Buyer at Scania Purchasing – Chassis & Metal

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

You
You appreciate working in a dynamic, team-work oriented way and are engaged to making a difference. You like to learn new things and want to see the opportunity in any situation with sharp and challenging suppliers. Together with your colleagues at all of Scania you take ownership of the right solution for the right situation, as we are developing our way of working to the need of the moment and ensuring the best overall result.

We appreciate that you hold a degree in engineering, business administration or similar meriting experience, with a desire to learn on the job and utilize your curiosity. Previous experience of purchasing processes or project management is meriting.

 

Our team
How we work: In our team we are proud to directly impact the result of Scania’s long term business and profitability – by challenging the what, how and when of our business. If you are excited to support us in this – we would like to welcome you to our team.

What we do: We purchase the new parts & components for any new project introduced in Scania’s portfolio of development, now we are taking on the new projects with Scania’s electrification journey. We work early in the process supporting our technical department in identifying cost efficient methods and matching them with the best strategically suitable suppliers in the market.

Who we are: We are 8 individuals working in a variety of segments with different challenges, but always helping each other to reach the overall results together. We look forward to learning new things from you and share our experience in return.

 
The role
As a Buyer in our team, you would be working mainly together with the segment of Pipes and their challenge to support our electrification projects, for early prototypes as well as serial nominations. We introduce pipes in many of the new projects at Scania, you will learn from our experienced project & prototype purchaser on this journey to choose our supply chain on this next level of product development.  You will also support and learn from other areas at Chassis & Metal.

To be happy in this role we believe that it would help you to be structured and communicative, as you will be in contact with many people, internal Scania as well as suppliers, and need to be attentive to details as well as clearly communicate requirements and consequences. You should be comfortable with English as your main working language.

 
Your manager
I am driven by the purpose of our tasks and focus on ensuring we all are working in the same direction and in a respectful way. Results are important to me but the methodology is the essential aspect, and that we always act in accordance with our core values at Scania. I believe that in order to succeed you must feel that you are in the right position and choose to impact your day.

 

Our culture
Scanias culture is characterised by openness, diversity and respect for the individual. As our people is our most important resource, we invest in employee training and utilize the knowledge of our global work environment and personnel perspectives. We will give you the opportunity to develop your skills so you can grow with us, if you are ready to take on this journey.

 

Further information
For questions please contact recruiting manager, Karin Dahlström – Karin.dahlstrom@scania.com

 

Application
Your application shall contain a CV, cover letter and relevant certificates. We will evaluate candidates continuously. Please apply no later than 10th of January 2021.