Vacant job

Purchaser at DISAB in Eslöv

As a Technical Purchaser, you will have the operational and strategic responsibility for contacts with suppliers.

You will be responsible for handling and directly addressing purchasing matters and ensuring actions associated with the implementation of projects within the framework of allocated resources and set goals.

Reports to the Purchasing Manager.

Your tasks:

As a Technical Purchaser, you will play a central role in ensuring the right suppliers and materials in the production processes.

Your main tasks will include:

• Purchasing technical components such as actuators, motors, hydraulics, vacuum pumps, and similar, as well as other purchasing components
• Purchasing electrical items for our projects
• Developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers, both existing and new
• Negotiating contracts with selected suppliers
• Requesting quotes, negotiating prices and delivery terms to ensure cost-effective purchases and delivery reliability
• Actively working to minimize the risk of late deliveries by establishing purchasing frameworks, creating ordering parameters, and continuously assessing the company's suppliers; as well as taking action in case of delays
• Continuously evaluating and improving purchasing processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs / Streamlining purchases regarding both quality-enhancing measures and increased cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborating closely with production to ensure that purchased items meet our quality requirements, including surface treatments and other technical specifications
• Proposing changes/completions in production operations and quality systems
• Updating our business system Pyramid with prices and delivery times.
• Handling complaints against suppliers

Education

• Post-secondary education in purchasing.

Experience and knowledge

• Previous experience working as a Purchaser in similar companies and/or with technically complex products.
• Ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish and English
• Meritorious if you have experience with the business system Pyramid (but not a requirement)
• You possess good knowledge of Excel

Personal qualities

We are looking for someone who is good at building relationships and thrives in a work environment where there is a supportive and unpretentious attitude towards each other.

You are self-driven and motivated with the ability to work both independently and in teams.

You enjoy influencing and are active and interested in being part of the development of purchasing processes within the organization.

You are business-oriented and place great importance on understanding the business and its needs, where you, with a responsive working style, seek the answers and collaborations required for successful purchasing work.

You have analytical skills with an understanding of what drives and develops the business, balancing the demands for savings with the needs of the business.

To succeed in this role, we see that you have:

• Experience in the manufacturing industry
• Experience working in business systems
• Good technical understanding of production processes
• Strong negotiation skills, with documented experience of closing contracts with suppliers under pressured conditions
• Ability to work proactively and solution-oriented, especially regarding driving deliveries and finding alternative solutions in case of delays
• Good communication and collaboration skills, as the role involves many internal and external contacts

Our common values are professionalism, initiative, communication, clarity, and flexibility. Of course, you agree with and want to be part of a culture that is permeated by this.

Submit your application today!

If you want to know more about the position, please contact:

[email protected], 0709118028