Buyer - Operational Supply

Do you want to work in a dynamic and international environment at a company where you as an employee get great responsibility and good development opportunities? Then, it may be you we are looking for!

Now we are looking for an Operational Purchaser within Gripen Support in Malmslätt, Linköping.



Your role

As a buyer within Supply Chain, you have the operational purchasing responsibility to ensure delivery of essentially planned needs to our production, which is characterized by a large project focus. You will be part of a team that purchases repairs and material for aircraft components. This places great demands on quality, flexibility and rapid action by both suppliers and buyers.

You are expected to be able to handle the purchase of both standard components and the manufacture of complex customer-specific products and you should be able to maneuver between tasks of different character with relative ease.

When Saab works within an industry sector that is subject to export control, you need to understand the purpose and objective of this at an overall level and have an ability to quickly familiarize yourself with, and act upon, relevant regulatory requirements.



Your ongoing tasks will mainly be as follows:

· Purchase of materials and services based on planned needs

· Order ordering and delivery monitoring

· Sales orders

· Obtain a cost estimate

· Ongoing feedback to customer managers and managing supplier follow-up

· Flow optimization



Your most important interfaces, except of course the suppliers, will be included in the Planning, Strategic Purchasing, Project Office and Export Control functions.

Would you like to know more about the Saab-life and the benefits of joining us? Read our People Philosophy.



Your profile

In order to succeed and thrive with us, we also believe that you are a prestigious and solution-oriented team player who can art to act in the present while maintaining focus on the goal image. You need to be responsible, proactive and have a positive attitude.

You can be a younger driven person with a relevant college degree in the near future, as an older person with a solid purchasing experience in the back. You should enjoy your pulse in a production environment and have a good understanding of what factors govern purchasing in the Supply Chain. You should also be able to independently drive your flow to ensure good delivery precision.



Other qualifications are as follows:

· Good knowledge of MS Office

· Good communicative ability

· Good knowledge of English and Swedish in speech and writing



If you can also check one or more of the following, you are a bit of a dream candidate for us!

· Experience of purchasing work in the defense, pharmaceutical industry or other highly regulated activities

· Experience and / or interest in Export Control

· Experience of work in business system from IFS



This position requires that you will be approved in a security screening in accordance with the Swedish Protective Security Act.

We apply ongoing selection for this recruitment which means that the position may be filled prior to the job ads expiration date. If you feel confident that you match the profile described above - please forward you application as soon as possible.


What you will be a part of

You will collaborate with experienced purchasers and professionals in an environment that fosters career development and personal growth. The team you will join consists primarily of Purchasers based in Arboga and Linköping. The unit is part of the Business Area Support & Services.

Review and selection of applications will begin in August.



If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to help protect people.