We lead the way towards carbon-free production and we do it together - in an open, warm and safe work environment with technology and development in focus. We welcome challenges, innovative ideas and initiative, always with equality and diversity in focus.

Do you work at LKAB today but are interested in a new role?

Then we would like you to submit your application via our internal career page. Log in to your Workday account and go to "Jobs Hub", where you can search for all available jobs and send your application.

Prior to recruitment, LKAB has considered recruitment channels and marketing. We kindly but firmly decline all contact from media marketers, recruitment sites and the like.