Strategic Purchaser within Inbound Logistics

Do you want to work in a dynamic and international business environment? We are now looking for a Strategic Purchaser, or as we call it at Scania; Sourcing Manager, within Inbound Logistics.

If you possess the skills to create long-term commercial strategies, deliver on your short-term targets, and are an experienced business professional, then joining our Logistics Purchasing team might be something for you. We are now looking for a Sourcing Manager to join the team of Purchasing Logistics being responsible for Inbound transports. This is a great opportunity to get the chance to work in a dynamic and international business environment with awesome colleagues.

Purchasing Logistics consists of 12 team members. We are a diverse team with a broad cultural and professional background as well as a good gender balance.

At Logistics Purchasing we are commercially responsible for all flows going in and out from Scania’s industrial and aftersales operations. Regardless of modality, we take pride in delivering competitive and strategically comprehensive solutions, with a high focus on Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability. The position offers a global environment and your social network will include a variety of people from different cultures.

Your Tasks. 

As Sourcing Manager within Inbound, you will be commercially responsible for the European flows together with three other colleagues. You will participate and contribute to setting the sourcing strategies for Scania in close cooperation with other purchasing colleagues in the TRATON group. Since Scania is growing our global footprint, the logistic network will increase in complexity generating an arena for you to be creative in.

Within your area of responsibility, you will:


• create the tender strategy and negotiate terms and conditions to fulfill them
• balance decisions to optimize Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability
• actively contribute to the overall performance and further development of the team.
• identify potential synergies together with other TRATON brands and execute common sourcing

You will be the main point of contact for internal and external activities in regard to several key carriers, taking care of day-to-day business like tenders, contract management, and supplier development.

Your Profile

We believe that you are passionate about doing business, have a strong commitment, and work well in a collaborative environment with a high degree of diversity. You are professional and creative, see the bigger picture, and strive to find win-win solutions for challenges that you run into.

You evaluate risks/ opportunities in legal frameworks to set negotiation tactics with ease in a variety of commercial situations. You consider and balance short-term and long-term targets while doing so.

We think the position requires a few years of professional experience in commercial roles, project management, or similar. Having worked with logistics or within the automotive sector is seen as an advantage. We mainly use English as business language, hence being fluent in both written and spoken is mandatory. You should be prepared to occasionally travel.

About me

I have worked as a leader and manager at Scania for the last 15 years. My journey consists of manager assignments in Sweden, Asia, and central Europe, and I consider myself to have broad experience leading people with different cultural and professional backgrounds. I have a strong belief in people and their skills, and my leadership is characterized by transparency, diversity, and inclusion. In return, I expect a positive approach to challenges as well as engagement and involvement from my team members to ensure that we achieve our objectives and further develop our team.

If this job description matches your profile, we look forward to your application.

Application

Apply no later than 2023-04-17. Your application should include a cover letter and CV.

A background check might be conducted for this position.