Buyer Project & Commodities to Plasman, Gothenburg

Plasman is a global automotive solutions company focused on sustainable and innovative products. There are over 4500 team members working together at Plasman across 24 locations and across 9 countries as One Company and One Driving Force. Together we believe that what separates the impossible from the possible is perspective and that more important than where you’re going, is who you get there with.
Plasman Europe has a turnover of close to 2.5 BSEK, approximately 1200 employees and is managed from our European headquarter in Gothenburg. With four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, we deliver cost-efficiency and advanced plastic solutions from design to finish. Plasman Europe is a division of Plasman Group.

The Role

We are growing and therefore we are looking for an experienced Buyer who wants to take on new challenges and join our purchasing team! As Buyer at Plasman you will have the responsibility to take lead in negotiations of quotes from the initiation phase, to sourcing. Based on your sourcing and services you will select the best suited suppliers for our business. Further, you will manage the project development along with your peers and stakeholders until it reaches the SOP. As a Commodity buyer, you will have a purchasing responsibility focusing on areas such as optimizing the supplier base, negotiating, and securing competitive and quality secured agreements, developing best practice purchasing processes. You will also drive continuous improvement within the segment in coordination with our stakeholders’ departments

As our Project Buyer you will also play an important role regarding the development and implementation of our processes, standards, and systems of direct material. This means that your will participate and working closely with our stakeholders not only in the budget process but also focus on being able to reach local spend and saving targets according to set goals.

In other words, you will strengthen Plasman’s competitive advantage by understanding the business needs to support our market growth.

This is us. You, me, and our colleagues

We all believe high performance comes from having fun and the courage to take action. Accountability is the key word. Knowing what we do and delivering an outstanding job is what we strive for at Plasman purchasing and this is where you come into the picture. You as we believe in trust and honesty, action, flexibility, and clear communication. An important part for all of us is to interact and collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure the company success. We think you have excellent skills in purchasing tools and practices, with a strong customer focus and service orientation.

Who are you?

• BSc or MSc in Business Administration or Engineering Degree or equivalent education level
• Strong purchasing experience mini 5 years
• Work experience from automotive is meritorious
• Demonstrated skills in Project management
• Negotiator by birth
• Drive to execute
• You are used to and enjoy working in an international environment

To be successful in this role

• Excellent spoken and written English (Additional languages are given merit)
• MS Office / SAP fully proficient or other purchasing systems
• An open-minded person with a can-do attitude
• You have an analytical and strategic mindset.
• Eager to learn and develop, both yourself and your work environment
• Responsible, dependable and that you like to do business, since that is what this job is about
• A true team player with belief that the best results are achieved together while having fun

At Plasman, you will work with the world’s best and brightest to shape the future of our global company. Our employees come from rich and diverse backgrounds working collectively together for the success of one company. With over 4000 employees across 24 locations, we believe the most impressive thing we’ve built is our workforce.

For further questions about this position please contact Martin Dahlberg +46 763 170741