Commodity Manager within Sales & Marketing to Husqvarna!🏍

We are looking for a Commodity Manager within Sales & Marketing to Husqvarna!

Have you been working with Commodity Management specialized in marketing for the last 5 years and are ready to develop? Then this could be the right assignment for you!

Assignment Description

Sourcing at Husqvarna is organized in several functions securing quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability of supply. One of the key functions within Sourcing is Indirect Sourcing, which focuses on commercial relationships with suppliers and the business in managing all indirect material procurement.

As a part of their team you will be able to affect our strategies, to change and improve work. Husqvarna have a vision that they want to achieve together with you. Their vision consists of 4 words, Value, Innovation, Speed and Agility. They want to be flexible and adaptable to changes in the marketing environment, access to the right suppliers at the right time, establish and manage new partnership models (eco-systems), contribute to the growth and profit in group strategic areas and make Husqvarna the customer of choice for innovation. Do you want to be a part of the future together with Husqvarna?

As Commodity Manager Sales and Marketing you will be a part of the Husqvarna Forest & Garden division Indirect sourcing team and be the Business partner to all the three divisions Global Brand and Marketing team. Your primary responsibility for this position will be to manage all the spend in relations to Sales & Marketing Sourcing. You will report to Sr. Director Indirect Sourcing at Husqvarna Forest & Garden division.

Your main tasks will be:

- Lead the negotiations with global Media partner and agree on the terms for the new long-time period. Pitch if necessary.

- Be ultimately in charge of all commercial relationships with suppliers within the assigned commodity Brand & Marketing

- Manage supplier relationships to drive supplier performance, contract effectiveness, collaboration and integration and deliver improved result.

- Support internal customers from sourcing side to ensure continuous improvement, demand management and reduced maverick buying.

Relevant Background

- Bachelor Degree in business administration or similar experience.
- Recognized qualifications and documented experience from purchasing in commodity management with specialization in marketing for the past 5 years.
- Knowledge and experience with software applications e.g. Microsoft Office
- Fluent English both speaking and in writing


Merit

- A master degree in relevant area

Who are you?

Either If you have been working with purchasing close to a marketing director or with strategic purchasing within marketing for some years and want to make business and develop, You could be right for this position. Your personality in combination with relevant education, work experience and passion for working with change management and who thinks our vision is something you want to be a part of will be important in order to succeed in this role.

It's important that you have the ability to cooperate in a team both internal and external and have good social and communication abilities. Further it is of importance that you have strong influencing skills to promote Commodity Strategies to Business Partners, Experience and insights in the Purchasing environment of Marketing and strong planning, analytical and organizing abilities.

Start Date: Dec 1, 2022

Duration: 6 months as a consultant through Wrknest

Location for this position could be either Huskvarna, Stockholm or Gothenburg. A hybrid working model is expected.

Workload: 100%

Language: English