Supply & Purchasing Assistant, Stockholm

On behalf of our client Sevan AB, we are now looking for a new team member for a one-year assignment with great chances of extending the employment period. This is direct recruitment where you will be a part of a small team, working closely together with a purchasing manager. The ideal candidate is strongly committed, full of energy, used to working independently, and has great attention to detail. Is that you? Finally, you have an outgoing personality, comfortable in reaching out and making sure deliveries are completed in time. If we are describing you, then you might be the one we’re looking for!

About the company

Sevan AB is the leading producer and distributor in Scandinavia for food from the Middle East. Their products can be found in Swedish, Finnish, and Norwegian retailers, as well as in foodservice chains. Food brings people together and Sevan believes that by presenting new and delicious flavor experiences, they can build an open and curious society. Sevan is expanding both through organic growth and through acquisitions and needs to strengthen their purchasing department.

About the role

Ensuring Service Level and Inventory Level in line with company and client targets
Keeping track of stock levels and sales as well as placing relevant orders with suppliers and following the orders from placement to arrival in the warehouse
Communicating, meeting, and negotiating with dedicated suppliers
Report KPI’s to purchasing manager
General purchasing administration such as; Collecting and distributing product information internally and adding relevant info in ERP. Ensure updated supplier details and supplier evaluations in the ERP system. Ensure purchase-related information regarding future product launches.
Keeping the project plan for the CSR-work at Sevan up to date by; Communication with the potential third-party auditor in relevant countries, with a focus on the Middle East, and being the link between suppliers and 3rd party auditors. Collecting and structuring information regarding current suppliers from internal and external sources. Together with purchasing manager, create a valid action plan incl. timing for when and how different suppliers should be evaluated/audited


Requirements

Relevant degree or experience in Supply & Purchasing
Very good communication skills in English, extra merit for Swedish, Arabic or any 3rd or 4th languages
Excellent knowledge of Excel, as well as relevant work experience in ERP-systems covering areas such as master data management, product costing, material management and sourcing
Experience in Jeeves ERP is meritorious
Holistic thinking and cost consciousness as well as a strategic view on finding new, improved ways of working
Being able to work independently and take informed fact-based initiatives


Interested in this role?

We will interview on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application with your CV as soon as possible. For questions, please do not hesitate to contact dalia.zana@novare.se. We are looking forward to receiving your application!