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Do you want to work strategically with procurement in an international industrial group with a strong focus on sustainability and long-term relationships with suppliers? Nordic Paper is now looking for a Category Manager responsible for contractors in maintenance and service for the group's procurement function.

As a Category Manager, you will have overall responsibility for selected categories within maintenance and service. You will work strategically and long-term to develop category strategies, drive procurements, and ensure competitive and sustainable supplier solutions in line with the group's goals. The role involves close collaboration with our factories, suppliers, and group functions.

You will report to the group's procurement manager. Travel to Nordic Paper's other Scandinavian facilities and external contacts will occur in the role.

In the role of Category Manager, you will among other things:

• Lead and be responsible for the category Contractors with a focus on maintenance and service

• Develop and implement strategies and procurement plans based on the needs of the business

• Lead category teams with representatives from our mills to develop strategies, action plans, and supplier collaborations

• Present strategies, resource needs, and key decisions in the group's steering committees

• Drive procurements of main suppliers and project procurements

• Negotiate and establish agreements in accordance with the group's goals for contract coverage

• Establish and drive structured collaborations with main suppliers focusing on follow-up, performance, and joint development

• Monitor and analyze market developments within the relevant categories

• Ensure accurate and updated information in the procurement system

• Continuously report activities, projects, and cost impacts and compile monthly reports to the Group Procurement Manager

• Contribute to steering committees, projects, forecasting, and budgeting work as needed

• Actively work for continuous improvements, both internally and together with suppliers

• Lead other categories within the procurement organization as needed

• Relevant higher education or university degree

• At least five years of experience in strategic procurement, commercial responsibility, and contract management within the process industry or manufacturing industry

• Experience in category management as well as analysis models and tools

• Strong commercial understanding

• Experience in change management (meritorious)

You have a good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in English, as well as good knowledge of the Office suite and experience working in ERP systems.

As an employee at Nordic Paper, we offer you collectively negotiated terms, generous pension contributions, and secure insurances. You will also benefit from a bonus system, wellness allowance, benefit bicycle, and a range of social activities. We also offer wellness grants and you will have free registration fees for various sports events. With us, no idea is too big or too small, and we welcome your own initiatives. We care about retaining our employees and therefore value each individual's development highly.

Nordic Paper is a Scandinavian specialty paper manufacturer that has produced high-quality paper since the late 1800s. We have five paper mills located in Bäckhammar, Åmotfors, Säffle, Greåker (Norway), and Québec (Canada). The head office is located in Karlstad. We produce kraft paper that is used for shopping bags, sacks, and packaging, as well as natural greaseproof paper, which is a fat-resistant paper primarily used in the food industry, for example as baking paper.

The demand for paper-based products is constantly increasing and our high-quality paper is a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative. As one of the leading companies in the industry, we deliver sustainable products to customers in over 80 countries. Since autumn 2020, we have been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

The position is full-time, permanent. Location is Karlstad or Bäckhammar. Travel to our other facilities will occur. Start date according to agreement.

We use Alva Labs assessment methods in our recruitment processes to help us identify candidates with the greatest likelihood of thriving and fitting in the role. After you have submitted your application, you will receive a separate email with information about Alva Labs tests. If you have already taken the tests in a previous application to us, you do not need to do them again.

Sunday, March 1, 2026. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Procurement Manager, Albert Lander at [email protected], 0550-599 762

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