Purchasing Manager

At Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and division Rock Tools, we’re currently making changes to enable easier collaboration, synergies, and smoother ways of working. We deliver advanced products and solutions for the mining and construction industries – serving customers across all continents. Keeping up with our visions, culture and values we drive important shifts and advance the world through engineering – and we aim for nothing but excellence in all our operations.
We’re now looking for a Purchasing Manager for our production unit in Sandviken. Someone with an analytical mindset, innovative approach and a passion for business and logistics. Are you a true networker with a visionary and agile approach, who’s eager to inspire development and lift our performance even higher? We’re proud to offer you a workplace where personal development and work-life balance are considered keys to success. Welcome to join our exciting organization!
About the job
In this position, you’re responsible for the purchasing department and its process development, where you ensure that both direct and indirect material suppliers deliver according to our forecast, quality and environmental requirements. You also have the responsibility for our supplier development where you ensure that the department suggests and implements improvements aligned with our business needs and strategy as well as legal requirements. You work closely with the Sourcing department regarding contract negotiations and strategic tasks. You also work closely with the planning and production team. Participating in the SAP rollout, you contribute with your valuable process and purchasing knowledge.
The location for this position is Sandviken.
About you
We’re looking for someone with a relevant university degree combined with extensive work experience within the field of purchasing. As we operate in a global setting, excellent written and verbal skills in English are required, and it’s beneficial if you have knowledge in Swedish.
As well as your background is essential, we’re equally passionate about your personality. This position calls for excellent leadership skills and the ability to set and work towards clear goals. You’re a motivating leader and a well-developed communicator, inspiring your team to great results. With your strategic, analytical, and holistic view, you respond timely to business requirements and build genuine and long-lasting relationships with both internal and external partners.
At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background leads to a better environment for our employees, our business and our customers. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Application
Send your application no later than March 17, 2022. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0038250).
As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. Shortly after the last application date, you’ll therefore be asked to take a personality and logic ability test.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Frida Edler, recruiting manager, +46 (0)70 285 86 61
Union contacts - Sweden
Per Hedman, Unionen, +46 (0)26 26 50 14 
Rickard Andreasson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 26 51 83 
Linda Adamsson, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 26 1 6 01
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 26 14 44.
Recruitment Specialist
Lisbeth Häggström

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