Experienced Purchaser for Exhaust aftertreatment systems

Scania is on a transformation journey, from delivering Trucks, Buses and Engines to being a supplier of complete sustainable transport solutions. During the coming years we are launching our new powertrain platform as a part of that shift and we are now looking for an experienced team member to join us.

As a Senior sourcing manager within our dynamic, commercial and international environment, you would be a key contributor in our collaboration with partners internally within TRATON group as well as with our highly competent suppliers. You thrive on seeing the results of your efforts with a high level of strategic and analytical mindset, and you enjoy directly impacting our solutions. Then Scania purchasing and the Exhaust & Chassis Components team is the place for you!

Who we are

We are a diverse team with 9 people from various backgrounds with experience stretching between 1 and 10+ years within the company. We all have our own areas of responsibility but take pride in supporting each other when problems and deviations occur in order to find the best solutions for Scania. We strive for a climate where opinions and competence are openly shared within the team and learning is continuous and improvements are built step by step together.

Responsibilities 

In your role as a Senior Sourcing Manager you will be responsible for Exhaust systems working closely with our development colleagues within Aftertreatment Systems. In this strategic segment you will lead the collaboration between Scania and our suppliers in maintaining the high performing product at the right cost level, throughout continuous technical development as we stay ahead of the technological curve, in the project timeline.

From the first concept discussions and the prototypes to validate the same, through nomination of a chosen supplier and the complete industrialization cycle until the project is fully launched and running stable in serial production you will own the progress and secure the right balance between Technology, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Sustainability (TQDCS). In this role you will work in complex cross functional discussions to guide the best business case for Scania in securing our top performing product in a commercially strategic way. This strategic segment also works closely with connecting segments within Aftertreatment systems.

As a senior sourcing manager you are also expected to support when it comes to developing the commercial competence within the department as well as guiding your colleagues and give support and guidance in negotiation, leveraging the strategic planning of critical deliveries and setting commercial strategies.

Your profile

You are a person with great commercial interest and a passion for doing business while staying close to the technology. You are analytical, structured, take own initiatives and are able to handle multiple things at the same time. You are good at maintaining relationships and like to represent purchasing in cross functions as well as towards suppliers in a professional way, and enjoy the challenge of staying clearly aligned on complex dialogues. You are also self-driven with high integrity and contribute to the development of the team. Within all these areas of competence you have previous extensive experience.

We expect you to have an academic degree in industrial engineering, business or similar. You should have experience from other purchaser roles within Scania or externally comparable sectors, meriting is experience with the automotive sector.

As the role involves communication with global suppliers, you are fluent in English, and preferably also in Swedish.

We offer

A genuine atmosphere where our Scania core values are the foundation of our business. We offer an interesting and challenging job with a high pace, where your contribution have a direct impact on our business. Within Purchasing we learn from each other every day, from all over Scania, in addition to trainings provided as needed.

Questions?

Regarding Purchasing and how we work: Sara Lundström, Group manager, sara.x.lundstrom@scania.com or Gabrielle Schröder, Director Project Purchasing Chassis, gabrielle.schroder@scania.com.

Application

Your application should include a CV, a cover letter and copies of any relevant certificates. Interviews will be held continuously, please apply as soon as possible and no later than October 17th 2021.

We look forward to receiving your application!


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.