Project Purchaser

An exciting opportunity to work together with inspiring colleagues making tomorrow a better world - in a company offering great culture and development opportunities.

The project purchaser will have a central role in our development projects securing short time to market, optimal supply chain and best possible cost. All with direct connection to Axis continued growth and bottom line, are you the one we are looking for?

Who is your future team?
Project Sourcing is a team of skilled and dedicated professionals that greatly contribute to our company's and each other's success! We work with a high sense of individual responsibility and continuously use our team strength by supporting each other and finding improved common ways of working. Always with an inclusive team spirit and solid believe in our personal potential.

What you'll do here as Project Purchaser:
The project purchaser is responsible for supporting new product development projects regarding sourcing related tasks, from concept phase until hand over for volume production. Working as buyer you will have a wide network of contacts internally across Axis and externally with suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Even though focusing on sourcing and procurement related tasks, you will grow your knowledge in many other areas when co-operating with other departments as they have vital input to the decisions you will take together with the projects.

Typical responsibilities include:

* Evaluate quotes, negotiate, and select suppliers together with the projects and stakeholders.
* Review and analyze BOM (Bill of Material) in term of costs, lead times and risk to review if best possible components are selected.
* Order placement and follow up towards suppliers to support the project time plan.
* Close collaboration with contract manufacturing partners to ensure all components and materials are secured for prototype builds and production ramp up.
* Cooperation with other departments as R&D, Sourcing, Industrial Lead, Supply and Quality during development phase.
* When taking in new suppliers, work together with commodity managers to make sure the supplier is approved according to Axis standards.
* Enter and maintain component and supplier information in business system.
* The position requires approximately 5-10 days of travelling a year.

Who are we looking for/Who are you?
We believe that you are a relationship builder who enjoys working together in teams and like taking initiative. You are analytical, well-structured and result oriented with a keen interest in the business. We also believe that you are a service minded individual with an open mind, like to co-operate with people and have strong drive to make an impact.

A positive attitude with focus on finding solutions and how you personally can contribute to them is highly beneficial in the role. It is also important that you strive in a high pace environment managing both short- and long-term tasks.

In addition, we'd love to hear that you have some, or a combination, of the skills and experiences below

* A degree in Industrial Economy, Business, Supply Chain Management or similar
* Technical or market knowledge about electronics and mechanical components
* About 2 years of purchasing experience, or other relevant work experience during studies if newly graduated
* Excellent MS Office skills, comfortable working in ERP or other IT-systems.
* Experience and understanding of different cultures through-out the world.
* Excellent skills in English and intermediate in Swedish

What Axis have to offer:
In exchange for your dedication Axis can offer you an innovative and global organization with an environment where you can develop both as a professional and as an individual. You will have a great opportunity to make a difference to our business.

Ready to Act?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, send in your application or call to find out more about the position from our Sourcing Manager Project Sourcing, Robert Persson at +46 46 272 3019. Process and selection may occur ongoing, so please don't wait for final posting date.