Strategic Purchaser

Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB is a medical device company and the world leader within bone anchored hearing solutions.Its head office is based in Gothenburg.Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB is part of Cochlear Ltd, an Australian-based company which is a world leader within hearing implants employing over 2,200 people worldwide.Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB, situated in Mölnlycke, employs about 200 people.Visit www.cochlear.com to learn more about Cochlear and how our products Baha and Vistafix improve the quality of life for people all over the world. Do you wish to work in a successful international company within the medical device industry?Are you an experienced Strategic Buyer?If so - welcome to join the Strategic Purchasing department at Cochlear BAS where your main tasks will be to: -Manage the purchasing development cycle for CBAS projects for those suppliers and components / products / services within its commodity.-Develop and implement proposals, strategies, initiatives, contracts for its commodity and suppliers.-Participate and lead cross functional teams that deliver strategic guidance and governance.-Sourcing for new and alternative goods and services.-Responsible for negotiating agreements to ensure risks are mitigated and business objectives are satisfied.-Maintenance of a comprehensive, commodity based, sourcing database.-Liaise with the SQE (Supplier Quality Engineer) in respect of supplier reviews and audits and manage the quality performance of the suppliers.-Responsible for new suppliers through assessments and a RFQ process and manage the supplier qualification process, including facilitation of PPAP (Production Part Approval Process).-Supporting Phase In/Out for new/old components in cooperation with buyer, logistic dep., supplier, project leaders and coordinators.-Be responsible for ensuring procurement master data accuracy in the business system, Oracle, and the document handling system, DocApplication, for its commodity and suppliers.We are looking for you who have an Academic exam corresponding Master level in Engineering or Finance and with at least 5 years of work experience in strategic sourcing and purchasing.You can demonstrate experience in building commercial relationships and negotiating terms and you have extensive knowledge and competence of procurement processes and tools.Experience from a purchasing department in a larger group or company is a great advantage as well as knowledge of quality and regulatory systems for medical device companies and/or production of sterile goods.You are result oriented with analytical thinking and ability to break down problems.You are also customer service oriented with good communication skills and fluent in spoken and written English and Swedish.Knowledge of ERP and document handling system use in procurement (e.g.Oracle, SAP, DocApp, Windchill) is an advantage.Welcome to apply for this position at www.proffice.se latest January 16th.