Commodity Purchasing Manager – Sheet 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.

At Purchasing we are supporting this journey by making sure we are continuously working with suppliers that are best in class in their field including cost, quality, delivery and sustainability.

We are now looking for a new member of the Chassis Commodity management team, leading the Commodity Sheet metal group towards great result for Scania.

Are you prepared for a new leadership challenge?
To succeed in this role you need to have a strong commercial drive as well as potential and willingness to become an excellent leader for this team of dedicated purchasers.

Expectations is that you will support and develop your team, and purchasing, to reach best possible result with work life balance maintained. We are looking for someone that will create a lot of energy, challenge the ways of working and are thrilled and eager to cooperate and share learnings with colleagues to create the best outcome for both employees as well as leaders within Purchasing.

Main tasks
Commodity purchasing has a broad area of responsibility and deliverables in many different areas. We are responsible for the supplier base and running production and have targets for cost reduction, sustainability and delivery to mention a few. We reach or targets both by tough negotiations with suppliers as well through collaboration with our cross functions to find the best solutions.

We value our very close cooperation with our project and quality colleagues within purchasing as well as with colleagues within TRATON.

Commodity sheet metal, also responsible for Raw Material steel, have a huge possibility to impact the way towards decarbonisation. Many interesting initiatives are currently running in this area.

Your profile
You are probably a target oriented team player that can balance individual target achievement with an holistic approach. You strive to work proactive but are able to stand strong and remain calm also in stressful situations. You are organized, flexible, likes to take initiatives, are able to handle multiple open cases and possess proven leadership skills.

Previous experience within automotive purchasing is required. Experience from sales or project management is an advantage. As your work includes a lot of interactions at different levels both internally and externally, it is important you have the ability to collaborate and build trust and are clear in your communication with others. You should have high integrity and good judgment and work according the Scania leadership principles. You have good knowledge of Swedish and speak and write fluent in English.

For more information
Please contact Maria Perhard, Head of Commodity Chassis, +46 8 553 803 99 or Ylva Ledin, HR Business Partner, +46 8 553 806 53.

Application

Your application should include a CV, cover letter and copies of any certificates. Apply as soon as possible, by 2021-04-04 the latest. Screening and interviews will be done continuously during the application period.


Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.