Vacant job

Are you an experienced buyer who thrives in a broad and operational role? There is now an opportunity to step into a position where you will work closely with production and material flow. Apply today – we conduct rolling selections!

About the Role

As an Operational Buyer, your focus is clearly on daily operational purchasing, with an emphasis on material control. You are responsible for setting up articles in the business system, working with parameter settings, and ensuring that the order flow functions efficiently from need to delivery.

You maintain close dialogue with several internal functions, primarily designers, production, and warehouse staff, where you identify needs, follow up on missing items, and ensure that deliveries proceed as planned. The role requires a good understanding of both flows and materials.

This is a role for you if you thrive in a broad purchasing function where you work independently, take responsibility for your processes, and contribute to creating structure and stability in daily purchasing operations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing both direct and indirect materials such as concrete, wood, steel, and electronics, as well as related services.
• Set up and maintain articles, and handle deliveries, discrepancies, returns, and claims to ensure a functioning material flow.
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with designers, production, and warehouse staff to ensure material availability and support the company's needs.

We are looking for someone who

• Has a few years of experience in purchasing, preferably within manufacturing industry.
• Speaks and writes fluently in Swedish and English.
• Hold a valid driver's license (Category B).

Merits

• A post-secondary education in economics and/or logistics.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Personal qualities for success in this role:

• Goal-oriented.
• Organized.
• Responsible.

Our Recruitment Process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client requests that all questions regarding the position be directed to Academic Work.

We conduct rolling selections and will remove the advertisement once enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. These tests are tools to identify the candidate with the highest potential for the role, while promoting equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.