Project Sourcing Manager

At Permobil we see ability. Our purpose is to make the lives of people living with disabilities more enriching. This commitment drove our founders to pursue their dreams of providing a better life for the physically challenged. It now drives us to push the boundaries of design and technology in pursuit of innovations that help improve the quality of life for our users. Thanks to this, our solutions are known around the world as being best-in-class. As a member of Permobil, you make this happen. Your role is important in changing somebody’s life for the better, every day.

Permobil Group is owned by Investor AB and the global leader in Advanced Rehab Technology. We are present in more than 70 countries with 1 600 employees and have an annual turnover of more than SEK 4 billion.

Our major brands are Permobil, TiLite, ROHO, SmartDrive and Comfort Company, with more to come. The company culture, leading market positions, financial stability as well as relationship with users and capability to innovate makes a strong platform for continued profitable growth.

Together we help millions of people around the world. Together we are leading change. Together we see ability.

We are looking to appoint a talented and experienced Sourcing professional who wants global exposure within a dynamic, fast paced and user-oriented environment. You will have an appetite for change and innovation, and bring an ambitious, motivated approach to our already high performing team. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will play an important role in supporting the development and delivery of new products within Permobil.

Duties
As Project Sourcing Manager at Permobil you will work in an organization responsible for project sourcing activities. Your key focus will be on our Power wheelchair product portfolio, which represent the largest business unit within Permobil. The responsibility for the Project Sourcing Manager is to coordinate, lead and execute the sourcing activities towards our global supplier base in Permobil product development projects and assignments.

Apart from traditional sourcing activities, inquiries, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, you will be engaged in supplier collaboration of various sizes making sure that the deliverables are in focus at all time with all stakeholders involved. As this role has a focus towards Electronics, you will also be an integral part of the Electronics category team established to ensure we are managing the relations to our supplier base to support Permobil ambitions and you will be responsible for selected suppliers within the Electronics category.

Your key targets in this role will be to secure time to market promises for new and changed products as well as sharp cost awareness. You will be monitoring and maintaining the long-term performance of suppliers within your responsibility and concepts within the areas of total cost of ownership, clean sheet sourcing and category management, are all well known to you. Furthermore, you will be part of a team driving alignment in global sourcing processes, methods, and tools throughout Permobil Group.

Qualifications
We believe that you have a university degree within supply chain, engineering or equivalent education along with a portion of work experience from Sourcing, Product development, Purchasing, Procurement, Project purchasing or similar positions.

You need knowledge in business analysis, business negotiations, Lean concept and production. You are quality concerned - regarding both products and processes.

You are used work in multiple projects, have a logical as well as an analytical way of thinking. We expect you to have good relationship management and communication skills as most of the work is cross-functional and international.

To be successful in this position we believe that you are motivated by challenges and have the ability to push through obstacles and find opportunities.

In this role you will get the opportunity to work in a truly international environment, a growing business and making a difference for people redefining ability.

Information
For further information on the position, please contact Fredrik Åström, Director Power Product Sourcing, phone; +46 70 273 01 93.

For information about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter for this position; Alexandra Köhn, alexandra.kohn@jeffersonwells.se, +46 70 287 39 30

The position is held at one of our offices in Kista or Timrå and will include travelling. Please enter your application no later than January 24th, 2021.