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Are you curious? Business-driven? Passionate about structure, pace, and staying one step ahead? We are looking for you, our next key player, Operational Buyer - who wants to be part of the fast-moving purchasing team that thinks big and acts proactively. With a constant flow of new product launches and customers in over 50 countries, Strands Lighting Division is a bright force in the automotive industry. With offices in Fritsla, 15 minutes outside Borås, we design premium lighting for professional drivers, contractors, and enthusiasts worldwide. We are the obvious choice for the experienced, known for quality and extended durability. As an Operational Buyer You will be the one who keeps our supply chain flow moving correctly – focusing on timing and cost. You will drive the purchasing process forward with significant responsibility and close collaboration with our suppliers in Asia and Europe, while also being a natural point of contact internally for logistics, marketing, product development, and sales. You will place and follow up on purchase orders in AGR and Business Central, monitor lead times and deliveries, manage deviations, update item and supplier registers, and ensure that our price lists and purchasing parameters are current. You will handle letter of credit cases, invoice controls, support during inventories, and help develop our purchasing routines together with the team of three. You will work closely with our R&D team in product development and be a key player in improving flows, cutting costs, and minimizing the need for express freight. We are looking for someone who... ...is a humble doer with a business-driven mindset. You like structure as well as speed. With a few years of experience in operational purchasing, you thrive in a role where you can take responsibility, think flow, act proactively, and thus make a real difference. You are equally self-driven and a team player, and you have a keen eye for details without losing sight of the bigger picture.

You think about inventory optimization as much as relationships and know how important it is to have your ear to the ground in a global purchasing environment. You simply gain energy from following up, improving, and streamlining. You dare to question with a solution-oriented focus. And you know that really good deals are made through collaboration, responsiveness, and long-term thinking. We see that you:

• Have a few years of experience in operational purchasing

• Confident in business systems and Excel (preferably AGR/Business Central)

• Fluent in English and Swedish

• Experience with international supplier contacts

• Good understanding of technical products and business flows

Why Strands? At Strands, you step into a company that has grown from a local warehouse to a global lighting supplier in just a few years. With a clear growth strategy and an aggressive product development pace of 40–50 new launches per year, we are a company in constant motion – and we ensure that our employees move with us. Here you will have the opportunity to grow with us, both professionally and personally. We believe in freedom with responsibility, the ability to influence, and the strength of never stopping – we are genuinely passionate about what we do and why we do it! START: By agreement LOCATION: Fritsla 15 minutes outside Borås EXTENT: Full-time SALARY: Fixed salary CONTACT: Recruiter - Mattias Marberg,[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])(for questions about the position, not applications) APPLICATION DEADLINE: Selection is ongoing As a leading agency in employer branding and recruitment, we are here to revolutionize our industry, match talents with corporate cultures, and strengthen organizations' employer brands. Curious to know more? Welcome to the Oddwork world by clicking here (https://oddwork.se/en/about-us/) or find more career opportunities here. (https://oddwork.se/en/work-with-us/)