Director Logistics Group Purchasing

Shape better ways of buying. Shape better ways of living.
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Electrolux is accelerating its transformation to a consumer-oriented organisation with a strong focus on growth. Purchasing is engaged to support that. The Product Line Purchasing structure opens up for a deep cross-functional, international collaboration with stakeholders worldwide.
To facilitate and synchronize the roll out of common processes and methods in Group Purchasing an empowered, independent guidance and co-ordination is needed. The senior program director will lead a dedicated team of program management experts to successfully support Group Product Line and Group Categories Purchasing to prioritize programs and initiatives, to track progress on roll- out and execution of these. Furthermore, s/he shall ensure that the program team acts as a creative platform for the building documentation, sharing of experiences and action plans. Managing this volatility requires a flexible mind-set both from the leader and team members.
We look for a leader, who is very well organized and open-minded, who has proven track record of being an influencer to inspire the relevant stakeholders in the global organisation. We look for a person who understands the impact of purchasing on and who is inspired by co-delivering with different functions and levels in the organisation. Regular exposure to the top management of the Group Operations implies a capability to interact with senior decision makers. We believe the right candidate is self-motivated, enjoys embarking into future-looking territories while demonstrating resilience and high level of ownership to deliver the expected outcomes.
The span of control is very relevant and exciting and requires a broad purchasing experience as well as interest in new IT-technologies.
Tasks:
- Allocation of the resources both human and financial to secure a good synchronization of all purchasing disciplines in focus.
- For every element of the projects and programs, relevant metrics (KPI's), documentation and dashboards are to be developed and regularly reported to the Purchasing Leadership Team (PLT).
- Advise the PLT on steps to take and who to involve to maximise impact and deliver effectively.
- Ensures to keep the Purchasing Leadership Team focused, and all disciplines, together with their respective leaders honour their commitments
-Together with the team members, works on the development of new ideas and solutions.
Qualifications:
-As this is an important, decision-making position, enough years of experience in a multinational environment are needed where an awareness of cultural differences was developed.
- Experience of interacting with senior leaders of a company.
- A proven track record of successfully leading an international team of highly educated and motivated people with traceable records of the positive results delivered.
- Capability to develop solutions together with the team while connecting to and including the relevant stakeholders.
- For this program role priority management, budget management, team capability building, resource allocation, program follow-up and progress reporting are mandatory.
- Fluent in English. Any other language(s) are an asset.
At Electrolux, we take responsibility for our development in a supportive environment where we embrace our differences and learn from each other. In a truly multicultural setting, we shape living for the better and create remarkable experiences for employees and consumers, all around the globe.
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Electrolux is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell approximately 60 million household products in approximately 120 markets every year. In 2020 Electrolux had sales of SEK 116 billion and employed 48,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.