Senior Purchaser – Sheet Metal Components

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.At Purchasing, we are supporting this journey by making sure we are continuously working with suppliers that are best in class in their field including cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability.

Are you attracted to working in a dynamic, international, and collaborative environment?  Do you like to guide, share your experience and be a mentor to others? Then Sheet Metal Project Purchasing would be a good place for you.

Who we are

We are a group responsible for Sheet Metal Components and we work with all future projects in close collaboration with our cross-functions.  We are a diverse team consisting of nine team members with a mix of ages, gender, and nationalities. We all have our own areas of responsibility but take pride in supporting and challenging each other to find the best solutions for Scania. Forming a climate where competence, as well as opinions, are openly shared is important for us.

We enjoy solving problems within the team and with our cross-functions and always try to find the best solutions for Scania. We feel motivated by delivering on and beyond our commitments and want to be seen as a reliable partner. We strive for a climate where opinions and knowledge is openly shared within the team and learning is continuous.

Responsibilities 

In the role as Senior Purchaser or Senior Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for sourcing Sheet Metal parts belonging to new Projects.  You will play an important role in crucial cross-functional projects within Scania.  You will also get a chance to work closely with colleagues from other brands within Traton like MAN & Navistar, as well as with colleagues across the continent in Brazil, Europe & China.  You will collaborate closely with R&D and other stakeholders to meet our demands for technique, quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability.  Being part of Scania which believes in “Driving the Shift”, we as individuals enjoy working closely with our supplier base to create & maintain a Sustainable Supply Chain.

As a Senior Sourcing Manager, you will also guide and support your colleagues in topics such as: Negotiations, Material Strategy, de-carbonisation of our Supply Chain.

Your profile

You are a person, who has:


• Good experience in Purchasing and you have a good track record both on commercial and technical levels.
• Skill to drive complex technical projects and long-term strategies.
• Passionate about doing business, a strong negotiator, and enjoying learning about technology and the business of the suppliers.
• Ability to think about Continuous Improvements
• Liking to be part of the De-carbonization Journey
• Good communication skills
• Analytical skills, some liking towards analyzing numbers
• Liking to be a mentor to colleagues on the team
• Experience to formulate sourcing strategy along with cross-functional colleagues

To succeed in the role you need to be analytical and structured. You take your own initiative, can act decisively when needed, and have the capacity to handle multiple tasks in parallel. You are good at maintaining relationships and like to represent purchasing internally as well as to suppliers in a professional way. You are self-driven with high integrity and eager to contribute to the development of our team and the purchasing organization. To take on this role we see that you have:


• An academic degree in engineering, business, or similar.
• You also have at least 5+ years of experience in technical or commercial roles within automotive purchasing or other relevant backgrounds.

Me as a manager

My name is Shanmug and I have been working with Scania for 9 years and having different management positions last 7 years. I really enjoy working at Scania and especially with my team which is truly international. As a manager, I believe that people are our greatest assets. I get motivated by developing the team and the team members, as well as finding individual potential.

For more information
Please contact Shanmuganathan, Project Purchasing Manager, Sheet Metal Components, +46 7 359 89 496 or shanmuganathan.e@scania.com

We look forward to receiving your application!
Your application should include a CV and a cover letter giving an explanation of why you want to apply for this position. Please apply as soon as possible and no later than 2023-03-13.