Vacant job

Become a key player in our client's journey through an exciting phase. Here you will have a central role where your ability to solve complex material challenges directly contributes to the business's success and stability in a dynamic environment.

About the role

As the link between strategic and operational purchasing, you ensure material availability during critical production phases. You proactively identify risks and drive actions together with both internal teams and external suppliers to create a stable flow.

What we offer

You are offered a business-critical role with significant impact on the company's delivery capability. Here you get the opportunity to solve complex challenges and contribute to long-term improvements within the supply chain in close collaboration with competent colleagues.

Responsibilities

The role involves operationally managing and coordinating material supply to prevent disruptions in production through analysis, follow-up, and close collaboration with suppliers and internal departments.

• Proactively follow up on purchase orders and deliveries to secure material availability
• Identify material shortages and drive actions and escalation when necessary
• Analyze root causes behind delivery deviations and late order confirmations
• Coordinate and drive category meetings from an operational purchasing perspective
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with suppliers regarding delivery precision
• Develop and update working methods, templates, and processes within sourcing support
• Identify and highlight risks related to supplier capacity and logistics

We are looking for someone who

• Has professional experience in purchasing, material planning, or supply chain
• Has advanced analytical skills and experience working in a data-driven manner
• Has good ability to coordinate many contact points and drive dialogue with stakeholders
• Has fluent skills in Swedish and English in both speech and writing

It is an advantage if you have

• Knowledge in purchasing or logistics through education
• Experience from working in manufacturing industry
• Experience working with quality and structure in RFQ processes

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

• Stress tolerant
• Goal-oriented
• Social
• Organized
• Intellectually curious

Our recruitment process

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

We apply continuous selection and will remove the ad when 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 they do 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.