Sourcing Manager - Cab Interior Commodity

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

Scania is looking for an experienced purchaser to join our Purchasing Cab Interior Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work where technology and innovation meet, in one of the most dynamic and successful transport companies in the world.

Scania Purchasing buys products and services for all of Scania’s units worldwide. Our global purchasing organization is based in Södertälje, Sweden, and has around 700 employees around the world.

Job Description

You will be responsible for challenging, developing, and optimizing Scania’s global supplier base in your specific product range. Your main task will be creating strategic plans and activities to improve the quality, delivery precision, and total cost of your segment, in cooperation with our commodity and project teams within the plastic segment.

You will negotiate commercial agreements, actively developing existing and future suppliers in keeping with Scania’s high standards. You will work closely with purchasing colleagues throughout the Volkswagen Group, with quality managers, production, and design.

Your profile

You have a strong commercial interest and are passionate about doing business. You are a graduate engineer or industrial economist with at least 3 years of professional experience as a purchaser. Or, you have similar experience from working in commercial or production engineering.

We’re looking for candidates who are professional, creative, flexible, results-oriented, and can work with several tasks at the same time. You will work with many contacts at different levels internally and externally, so good negotiation, communication, and cooperation skills are important. You’re analytical, can work independently but in a structural way, enjoy taking the lead on the solution of problems, enjoy a fast tempo, can work well with tough deadlines, and can create strategic, comprehensive solutions to achieve agreed objectives. 

The role involves a large international network, so you will need to be proficient in both written and spoken English. 

We offer

We offer an interesting and challenging job, with plenty of scope for new ideas. Scania’s culture is characterized by openness, diversity, and respect for the individual. Our people are our most important resource, so we invest in employee training. We will give you the opportunity to develop your skills so you can grow with us.

If you want to be a part of a team where the employees are loyal to Scania and proud to represent our company, you will make a perfect fit.

Further information

For questions please contact Carolina Brancalion, Commodity Manager - carolina.brancalion@scania.com

Application

Your application should include a CV, a cover letter, and copies of any relevant certificates. Selections and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis throughout and after the application period. Please apply as soon as possible and no later than August 09th. 


Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.