Sourcing Manager SACB - Truck Superstructure & Bus Bodies

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.
Take this opportunity and join our fantastic team. With us, you will focus on continuous improvements to supply premium products to our end customers. This is an exciting next job if you are searching for the best of two worlds, commercialism with technical aspects and working in an international company driving the shift for a sustainable future.
Commercial Operations within purchasing was established to accelerate the integration of purchasing activities within Scania´s worldwide sales and service organisation.
The tasks ahead of us is ambitious with tough goals of lead time reductions, savings and value creation to be achieved by bundling volumes, standardization between different countries, synergise between Scania product and supplier product and at the same time improving service to our customers. We are now looking for a Sourcing Manager to join our Central team in Södertälje.
The team
We are a great team with a broad experience and we take proud in making every day count and at the same time having a good time. We all have our own responsibilities to drive, but the key for us is to always support and learn from each other.
How we work: Our work environment is dynamic and entrepreneurial and we proudly work to impact the result of Scania’s long-term business and profitability – by challenging the what, how, and when of our business in order to deliver lead time reductions, savings, and value creation in a sustainable way. If you are excited to support us in this – we would like to welcome you to our team.
What we do: We secure the Scania brand by upholding mandatory requirements within Technology, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Sustainability areas in cooperation with our suppliers. We offer support to cross functional interfaces and our global CO network, on site or remotely, by building, securing and coordinating the relationship with our appointed central suppliers and partners.
The work involves setting segment strategies, negotiations, bundling volumes, standardizing between different countries, finding synergies between Scania products and supplier products, and at the same time improving service to our customers. In short, we are responsible for the global suppliers utilized by our Business Units and workshops throughout the Scania world, our central supply of aftermarket parts, and special orders in our chassis production.
Who we are: We are a section within Global Purchasing working with Truck Superstructure & Customization. We are running a variety of segments with different challenges, but always helping each other to reach the overall results together. We look forward to learning new things from you and sharing our experiences in return.
Your Role:
Working as a strategic purchaser you will be responsible for the development and implementation of purchasing activities throughout Scania and our Business Units. Truck Superstructure, the interesting procurement area that you will be working with has large potential in many aspects and high attention of progress. To clarify – Truck Superstructure is the body build onto the chassis to give the truck its function e.g. a box, a tipper, a crane or a refuse collector.
You will set your sourcing activities together with your internal customers, by analyzing data and having a close dialogue with purchasers in the Commercial Operations network in order to understand what is needed and where most leverage can be found.
You will negotiate commercial agreements and prices, run tenders and also be responsible for supplier quality, capacity issues, service and cost development. You will also be part of challenging and developing the way Scania works with the superstructure in the supply chain.
In this job, you will work cross-functionally with for example quality and cost engineers, technical experts and representatives from the sales organization.
Your profile
We are looking for a team player who has a high level of self-motivation. You take initiative, start activities and achieve results. You also like to be service-minded and enjoy varied tasks. Another important quality for achieving success in this role is the ability to develop and maintain a broad network of contacts, why you need to be fluent in both written and spoken English. Swedish is meritorious since several large suppliers are located in Sweden.
You have a few years of purchasing experience. A university degree is also an advantage. The work requires traveling to some extent. If you think you fit this description and like the idea of joining a commercial and international environment with great opportunities for professional development, then we would love to hear from you!
Who am I as a leader?
I am driven by Scania’s long-term mission and focus on ensuring that we all are working in the same direction and in a respectful way. Results are important to me as well as the methodology used to reach our targets, and we always act in accordance with our core values at Scania. I believe that in order to succeed you must feel that you are in the right position and choose to impact your day.
For more information
Please contact Ola Deilert, Purchasing Manager at ola.deilert@scania.com.
Good for you to know about the recruitment process
Selection, interviews and tests may take place continuously during the recruitment process, so please submit your application, including CV and cover letter today, but no later than 2024-01-21. For your information, we may perform a background check for this position.