Strategic Category Buyer in Stockholm

Job description
Are you a sourcing professional who would like to work with Industry 4.0 and smart connected industry? Randstad Engineering is now recruiting a consultant who will work as Strategic Category Buyer positioned at our client in Stockholm.

Randstad Engineering is specialized in competences within engineering. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Engineering, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Responsibilities
As a Strategic Sourcing Category Buyer you will be a member of the global, category managed, sourcing team, responsible for the supplier selection process and to manage, develop and optimize the QDCP-values (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Product development) for all suppliers delivering to our plants and central warehouse. This is a key role to secure performance from our external suppliers to reach internal targets and our customers’ requirements.

This role will provide you with an international setting, an extensive cross functional network, leading edge technologies and great outlooks for your future growth with us.

Your main responsibilities are:
Manage the supplier selection process with a cross functional mindset
Evaluate, negotiate, sign agreements and maintain the sourcing parameters
Supplier Relationship Management process – lead the cross functional team to optimize and improve Quality, Delivery, Cost and product development
Drive cost improvement activities in cooperation with our contract-manufacturing partners and the R&D department to optimize product life cycle cost and safeguard cost-engineering plans.
Support change management of supplied parts
Define supplier and category strategy and plans


Qualifications
As an ideal candidate you have at least a few years of experience from strategic sourcing, knowledge of the category management concept and preferably from technology companies.

You have a solid economical knowledge specialized for commercial company relationships and transactions. Good knowledge of quality, LEAN and logistic processes is an advantage. Good knowledge of various Manufacturing Processes and SAP is an asset. Given the nature of the role and our business area, you also need a solid technical interest, a commercial mindset and a positive attitude.

The successful candidate must be fluent in English, both written and spoken form. University or College degree from a technical field (mechanical engineer is an asset) or similar experience.

You are a natural communicator and networker who easily creates trust & long-term relationships, internal and external. Other than that, you have an inner drive and the ability to take action and ownership of the tasks at hand. Your are always maintaining focus on results and with the know-how to deliver value to our company.

Application
2022-03-06, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible. For more information: Malin Tossavainen, malin.tossavainen@randstad.se Consultant Manager 

About the company
Randstad Engineering specializes in the field of technology and is part of Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are an engineer. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!