Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Candela’s ultimate purpose is to speed up the transition to fossil fuel-free lakes and oceans. We strive to re-think efficiency in marine transportation to radically push the performance boundaries of electric boats and ships.

By combining sensors, computers and advanced submerged hydrofoils, our electric craft fly above the water, reaching speeds and range previously attained only by fossil fuel powerboats.

After launching Candela C-7, Europe’s currently best-selling electric boat, we just launched Candela C-8, the first electric boat intended for high volume production. We are also venturing into public transport with the revolutionary foiling P-30 ferry, built for the city of Stockholm.

We are now looking for a highly motivated Strategic Sourcing Specialist to support Candela’s growth ambitions. This role is an opportunity for a self-driven individual to utilize their technical, analytical, and project management skills on supply chain operations and strategy.



Core responsibilities:

As Strategic Sourcing Specialist you’ll be responsible for building and managing Candela’s supplier base to ensure the right quality and the right cost structure. You’ll work closely with Candela’s brilliant R&D team to research and pinpoint the right suppliers. Leveraging your technical understanding and curiosity, you’ll play a crucial role in building and developing good relationships with the right suppliers to secure an efficient process. As a key member of the sourcing team at Candela, you’ll be mainly responsible for:

- Work closely with Candela R&D to understand the critical aspects component or component group and its manufacturing options
- Research the market to determine sourcing options and define target costs
- Create long-lists of potential suppliers as well as acceptance & QA criteria
- Promote Candela to short-listed suppliers. Use RFI:s and RFQ:s to build an understanding of suppliers and their capabilities
- Evaluate and analyze supplier responses
- Negotiate delivery contracts
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with selected suppliers
- Work proactively with analysis of BOM data and market research to find ways to reduce COGS
- Be a proactive part in establishing a professional sourcing function at Candela


The role combines technical aspects with a strong business focus.

To be successful in the role you probably:

- Have a deep interest in - and curiosity about - technology
- A MSc in Production Engineering / Industrial Engineering or equivalent
- Have relevant working experience, prior to or after graduation
- Valid work-permit for Sweden
- Have a structured and analytical mind: creativity will help you in this role, but needs to be based on a foundation of structure
- Process oriented and scientifical
- Have excellent communication skills and the ability explain complex things in an easy way
- Have a drive to build strong relationships, both internally and with Candela’s supplier base
- Have excellent skills in spoken and written English (Swedish is also good, but not a requirement)
- Have a strong get-things-done attitude: drive and ambition trumps long experience in this role


Join a stellar team

By bringing together some of the world’s brightest researchers and engineers, we are pushing the boundaries of marine transportation. We take great pride in building engagement within our teams. Our internal motto is “with a revolutionary spirit and kindness”, which translates into an open and honest work environment - work is hard but fun.

We are a 50-strong, multinational team of experts within dynamic modelling, hardware design, hydrodynamics, control theory, machine learning, structural engineering work and production to build the next generation of waterborne transport.

This is a full-time position at our Headquarter in Frihamnen and production facility in Gåshaga, Lidingö. The production facility will move to Rotebro during fall 2022. Working language is English.

Application

The selection and interview process is ongoing, so send your application in English as soon as it’s ready. Kindly note that we cannot process applications sent via email.

We welcome the opportunity to meet you!