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Do you want to work in a developing purchasing role with great opportunities to make an impact? Are you a driven and engaged buyer who wants to be part of a national purchasing organization and contribute to purchasing for factories across Sweden? Here you will combine strategic and operational work in close collaboration with both local and national colleagues, in a role that is shaped and developed over time.

About the position

We at Perido are now looking for a buyer for our client, a well-known player in the automotive industry. The position is located in Arvika.

Your responsibilities

As a buyer, you will be an important part of the company's purchasing organization at the national level, where you, together with colleagues, contribute to ensuring effective and well-functioning purchasing work for all Swedish factories. You will be part of a national purchasing group with about 30 buyers, where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and common working methods are at the center. At the same time, you will have close daily cooperation with the local team in Arvika, consisting of four people, where you will together drive the operational purchasing work forward.

As a buyer, you will work with purchasing for all the company's factories in Sweden, which provides a broad and varied role with many points of contact. The product range is under development and will be shaped over time, creating good opportunities to influence both working methods and the content of the role. You will have the chance to build structures, develop processes, and contribute new ideas as the business grows.

Your qualities

To thrive in this role, we believe you are proactive and initiative-driven, with the ability to take responsibility and actively drive processes forward. The role requires a person who does not wait for instructions but identifies improvement opportunities and acts proactively. At the same time, it is important to be unpretentious and social, as purchasing work often occurs in close collaboration with both internal and external parties. By being open, attentive, and cooperative, you contribute to a positive team spirit and an effective work climate where common goals are in focus.

Does this sound like an exciting position?

We look forward to reading your application, warmly welcome it today!

Qualifications:

• At least three years of relevant work experience in purchasing
• Good knowledge of SAP
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to communicate fluently in both spoken and written Swedish and English

Scope and start date

Full-time, consulting assignment until 2027-01-31. Start 2026-02-02.

Application

Applications are made on our website perido.se/. Click the apply button in the ad for the current position and fill in your details and attach your CV. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible as selection is ongoing. Please note that some information regarding the assignment and/or client company may have been deliberately omitted from the ad; you will receive all the information you need only upon contact with the responsible recruiter.

The responsible recruiter for this position is Charlotte Crowley, who can be reached at email [email protected]. Most questions or inquiries can be answered under perido.se/vanliga-fragor/. If you still haven't found the answer you are looking for, feel free to contact us at [email protected] and one of our recruitment communicators will respond to you. Always include the job reference number 35622 in the subject line. Please note that we only accept applications on our website and that we cannot respond to inquiries about your status in the process or what the client company is if it has been omitted from the ad.

About Perido

Why is the company called Perido? It comes from the Latin word Peridoneus which means “well matched.” Matching our consultants' skills and career direction with our clients' needs is what we do best! Perido is a consulting and recruitment company within the white-collar sector that helps you take the next step in your career, and our vision is that everyone should thrive and be engaged at work. We have steadily grown since our start in 2003 and have over 1500 employees across the country, including about fifty internal employees at our headquarters in Stockholm and Gothenburg. As a consultant with us, you become an important part of our organization and grow with us by strengthening your competence in our clients' organizations. Read more about us at Perido: https://perido.se/om-oss/.