Assignment description

In this role you will lead, manage and continuously develop purchasing policies, category- and supplier-strategies including supplier base management of the suppliers within the segment for the category to ensure material supply at optimal quality, cost and delivery performance.

Work with internal cross functional teams within the organization, such as development, production, logistics sites and finance and other entities in your group. Participate and be a part of product Stakeholder meetings to enable successful execution of category plans/strategies were you could take the role as project leader or part of core-team. You will also lead or participate in larger projects within your category.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute category strategy within Electronics (important)
• Lead and develop category team
• Contracting and negotiations including common agenda with key suppliers
• Supplier base management
• Internal stakeholder management
• Compliance to company process
• Set and meet targets & KPI:s
• Ensure compliance to category strategy in NPI projects
• Sign legal agreements
• Create and execute category strategy for Segment
• Own & Drive supplier/category KPI’s
• Set up global category teams and delegate activities that meet category KPI’s for the segment
• Follow authorization process

Key Competences:

• Contracting
• Supply base management
• Category management
• Negotiation skills
• Stakeholder management
• Project management skills
• Planning experience
• Experience working with development, quality and product owners

Requirements:
5-10 years of relevant experience within purchasing department with at least 3-5 years as a strategic or category manager in an international organization/s.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in engineering/business administration or documented experience from successfully running similar operation in similar industry. Focus is multinational companies and complex matrix set up (important).

Languages: Proficent in spoken and written English is a must, other languages is an advantage e.g French & German

Computer skills: Proficient ability to handle office tools is a must and experience from ERP is an advantage

Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in global and complex supply chain organization with at least 3 years’ experience leading a sourcing category