Strategic Purchaser

Strategic Purchaser – Direct Material – to ASSA ABLOY Scandinavia

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Are you passionate about technology and Business? Do you want to have an important role in a strong region with interesting products that help people feel safe and secure? The Strategic Procurement department is looking for you, an experienced Strategic Purchaser, ready to drive efficiency and grow with us.

About the role

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solution Scandinavia is offering a broad and inspiring role as a Strategic Purchaser for Direct Materials. The strategic procurement department is organized in category streams; This means you will have an end-to-end sourcing responsibility for your category that extends throughout the Scandinavian region. The work takes place in close collaboration with EMEA's sourcing teams and with other functions within Scandinavia, mainly Material Management, Quality, R&D and Product Management.

As a Direct Purchaser you will also play an important role regarding the development and implementation of our processes and policies. This role can be located in Eskilstuna, Mölnlycke, Herlev, Stockholm or Ski. The role will include:

Deliver results on a number of purchasing KPIs for your category
Develop strategy and action plans to achieve goals in your own category
End-to-end optimization of suppliers and supply chain
Take an active role as procurement representative in development projects
Actively support Supply Chain and Quality department upon escalation





About you

We are looking for a true team player with belief that the best results are achieved together. As a person you are a self-starter, with a strong can-do attitude and great communications skills. You are genuinely passionate about procurement and technology. You can navigate comfortably in cross functional teams, inspire and collaborate as well as organize your work and administration on your own. We think you have excellent skills in purchasing tools and practices.

Has a BSc in Business Administration or Engineering Degree or equivalent education level
Has 5-8 years’ experience in a similar role
Preferably has experience in electronics / electromechanics
You have an analytical and strategic mindset and you like to do business
Is prepared to travel as required
You are fluent in one Scandinavian language as well as English


Welcome to join a competent and fantastic team with great cooperation and be a part of our fantastic journey at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solution #TogetherWe

We look forward receiving your application

We are working on this assignment with the Skills Rekrytering recruitment agency. Apply as soon as possible as interviews take place on an ongoing basis and no later than 1 February 2022. Please contact Joon Fröberg at Skills Rekrytering on +46 (0)70- 616 00 79 if you have any questions about this position.

About ASSA ABLOY
Every day we help billions of people from all around the world feel safe, secure, and experience a more open world. It’s our 49,000 people in 70 different countries who make this happen. We are proud to be a dynamic and inclusive organization. We are the global leader in access solutions, and our innovations enable safe, secure, and convenient access to physical and digital places.

We are looking for candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. As a part of our people development strategy, we encourage both internal and external applicants! Apply today!

Let´s create a safer and more open world together.

For more information visit us on www.assaabloyopeningsolutions.se