Plastic Category Buyer

Thule Group is world leader in products that make it easy to bring along the things you care for – easily, securely and in style – when living an active life. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified. we offer products within Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter equipment by car), Packs, Bags & Luggage (e.g. computer and camera bags, luggage and hiking backpacks), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for motorhomes and caravans) and Active with Kids (bike trailers, strollers and child bike seats).


Thule Group has approximately 2,300 employees at 9 production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. Its products are sold in more than 140 markets and sales in 2018 amounted to SEK 6.5 billion. www.thulegroup.com




Plastic Category Buyer

Do you share our passion for an active lifestyle? The position as Plastic Category Buyer at Thule Group gives you an opportunity to work with a great team of people and play an important role in the making of great products that inspires to live an active life.

About the position:
As our new Plastic Category Buyer you will be part of our category core team with the overall purpose to improve the plastic supplier base and performance.

You will be responsible for our plastic raw material and prototype suppliers and as such drive supplier development and KPI performance covering quality, delivery performance, sustainability and cost development. The role includes driving commercial negotiations and agreement settlements with suppliers in alignment with our category purchasing and in collaboration with Category Manager. You will work closely with our Global Product Development Organization on new product development projects to secure alignment on the selection of new plastic raw materials. You will both feed and challenge the development projects with new technology- & material innovation opportunities from our supplier base. You will furthermore be responsible for securing a proper plastic tool maintenance in cooperation  with our plastic suppliers and internal stakeholders.

The position is placed in Hillerstorp and you will be reporting to our Global Category Manager, Plastic Lasse Andersson.


Your profile:

To be successful in this role you have experience and proven success from operational and/or tactical sourcing in an international environment. Our ideal candidate for this position is a self-motivated and results oriented person with strong negotiating and decision making skills. Your ability to easily communicate and cooperate t as well as analyzing data are other appreciated ingredients in your personal profile. We expect you to have an academic degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Business Administration and would prefer if you have a good supplier market knowledge within the plastic industry as well as a good technical understanding of plastic materials and production processes.

We believe in strong team work both within your own team but also across teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.


Application:

If you believe you would enjoy working in such an environment and feel that the professional tasks will be challenging, please submit your application no later than March 31st.

For information about the position please contact Lasse Andersson, recruiting manager, and for information about the recruitment process please contact Anna Petersson, HR - 0370-25500.

We look forward to your application!