Vacant job

Our client, an important player in Swedish business, is now looking for a driven operational buyer. Here you will have the opportunity to develop the company's standardized purchasing processes and framework agreements while ensuring deliveries and optimizing workflows in a global environment.

About the position

As an operational buyer, you are a key player in our client's supply chain, responsible for ensuring efficient purchases and deliveries. You will work closely with both internal teams and external suppliers in a role that requires both accuracy and strategic thinking.

You are offered

You will have full authority regarding volume and delivery time, as well as the opportunity to make financial analyses and decisions in consultation with a strategic buyer. Our client offers a role with great impact and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

This role involves ensuring efficient purchases and deliveries, managing orders and agreements in the business system, and maintaining good relationships with both internal departments and external suppliers.

• Participate in cross-functional sourcing teams to develop purchasing specifications and framework agreements.
• Execute purchases according to MRP proposals and secure deliveries.
• Check and approve invoices against agreements to identify price deviations.
• Manage complaints and disputes within the framework of purchases made.
• Maintain purchasing information, lead times, and prices in SAP.
• Follow up on deliveries and complaints with suppliers.
• Inform internal customers about delivery status.

We are looking for someone who

• Has post-secondary education preferably in purchasing and/or planning.
• Experience in purchasing work in SAP.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft 365.

It is an advantage if you have

• A technical background or a genuine technical interest.
• Good knowledge of cost management.
• Good understanding of contract management.

To succeed in this role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Responsible
• Goal-oriented
• Social
• Organized

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is managed by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position are sent to Academic Work.

We apply ongoing selection and will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. When applying, a CV is requested. A cover letter is not used as a selection method and therefore does not need to be attached. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the position and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.