Purchaser in Supply Support

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Your Role

As a purchaser in Supply Support, you will have the operational purchasing responsibility to ensure delivery of planned needs to our production, characterized by a strong delivery focus.

Your main tasks will include:

• Purchasing spare parts, repairs, and services based on planned needs for aircraft components
• Order placement and delivery monitoring
• Sales orders
• Obtaining cost estimates
• Flow optimization
• Reviewing cost analyses from suppliers

The position is located in Malmslätt, Linköping.

Your Profile

To succeed and thrive with us, we believe you are a solution-oriented team player who has the ability to act in the moment while maintaining focus on the end goal. You view change positively as it means the opportunity to adapt and adjust working methods and perspectives, both for yourself and for the organization. You should enjoy working in a production environment and have a good understanding of the factors that drive purchasing in the supply chain.

You should also be able to manage your flow independently to ensure well-executed deliveries. You are expected to handle purchasing of both standard components and preparation, production, and manufacturing of complex customer-specific products. As you will operate in various interfaces within the organization, it is crucial that you relate to others smoothly to strive together towards set goals.

You need to have the following qualifications:

• Experience working with operational purchasing
• Relevant education at the post-secondary level
• Good knowledge of English and Swedish, both spoken and written
• Good skills in MS Office, especially Excel

If you also have experience in one or more of the following areas, it is an advantage:

• Experience in purchasing within the aerospace maintenance industry, defense industry, pharmaceutical industry, or other highly regulated operations
• Experience and/or interest in export control
• Experience working in business systems from IFS

The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the applicable regulations for security protection. For positions where Saab has requirements for security classification, this may, in certain cases, involve requirements for specific citizenship.

What You Will Be Part Of

You will belong to the Supply Support section within the Component Maintenance & Test Equipment department. The department's mission is to provide apparatus and system maintenance as well as spare parts to our customers operating aircraft within the Gripen platform and the T7 Red Hawk trainer. We also maintain various ground equipment and pilot equipment for our customers. The operations are conducted in Linköping (Tannefors and Malmslätt) and in Arboga. We have over 300 employees in the department and are continuously growing based on increased needs from our customers.

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Here you have the chance to influence and contribute in your unique way. Everything from developing code and building impressive defense and security solutions to having a coffee with a colleague. Every contribution counts. We give you the opportunity to take on challenges and create smart innovations. In our friendly and tech-savvy world, there is room for you to grow. We are here to create security for people and communities together.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with a mission to help nations protect their populations and contribute to the safety of people and communities. With 25,500 talented employees, Saab develops technology and solutions for a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab develops, manufactures, and maintains advanced systems in aerospace technology, weapons, command systems, sensors, and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden but has a global presence where Saab is part of many nations' defense capabilities. Read more about us here.

Please note that we are working with continuous selection and the position may be filled before the application deadline has expired.