Indirect Purchasing Manager

At Permobil, the people who use our products come first. Our purpose is to create advanced assistive solutions that make the lives of adults and children living with disabilities more enriching. Our people are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver innovations that improve lives. We are a sustainable and responsible business committed to continuous improvement, and our customers can trust us to provide market-leading solutions driven by insights-based clinical data.

Our global Supply Chain function is now recruiting a Indirect Purchasing Manager

As Manager Indirect Purchasing EMEA you will be responsible for sourcing and supplier management activity including (but not limited to): sourcing, invoice reconciliation, complex professional service agreements, pricing negotiations, service agreement development, data security, risk mitigation, service level agreements, key performance indicators, volume concentration, price/cost optimization and ensuring insurance requirements for internal stakeholders. You will also develop strategic plans for the implementation of major indirect purchasing activities essential to achieving goals and objectives focusing on quality, cost, value, timing, and compliance.

Would you like to work in an international environment where you'll make a difference every day? At Permobil, we're looking for game-changers to join us as we innovate for individuals and develop the world's most advanced assistive solutions.

Key Tasks:

* ​Create strategies to support business requirements across sites.
* ​Handle all IP queries and issues relating to specific procurement processes and procedures.
* ​Deliver value to the organization through developing RFx documents, evaluating supplier proposals (scope, cost, timing, resource modeling, risk, etc.), supplier recommendation and qualification to ensure project success.
* ​Liaise closely with the end-users in determining their requirements to provide early input into the sourcing process.
* ​Review system reports, addressing potential conflicts and/or misinformation.
* ​Develop and implement recommendations for improved efficiency (e.g. continuous process improvement).

Qualifications

* ​University degree in supply chain, purchasing, finance, statistics, business administration or equivalent.
* ​A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated performance in technical competencies of indirect purchasing, finance, business analysis and/or analytics.
* ​Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel with the ability to analyze large sums of data. Experience with Visual Basic and/or Macro coding preferred.
* ​Performing complex financial, statistical, and comparative and management analyses.
* Build and maintain strong relationships based on trust, credibility, clear expectations, and open communication both written and verbal.

You are fluent in Swedish and English both in spoken and written

Information

Please apply via our career page no later than february 5th. We will conduct selection continuously so send us your application today!

For more information about the position, please contact Director of Global Indirect Sourcing, Rick Flucas, rick.flucas@permobil.com

For information about the recruitment process please contact HR Business Partner, Karin Frisendahl Karin.frisendhal@jeffersonwells.se or Alexandra Åkermark Köhn alexandra.kohn@jeffersonwells.se ​

More about Permobil

Permobil founder Dr. Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced rehabilitation technology, passionate about better understanding our users' needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. Today, those solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.

Permobil is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB, and is headquartered in Sweden. Permobil has 1600 team members in more than 15 countries around the world. For more information regarding the company's storied history and complete product line, visit permobil.com.

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