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 an ambitious and business-oriented operational buyer who thrives in a dynamic environment and is ready to take the next step in their career! As part of our purchasing team, you play a central role in ensuring efficient and profitable purchasing processes for LKAB.

The most important job of the future

We want to lead the transition 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 minerals industry?

Your role

In the role of operational buyer, you will work closely with both internal customers and suppliers to ensure correct and cost-effective purchases. Your main tasks include:

• Conducting purchases according to applicable guidelines and processes.

• Ensuring deliveries according to agreements and timelines.

• Managing inquiries, procurements, and contracts for inventory items.

• Identifying and managing deviations, including invoice discrepancies.

• Updating and maintaining master data for items and contracts.

• Working with business development by challenging prices and identifying the need for new agreements.

• Contributing to improvement initiatives and ensuring compliance with laws and guidelines.

You bring with you

We are looking for someone who is communicative, solution-oriented, and thrives in a changing environment. You have a business mindset and the ability to work both independently and in teams.

We also see that you have:

• At least a high school education.

• Good ability to express yourself in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

• Experience with the Office suite.

• Driving license B.

It is an advantage but not a requirement if you have relevant education in purchasing or logistics, experience in purchasing and inventory supply, as well as knowledge of purchasing systems and invoice management.

Other

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

• Start: Upon agreement.

• Extent: Full-time, permanent.

• Location: Kiruna, but there may be an opportunity to work in Malmberget, Gällivare municipality.

Contact: for more information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Sara Rahm 0722114326

Union contact persons:

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.