Purchasing Manager- Site Perstorp

Your direct reporting line will be to the Global Procurement Director, placed in the Global Procurement & Outsourcing organization in Malmö. However you will be fully dedicated to procurement at Site Perstorp and in that role report with a dotted line to the Site Manager. The position-holder will have two direct reports. The position will be placed in Perstorp.

You will be responsible for;

- Actively participate in and push safety and improvement work at the purchasing department on site.
- Lead and develop staff and skills in the purchasing department
- Lead and develop the purchasing activities and processes in the daily operations as well as developing this with a long term perspective in mind
- Responsible for the development of operational plan, budget, government relations, reporting etc.
- Actively develop and maintain suppliers
- Performing risk assessments on potential and existing contracts and agreements.
- Identify and capture efficiency and cost savings and working capital improvements
- Act as gatekeeper for all supplier and products entering the site to ensure right price, quality and just in time.
- Enforce that global procurement processes are implemented and upheld at site.
- Represent the site in Perstorp’s procurement network and represent Procurement in site Management team


The successful candidate possesses a;

- University education or equivalent and years of experience in procurement management
- Modern leadership style with high degree of inclusion and openness
- Training in labour management, labour law, health and safety
- Training in the management system and relevant IT systems
- Expertise in ERP system SAP
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Swedish


As a person you need to be an excellent negotiator and a good communicator, being direct, honest and trained to discuss on all levels in our company. You also need strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a good blend of strategic competence and operational understanding.

To find out more about the role, please contact Global Procurement Director Patrik Nordqvist +46 729 779 659.

For over 130 years, Perstorp has worked to improve the daily lives of millions of people around the world with innovative chemistry. Today we have an annual turnover of 14,9 billion SEK and have 1,350 employees worldwide, in Asia, Europe and North America. Our specialty chemicals make everything from cars to computers, from sails to shoes, lighter, stronger and safer. Every aspect of our corporate culture is infused with our core values of focused innovation, reliability and responsibility.