Commodity Manager in Gothenburg

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products is a recognized leader in the welding and cutting industry. From time-honored processes in welding and cutting to revolutionary technologies in mechanized cutting and automation, ESAB's filler metals, equipment, and accessories bring solutions to customers around the globe. For more information, visit www.esab.com.

This is an exciting new role for our Consumable business and has been created to manage assigned raw materials commodities (Minerals and Chemicals and Ferroalloys and Metals), as well as interface with the local R&D group in Gothenburg on New Product Development teams. Having the legal right to live and work in Gothenburg, Sweden is essential.

You will manage several different raw material commodities and one of your first key objectives will be to lead a cost savings project for these products: so review lead times, suppliers, and pricing to name but a few. Your other key objective will be new product support. Our new Commodity Manager will own the supplier relationship: you determine where we buy our products from and what the commercial terms will be such as price, lead time, order quantity and payment terms.


Qualifications
- Technical background and degree in chemistry
- Strong knowledge in raw material sourcing area
- 3-5 years' experience of Commodity, Sourcing or procurement
- Project management experience
- High communications skills
- High negotiations skills
- Prior experience within the welding industry
- Solid English skills are required to be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.

Personal characteristics
- Self-motivated and able to set the right priorities to deliver work on time
- Strong drive combined with excellent communication and networking skills
- Strong analytical and strategic sense
- Result- and performance oriented

What ESAB offers
- A creative environment with good opportunities for personal development.
- A truly global and multi-cultural company.
- A position with a great combination of commercial and technical work
- Work for a global market leader in a traditional industry

The position is placed in Gothenburg, Sweden. Occasional traveling is required.

For more information about the position, please contact Regional Team Leader Sourcing, Europe & Russia, Ekaterina Presnova , +7-911-1284703.