Purchasing Manager – Commodity Structure and Maintenance

General Purchasing is looking for a new member to an open climate where inclusiveness and team spirit are high on our agenda.  


As the Purchasing Manager for Commodity Structure and Maintenance you will be heading a diverse, skilled and dedicated team of engaged purchasers. Your role will be key in the future success for the Commodity and the Department.

You and your team work together with Scania CV and Scania Industrial Maintenance to fulfil the needs in the current business and at the same time developing and executing segment and supplier strategies in order to support Scania on the journey in to the future to “Drive the Shift”.  With a balanced TQDCS (Technology, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Sustainability) in mind and a long term perspective, the team secures the right capacity and structure for Scania and for their respective segments. Your focus is to create the prerequisites and coach your team in day-to-day challenges to succeed in an evolving and complex environment.

With solid integrity you will be a representative within Purchasing, Scania, Traton and VW at various occasions and in a global environment.

The team

We have a great team spirit and believe in a climate where you can be yourself and where skill capture is in focus. For us, it comes natural to treat each other equally and with full respect.

As the Purchasing Manager for Commodity Structure and Maintenance you are also having the important role as a participant of a management team. Trust, team spirit, open climate and inclusiveness are all expected and a given and also adding on that we have a lot of fun. This giving you a great platform as a manager to further develop yourself.

The Scania Purchasing office is located in Södertälje, with a modern activity-based office landscape and the possibility to work from home some days of the week, thanks to the up-to-date remote work system.

Your profile

Most important of all, you excel in a role where you get to empower people to grow. You have a true passion for people and business and you want to turn this passion into actions. Leading and driving change motivates you to constantly challenge the way we are working and strive to improve your way of leading yourself and others. As a leader you communicate expectations and know that feedback is crucial in driving the development of both team and individual.


• Academic degree and relevant work/leadership experience, experience of purchasing or related areas is a clear advantage.
• Positive, proactive, structured, flexible, takes own initiatives, are able to handle multiple open cases and have good leadership skills.
• Are respectful as well as having your own opinion and dare to express it.
• Keen on sharing experience, know-how and support to further develop the entire community
• Ability to collaborate, build trust and to be clear in your communication with others since your work includes interactions at different levels within the organization and the Group
• High level of integrity and good judgment and work according to the Scania values and leadership principles.
• You are proficient in written and spoken English and Swedish.

For more information please contact recruiting manager:

Lars Bäcklund, Vice President, General Purchasing at lars.backlund@scania.com or current Manager for SAQ Kristian Skillstedt kristian.skillstedt@scania.com

Warm welcome with your application!
Your application should include a CV and a cover letter. Selections and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis throughout the application period. Please apply as soon as possible and no later than 2023-04-02.