International Assignment China, Manager Purchasing Office in Beijing

Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport, and of industrial and marine engines. A growing part of the business consists of maintenance and service, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Scania also offers financial services. Scania operates in about one hundred countries and has 42,000 employees. Research and development activities are concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and South America, with facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. In 2014, invoiced sales totalled SEK 92.1 billion and net income after tax amounted to SEK 6 billion. Scania press releases are available at www.scania.com

International Assignment China, Manager Purchasing Office in Beijing

The Purchasing office in China is located at Audi premises in Beijing and organised by Scania China. The office constitutes of seven team members; five purchasers and two quality engineers. Since the office is one of the co-operation activities run together with MAN, one of the purchasers is employed by MAN.

As the contract of our current Purchasing Manager is ending we are now looking for his successor to take the overall responsibility of the Purchasing department.

Work description
As Purchasing Manager you will develop a strategic supply base that will enable the Asia region to benefit and to achieve its objectives through the responsible sourcing of goods and services. You are creative and have a high ability to cooperate with other functions at Scania, MAN & VW, by explore and challenge our supply base and way of working. You will be stationed at the office in Beijing for a contract period of two or three years and you will have a unique opportunity to understand both Scania and MAN business as well as our Asian suppliers. You will demonstrate leadership throughout the supply chain so that our suppliers are clear on how they can exceed our expectations in a manner that engenders mutual success.

The work content is divided into two parts - commercial activities and process development. Commercial activities include negotiations and supplier selection, as well as supplier quality, service and cost development that deliver value added to the bottom line. The process development includes the development and the education in all purchasing objectives, policies and processes.

Within the purchasing team there are five experienced Sourcing Managers from both Scania and MAN and two Supplier Quality Assurance engineers (SQA). As Purchasing Manager you report directly to the Director of Projects & Regions within Scania Purchasing, Södertälje and Head of International Purchasing within MAN Purchasing, Munich. You will also have a reporting role to the Managing Director of Scania China and to the Head of Purchasing, Volkswagen Group China

Your profile
Your leadership skills and your ability to create confidence and trust among your internal customers and colleagues are vital, since you will manage and develop a team of Sourcing Managers and Quality Engineers as well as lead a change process and implement new methods and principles. The position also sets high demands of self motivation and powers of initiative.

The position also requires capabilities in establishing a good contact network within MAN Purchasing, Munich, since you will also represent MAN in this role.

We believe you have a University degree and a solid experience from working in a purchasing background, preferably in a managerial position. You should have the ability to gather and analyse data and to present decision choices accurately and concisely to senior management. Fluency in English is a must and knowledge in German a plus.

For further information
Please contact Mikael Åbrink (Director Projects & Regions), tel. +46 706 442 192, Anders Williamsson (Senior Vice President), tel. +46 46 703 142 975 or Georg von Massenbach (Head of International Purchasing), tel. +49 891 580 634 51.