Buyer

Company Description
AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.
We are 17,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalization, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come.


Job Description
Are you interested in a role within procurement where you can contribute with your structural and hands-on attitude? This is the job for you!
Our customer in Trollhättan, working with sustainable aerospace innovation, is currently looking for a buyer eager to join their team.
We are looking for someone that is interested in working as a buyer with responsibility to handle ongoing contracts with suppliers and continue to create good relations with our suppliers. You will mainly work within the commodity of Machining and Fabrication.
You responsibility will be:
Purchase of production material
Manage changes in demand and update delivery schedules to the suppliers
Manage performance of your suppliers including supplier relations
Participate in production planning to secure production availability.
Monitor deliveries
Responsible for site procurement change control, export control and ITAR fulfilment
Managing your suppliers to fulfill their responsibilities according to the contract
Support in developing and implementing strategies in coordination with global Commodity Management

Working in a commodity, you will be part of a team with colleagues from other sites within GKN Aerospace and responsible for implementing the strategies etc. in GKN Aerospace Sweden.
The working environment is international, with majority of the current suppliers located in Europe and USA.
You will be responsible for KPI’s such as, purchase order arrears, inventory, product price variance and on-time delivery
The length of the initial assignment is set to one year but could, provided delivery is satisfactory, be prolonged.
We are continuously looking for candidates so don't wait to apply! We look forward to hearing from you! Last day to apply for the position is 2022-09-18.


Qualifications
We are looking for someone with a business mindset and is interested in a proactive way of working with a high technical content. We believe a successful candidate will possess the following qualities:
Proactive and enjoy building relations
Very flexible and solution-oriented
Able to work independently, within a team and as a team leader
Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering and/or economics
Very good English skills both oral and written
Proficient in MS Office tools and SAP
Knowledge of aerospace products and technologies is preferable
1-3 years’ experience from Commercial assignment

Start of assignment is expected to happen in late august.


Additional Information
We are looking for someone who wants to be part of AFRY’s success story. Are you passionate about technology development? Do you like to work together to find the best solution? Then we can offer you career opportunities in a modern workplace with challenging assignments and exciting projects all over the world.


The AFRY Group is ranked as one of Sweden’s most popular employer among engineers. At AFRY you will be involved in developing innovative and sustainable solutions within infrastructure, energy and industry. We are always looking for the sharpest skills that can create a future society together with us. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will learn from you.
The AFRY Future Graduate Program offer you a competitive start at you career. The program is a collaboration between AFRY and the customer. When the initial temporary employment at AFRY is coming to an end the ambition is for the customer to offer a permanent employment.
You can read more about AFRY Future Graduate Program here (only in Swedish): https://afry.com/sv/afry-future-graduate-program
For questions regarding the position contact recruiting manager at henrik.kindstrand@afry.com


AFRY is committed to creating an inclusive & diverse environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability, or age. You will be part of a global and diverse company where our differences are our strengths. Join us to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.