Operational Buyer - Gothenburg

Operational Buyer - Gothenburg

Organization
Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. Our products enhance the driving experience, making it safer, more comfortable and sustainable. The company, with total revenues of approximately one billion Euros, is headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway and has more than 10.000 employees in 20 countries worldwide.

The KA Purchasing organization is responsible for direct and indirect material spend throughout KA globally. We are a centralized function, supporting our R & D and production organizations within the Business Areas. In Purchasing Fluid Transfer Systems, we are approximately 15 people with various roles. In our European Purchasing Team the Operational Buyers are responsible for the daily management of our supply base.The Operational Buyer is an important role within the cross functional team in Fluid Transfer Systems and within the Purchasing organization.


Job profile
. The role of an Operational Buyer is to manage and monitor all operational supplier issues of their responsible plant(s) in line with Group Purchasing policy, the initial focus of this role will be to support our Epila plant in Spain, however responsibilities may change
. Monitors cost and quality development of direct material and ensures high performance through benchmarking, VAVE and product improvement projects (PIP).
. Member in PIP team from purchasing
. Support implementation of approved resourcing cases in a timely manner.
. Negotiate with suppliers in coordination with the Commodity Buyer for keeping optimal cost level (considering inventory level, batch size, delivery terms, piece price etc)
. Translates business needs of the plant into requirements as input to the Commodity Strategies and BA Purchase Strategy.
. Communicate with commodity teams in case of important commercial changes (volume, price increases or other suppliers' requests that make influence the KPI's performance).
. Manage and develop the local supplier base.
. Prevent and manage supplier delivery disruptions after escalation from logistics
. Handle Purchasing administration on ERP, issue and manage the PO (including intercompany), handle blocked invoices
. Prepare/coordinate and distribute the plant annual purchasing budget and its updates for rolling forecasts
. Prepare and provide commodity and project buyers with requested data
. Report KPI data needed for the monthly reporting


Candidate profile
. Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within automotive, preferable purchasing area
. Proven negotiation skills, good communication skills and easy to connect with other people
. Team player with a strong drive and a positive attitude
. Well-organized and able to work in a structured way, both independently and in a team
. Committed, self-starting, taking responsibility, high focus and interest to improve the day-to-day work
. Solution and result driven approach, capable to prioritize and flexible in finding solutions
. Interest and ability in developing product knowledge
. Self-going, responsibility taking and committed with an interest to improve the day-to-day work
. Fluent in Spanish and English (oral and written)
. Good computer skills including MS Office, strong in Excel. SAP experience is desirable
. Ability to travel internationally as part of role function


The position requires a lot of interaction with the different roles in the Purchasing and BA organization as well as externally. The position is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.


For any questions or information, please contact:
Karl-Michael Jäger - European Purchasing Manager
Email: Karl-Michael.Jager@ka-group.com
Mobile: +46 722 005439