PURCHASER

Scandinavian Airlines System SAS

Purchaser

In the role Purchaser you will work in an inspiring atmosphere surrounded by result-oriented colleagues in a team always striving for highest material availability at lowest possible cost in an exciting industry. As a Purchaser responsible for covering material needs at SAS home bases where material needs to be delivered on-time, at best cost and above all by following applicable authority regulations. This requires purchasing skills and preferably an understanding of aviation regulation, certification need and traceability requirements. Your challenge to work in is ensuring a high material availability at SAS bases upon Production Planning request at the lowest possible total cost in order to meet the airlines needs in accordance with current regulations and processes.

Challenges you will work on

Generate, distribute and continuously follow-up of purchase orders for planned need as well as stock replenishment. When doing this, you will have daily contact with external suppliers as well as internal stakeholders i.e Planning, Production, Engineering and Finance. It is your responsibility to actively choose the most efficient transport and sourcing alternative. In other words, you will take ownership of each order generated within the system until delivery and secure that delivery of material is done according to order requirement.

As a Purchaser at SAS, you will work on:

* Follow up of supplier related data and performance.
* Continuously evaluate and improve processes related to own work duties.
* Participate in relevant and applicable improvement projects.
* Take ownership and deliver on the department's set goals


To be successful in this role, we believe you should have:

* 2-3 years of professional experience
* Post-secondary education (minimum Bachelor or equivalent) within fields Purchasing / Logistic / Supply Chain / Production
* Good analytical skills
* Good understanding of maintenance Operations
* Knowledge of EASA regulations in Part-M and Part-145, desirable
* Good knowledge of quality system related activities
* Knowledge of purchasing/logistic processes at a global level
* Master one of the Scandinavian languages as well as English in both speech and writing
* Competence within MS Office package, mainly Word, Excel and Outlook


As a person you...
... are solution-oriented while following applicable regulations and processes. You have a strong ability to independently take initiatives as well as collaborating with others to improve the business in the best way possible. Furthermore, you have a can-do attitude and easily influence others with your positivity. Apart from this, you also have a strong ability to manage and priortize tasks, even when working towards tight deadlines.

This is how we make your journey at SAS matter

•    Purposeful: We are heading into a future where change is never-ending, and the need to rethink and rebuild is too. A future of conscious thoughts and sustainable innovation. A future we make possible. We fly because the world is moving, and it needs our help to stay in motion. 
•    Flexible: Office, Home, Norway, Copenhagen – wherever you are, Scandinavia is your home and flexibility is at our core
•    Adventurous: We grow by making the world smaller. Discounted airline tickets providing you, your family and friends possibility to travel the world at great prices.
•    Personal: Ingenuity and creativity are central to our work, We offer an opportunity to work on many challenges and initiatives
•    Innovative: The restless pulse of our world offers endless possibilities to develop new customer solutions and new avenues for personal and professional growth. Working at SAS means contributing to and benefiting from a fast-paced, dynamic environment and playing a leading role by transforming aviation.
•    Ownership: Opportunity of bringing initiatives from ideas into end-point delivery

Other of Importance

To be eligible for this position you must be able to pass a security test including a background check and limited travel is to be expected as part of the job.

Applications will be processed continuously and the last day for applications is September 6th.

For questions regarding the recruitment please contact Hiring Manager Karl Byrenius at karl.byrenius@sas.se

We look forward to hearing from you!