Purchasing Coordinator

We are looking for a driven coordinator to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent/bold/passionate purchasing team based in Stockholm.
As Purchasing Coordinator you will be in charge of supporting our Purchasing Team for Northvolt AB and its subsidiaries, collaborating closely with our Strategic Purchasing Managers in Mechanical parts.
The overall mission is to support in planning, organizing, directing and managing the purchasing projects to meet the economic, lead time, quality, capacity targets of the Northvolt projects and important customer targets as well as for you to deep dive into the Battery business/Procurement practice.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Support in planning and organizing the purchasing projects including Sourcing Plan development and validation, vendors selection together with Strategic Purchasing, material testing plan with R&D (for design of experiments), as well as equipment tests and commissioning plan, Design Changes during development and Mass Production phases.
· Monitor and manage the suppliers capacities, quality, economic objectives to achieve targets, with the support of Strategic Purchasing and Supplier Quality especially in case of quality or capacity issues.
· Helping in building Cost Road Maps & achieve customers Targets (Quality, Cost, Time).
· Align internal stakeholders (Business Development, Process Engineering, Cell Design, Automation, Quality, Logistics, Manufacturing, Finance) to timely achieve joint agreements and Cost road maps, joint commitments and shared goals.
· Keep tracking of Milestones, Reviews, Costs. Create and update Reporting Dashboards, aligned with Northvolt Program management principles, Northvolt Quality Management System, and company strategy.
The person we are looking for has a natural talent for building relationships, is structured and never gives up making things happen. You thrive by leading others throughout difficulties and work towards common goals. You are used to a high paced work environment and got good time management skills.
Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.
Skills & Requirements
We believe that you have:
· M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Engineering/Business related fields (recently graduated or close to graduation) with a passion for category management, cost related topic and a strong attention to details.
· Experience after graduation: 0-1 Year
· Excellent English written and oral skills
· Track record of successful achievements
· Flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit, sense of humour and Team spirit
Bonus points for:
· Experience and interest in manufacturing/battery industry
· Strong Technical background (Mechanical/Aerospace)
· Fluency in other languages (Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, German, Italian, French)
· Experience from a multi-cultural/fast paced environment (Exchange program, study abroad, start-up, side hustle)
· Any experience in negotiation and project ownership
Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.