Procurement Manager to GKN ePowertrain Köping

GKN ePowertrain Köping is a center of excellence for AWD-systems (All Wheel Drive) for the automotive industry. Köping is a modern, production-focused manufacturing facility, and the employees provide the company's global customers with market-leading products. Production and product development are performed in Köping. The challenges of the future are met with energy, ingenuity, and perseverance.

We are recruiting a Procurement Manager to lead our Procurement organization. The Procurement Manager is responsible for the procurement organization and its performance. As a Procurement Manager you will lead your team with 5 directly reporting employees, as well as several matrix reporting employees. You will report directly to the plant director.

Your role

As a Procurement Manager you will have the main responsibility for the procurement of quality-assured equipment, articles, goods, and service to competitive prices. You will be the interface between the Plant and the Procurement organization for all Direct and Indirect material related matters, including Supplier Quality.

Besides leading, coaching and developing your team, your key responsibilities will be:         


• Manage all required activities in the plant to achieve Quality, Cost and Delivery targets (QCD) with suppliers.
• Prioritize local resolution of issues but escalate to procurement leadership when needed, including SQ Leaders for supplier-related quality issues.
• Responsible for targeted savings on Direct and Indirect Material at plant level
• Responsible for VaVe performance and product productivity at plant level by acting as change leader, initiating workshops & driving implementation with support of other functions.
• Support the organization in procurement/negotiation queries / Support Programme Procurement activities for local commodities and suppliers
• Ensure transparency, accuracy and timely update of material savings initiatives in alignment with plant controllers/Finance
• Act with integrity and full respect of business ethics. Comply with business unit and company policies, procedures and DOA requirements
• Evaluate make vs buy opportunities
• Support process in case of local sub-contracting

We offer..

An exciting position in an interesting, dynamic, and international work environment. You will be given a key role in the factory management team with a great opportunity to contribute and influence.

Full-time, permanent contract. Start date according to your availability.

About you

Your background covers several years of procurement experience in an industrial environment supplemented by a Master/Bachelor’s Degree in a business or engineering discipline with specialization in international procurement.

To be successful in the role we believe that you are an experienced and effective leader who thrives developing your employees as well as the organization to reach new heights. You communicate with enthusiasm and have the ability to stimulate engagement and motivation.

You are a collaborator who enjoys working in a dynamic and international work environment with many stakeholders and where objectives and priorities shift continuously.

As you will be part of a company that operates on a global arena, proficiency in both Swedish and English is required.

If you have job specific questions, please contact current incumbent Ted Harju. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Mikael Karebo, HR Manager GKN ePowertrain, Köping. 

We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible, but no later than June 11.
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