Business Developer Material within Purchasing, Processes & Methods

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses, and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions. At the same time, our responsibility and cooperation within the TRATON group are growing. This will require new ways of thinking and working. We need to develop the capabilities to deliver complete solutions with speed and flexibility in close customer collaboration and do this in a way that inspires and empowers our employees.

Do you want to be a part of driving this business transformation for Purchasing and developing future ways of working? Do you want to be a part of a creative and new thinking team where we love uncertainties and understand that change is the only constant? If so, you may be the one we are looking for. 

Who are we and what do we do?
We work with improving and developing new processes, methods, tools, and systems for Purchasing. We are working all the way from identifying user needs to developing, implementing, and training new solutions. Currently, we have the mission to enable sourcing for Scania Purchasing Globally and also in a TRATON context. To make all of this happen we are right now developing our new Purchasing System Landscape as well as our purchasing core processes where this team plays an important role to set the future way of working for Purchasing.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a true team player with a passion to improve how things can be done and with an extra eye for the Material group strategy process within purchasing. You dare to challenge and think beyond the normal situation in order to foresee the future purchasing landscape and needs. You thrive in a changing and sometimes unclear environment where you take your own initiatives to understand which direction to go and you have the skill to easily involve and lead others.

We are looking for you that would love your days at work to include the following:


• As a process owner for the Material group strategy process drives the transformation of one of our Purchasing Core Processes to manage and support collaboration within the TRATON group as well as within Scania.
• Work with the implementation of our new SAP system with a focus on Material group strategy, but also take full responsibility for specific releases within the project.
• Support the commodity purchasing organisations by functioning as a bridge between business and development within this area.
• Talk to stakeholders, understand their needs and continuously share progress on changes with them
• Prepare and facilitate workshops with different stakeholders to gather requirements and work out solutions
• Analyse and collect customer needs, draw conclusions and propose solutions
• Present and convince stakeholders of proposed solutions
• Document results of changes connected to processes and methods in a user-friendly way
• Communicate decided changes on all organisational and cross-functional levels

You have good knowledge about Scania and Purchasing processes and systems, and you have probably been involved in many improvement initiatives connected to these. It is beneficial if you have worked as a Sourcing manager with experience in cross-functional and cross-brand collaboration. You have a university degree and you are fluent in English since this is our common company language.

Who am I as your future manager?
My name is Alice Edinger and I have been working at Scania Purchasing in different roles since 2014. As a group manager, I care about the success and development of the team. I believe that people’s strengths shine when they feel empowered, supported, and valued. I try my best to lead by example and make sure that I and the team are aligned with Scania’s goals and values.

Want to know more?
Are you curious and want to know more, please contact, Malin Holmström, Head of Purchasing Business Development, +46 70 161 53 93.

Is this matching your profile and ambition?
Send in your application latest 2022-10-20. We will interview applicants continuously throughout the recruitment process.

A background check might be conducted for this position.


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