Strategic Purchaser

Strategic Purchaser, Saab Surveillance

Our business is growing, and we are continuously looking for experienced Strategic Purchasers to strengthen our Procurement organization. Are you a team player able to evaluate, negotiate and communicate with both internal and external stakeholders in order to develop an effective supplier base, then you might be the one we are looking for.

Your role

As a Strategic Purchaser, you will be driving the strategic agenda in relation to key suppliers and cutting-edge technology for Saab Surveillance's products. You will have an account responsibility for strategic suppliers, meaning commercial responsibility to secure optimized business solutions for Saab. You will work closely with production, product management, product design and suppliers to align requirements and find opportunities to add value for Saab in terms of quality, cost and technology. You will also be responsible for supplier performance, supporting the organisation for escalated issues.

Our Strategic Purchasers have an important role in development projects to drive sourcing activities and commercially sound decisions within each project. Your responsibilities are to focus on long-term cost activities, set up supplier agreements, and continuously govern and improve cooperation with our suppliers.

In this role you might also be assigned to specific projects, such as strategic make-buy decisions or localisation of supply chain in strategic countries.

Your profile

We are looking for you who have a strong business understanding and acumen, with a drive to improve and challenge our business with a commercial and analytical approach. You have the ability to think and act strategically and independently to reach our targets. Since your success is highly dependent on the close cooperation with internal stakeholders and suppliers, we also believe that you are a true team player and great communicator.

Further we believe that you have:

* Ability to develop agreements to support commercial intent
* Proven ability in driving effective supplier relations
* Orientated in management systems, Code of Conduct, ERP systems
* Legal and Commercial experience
* Experience of process- and project driven environment
* Excellent skills in spoken and written English and Swedish

It is also beneficial if you have:

* An interest in a technical driven culture
* Knowledge from Lean, Six Sigma, 5S etc is a good merit

In this role you will also travel between the different Saab sites in Gothenburg, Huskvarna, Järfälla and Arboga to meet colleagues and stakeholders internally, as well as to suppliers globally. Therefore, we also like you to have a driving license B.

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

What you will be a part of

You will be part of a sourcing team committed to improvement and find additional value for Saab. You will be central figure within the organization, working closely with the business units, product development, production and external parties. You will get a leadership that provides sufficient support with clear goals and expectations. We are looking forwards to welcome you to a growing, openminded team with a great sense of energy that we also believe matches your profile.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 19,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world. Read more about us here.

Business area Surveillance offers world-leading technology for monitoring and decision support to protect against threats. The portfolio covers radar systems, electronic warfare, combat systems as well as safety and security solutions.

Observe that you can send us your application in either Swedish or English.

If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here

Saab is a company with a strong people-orientation. We offer a friendly work environment where we support and help each other to be at our best. Continuous learning, career & talent development and employee well-being are examples of areas where we always put the strongest effort to offer great opportunities.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.