Group Manager - Purchasing Processes & Methods.

Do you have a passion for leadership and want to be part of driving a business transformation within Purchasing? In this job you’ll get the possibility to work with something close to your heart and at the same time help Scania in developing the future ways of working. We are now looking for a great leader to join our Business Development management team within Purchasing.

Our mission 

Within Purchasing Business Development we work with improving and developing new processes, methods, tools and systems for Purchasing. We are currently shifting focus towards flow optimization with end-to-end process thinking instead of optimizing work by function. At the same time, we have the mission to enable sourcing for Scania Purchasing Globally and also in a TRATON context. Our current focus is to drive the establishment of the new Scania plant in China, the onboarding of Navistar and the capability to source for other TRATON brands from a Purchasing Process and IT perspective. To make all of this happen we are right now developing our new Purchasing System Landscape where this team plays an important role to set the future way of working for Purchasing.

The team and your role

You will manage a team of 9 skilled Business Developers, direct reporting to you.

Examples of your responsibility as a manager of the team:


• Creating a safe team climate where constant learning is a given factor
• Coaching your co-worker and creating opportunities for them to grow
• Take responsibility for the team’s deliveries
• Collaborate with the management teams within Purchasing as well as cross-functional and cross-brand partners to set strategy and direction for your team

Examples of the team responsibilities:


• Drive the change of our current Purchasing System landscape to SAP and develop new Purchasing Processes based on SAP best practices
• Improve and develop processes and methods to enable and accelerate cross-brand collaboration within TRATON
• Identify gaps and bottlenecks in various Purchasing processes and develop and implement solutions to these

About you

We believe that you have a background in purchasing, leadership and an interest in development. Most important of all, you excel in a role where you get to empower people to grow, you are truly people positive. You are brave and great at leading and driving change, you constantly challenge the way we are working and strive to improve your way of leading yourself and others. As a leader, you communicate expectations and know that feedback is crucial in driving the development of both team and individual.

If you think you are the right person for this role we look forward to your application!

Want to know more?
Are you curious and want to know more, please contact Gabrielle Schröder, Vice President Purchasing Process & Strategy SN via email: gabrielle.schroder@scania.com or +46 8 553 528 45 or Malin Holmström, Senior Manager Business Development SN1 (as from 1/8-2022) via email: malin.k.holmstrom@scania.com or +46 8 553 802 31.  

Is this matching your profile and ambition?
Send in your application latest 14th of June. We will interview applicants continuously throughout the recruitment process.


Application
Your application should include a covering letter and CV.
Apply via our website: HR InLine/Jobbsök