Group Manager to our team of field quality purchasers

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 Quality we are supporting this journey by developing new ways of working in new technology and sourcing solutions with speed and flexibility.  

We are now looking for a new leader to the Supplier quality organization to manage the group of our Field quality purchasers.

Do you want to join us?

We have a fantastic team of 7 engaged and motivated members. They know all about Field quality purchasing and are working daily in an international and multifunctional environment. We want you to be a part of this journey and together we will develop as a team and challenge existing processes.

Your profile

As a leader, you are dedicated and engaged. You are inspired by building teams and you value communication and collaboration. With experience from quality and interest for the commercial part of the business, you will succeed in this role.

You will work both cross-functionally and cross-brand, where your capability to support both in operational questions as well as on strategic level will be appreciated.

You have leadership experience and it’s meritorious if you have an automotive background.
The role implies international contacts, so you will need to be proficient in both written and spoken English. Swedish is an advantage and we appreciate your ambition to improve.

Main tasks

You are one of the enablers for your employees to grow and succeed in their job and career.
Together with the team, you contribute to our operations and end customers by sourcing the best solution in our field quality cases in regards to cost and lead time.

You will communicate with stakeholders, help managing risks and improve the process in order to support Scania’s strategies.

You will be part of our management team that is responsible for supplier audits, supplier quality engineers in production units and escalation team.

We offer

The team is purchasing parts for all product areas within the Scania portfolio. This will give you good insight in our products and a broad network both internally and externally.

At Scania Purchasing you will get engaged colleagues from all over the world and we have different areas to develop within.

We operate from the Scania Purchasing office in Södertälje Sweden. Our office landscapes are in a modern environment that offers project work areas, silent rooms and lounges where you can meet your colleagues.

Ready to apply?

Your application should include CV and cover letter, the application is open until 2022-02-13. Applications will be handled throughout the application period.
If you would like to find out more about the position, please contact me as the hiring manager, Anu Axelsson +46 8 553 89244 or the current manager for this position, Igor Zeljaja +46 8 553 51037


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.