Global Purchasing Manager

Join us and make a difference
Do you want a career that impacts millions of people for the good? At Mölnlycke, you’ll be helping to equip medical professionals with solutions to improve outcomes for patients. And you’ll develop your career in a growing organisation with an inspirational culture – where you’ll be recognised for the results you’ve achieved.
Mölnlycke is now looking for a Global Purchasing Manager to join the Component Procurement ORS department. For this position, we are open to have this position placed at our global HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden or remotely across Czech Republic and the UK. For this position we expect you to travel up to 20 % annual to meet with suppliers, attend global exhibitions etc.
This position plays a key role in managing relationships with both new and existing suppliers of single-use medical devices within our business are Operating Room Solutions (ORS), as well as overseeing the assortment of products included in our surgical procedure packs. The core of the role is supplier management, where you’ll focus on getting the best from our supply partners, ensuring quality and service level excellence to support the customer centric mindset embedded within our organization.
The position offers considerable opportunity to identify areas for improvement and drive initiatives that add value within purchasing of medical devices with us. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset who can support ongoing projects and proactively recommend strategies that align with our commitment to customer-centricity and sustainability.

What you’ll do:
Work with Procurement Managers within the team on Cost of Goods projects.
Support the team with identification of projects, analysis of offers and opportunities, selection of the right opportunity for Mölnlycke Health Care and then support implementation.
Manage new request for additional components from already approved and validated suppliers, negotiate prices and support with the implementation.
Benchmarking current cost of components, with market prices – highlighting products and product families above market price, ensuring components remain at a competitive rate.
KPI reporting in respect of (1) value of cost savings/waste removal/quality improvement (2) conversion success rate of projects/opportunities and (3) components approved for implementation.


What you’ll need:
The role requires a good level of understanding of all procurement procedures, to be carried out in accordance with company policies and legal requirements
Experience of working within, or in collaboration with, a strong procurement team in a highly regulated industry is essential, preferably in the industry of medical devices
Ideally CIPS qualified or working towards a professional procurement certification would be advantageous. Experience in both the theoretical and practical procurement
The successful candidate will need to have an efficient and professional manner at all times, and will be an exceptional communicator and good at problem solving



Additional qualifications:
Experience from life science industry with a preference to medical devices
Strong communications and stakeholder management
Experience in supplier management and negotiation
A team player with strong communication skills and ability to build trusting relationships
Driven and able to use own initiative
Strong commercial understanding – ability to take on the mindset of both a buyer and a customer


What you’ll get
Wellness benefits
Flexible working hours
Great colleagues in a global company
An open, friendly and fair working atmosphere
Competitive compensation package including company pension plan, bonus, company health care

If you feel ready and upbeat about really having an impact, then we want to hear from you! Please submit your application at earliest convenience as we are continuously reviewing applicants.


Our approach to diversity and inclusion
At Mölnlycke diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity, and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced, and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging. Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.

About Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes.
Our business is organised in the four business areas Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics, where customer centricity, sustainability and digitalisation are at the heart of everything we do.
Mölnlycke employs around 8,700 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Mölnlycke is a founding partner of GoCo Health Innovation City, a world-class innovation cluster for health, and in early 2025 our headquarters will move there.
Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916.