Category Buyer for Direct Material - Springs, Fasteners & Catalogue parts

About the position

We are currently looking for a dedicated and driven Category Buyer for Springs, Fasteners and Catalogue parts within the Corporate Purchasing Organization. This position will be based in Mölndal (Sweden) or Warsaw (Poland). You will report to Purchasing Director Mehcatronics.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be part of our Global Direct Material Purchasing team and play a key role in improving our productivity and overall business responsible for Springs, Fasteners & Catalogue parts and relevant sub-categories.

You will be actively engaging and leading global and regional contract negotiations, communicating and cooperating with our suppliers and stakeholders to meet our KA business objectives. Other activities include identification of saving opportunities and development of the sub-categories in your area of responsibility. Operational purchasing come as an inherent part of the role.

Specific objectives of the role are:

• Actively manage category spend and drive the cross functional team to identify cost improvement opportunities, and secure implementation
• Find, implement, and manage preferred suppliers in accordance with business needs.
• Sourcing of new projects

The position will be part of the Mechatronics team and reports to Global Category Director - Purchasing.

Requirements

To be successful in this position, we see that the candidate meets the below qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience as a buyer or category leader in automotive and related industry, with proven negotiation skills
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Business Management and/or Engineering
• Analytical and structured and being able to drive the category independently
• Strong communication skills and business mind-set
• A proactive, goal-oriented and cross-functional approach
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Flexible and comfortable in a rapidly changing and demanding matrix organization.
• Business fluent in English written and spoken

What we offer

• Work in a dynamic and developing company in a high paced global environment.
• Challenges and opportunities to implement your own ideas and professional development within the category
• The possibility to influence and make a difference in all aspects of the job
• Inspiring and people-oriented leadership
• Growth opportunities and career development