Job Description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting development of global category strategy, and responsible for implementing local category strategy
• Develop and monitor supplier performance in cooperation with other functions and leading a cross functional team of buyer, design, quality, production engineers
• Manage and develop a sustainable supplier base that supports Division strategy
• Sourcing strategy development and implementation
• To manage new supplier projects, ensure agreed targets and secure supply.
• Total cost of ownership, ensuring category strategy implementation and managing supplier negotiations are vital part of the job
• Develop and maintain strategic partners to cooperate with PU engineering, quality and manufacturing for value add
• Develop and maintain sourcing projects, ensure targets and secure supply
• Target cost and supplier selection/involvement as sourcing representative in R&D projects
• Follow supplier market and trends globally and locally
• Conduct supplier negotiations and selection process in collaboration with SQ and supply
• Contract management
• Supplier capacity management and quality management in supplier selection
• Ensure adherence to Sandvik Purchasing Policy, Code of Conduct and EHS and sustainability targets.
• About 30% plus travel is required
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager or company.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Min. 5 years in strategic purchasing or sourcing and experience in mechanical engineering industry in production, purchasing or R&D
• Working with welded and/or electric components in the heavy industry (e.g., construction machinery, mining machinery industry or similar), with solid sourcing experiences on steel fabrication and/or electric category
• Good knowledge in Strategic purchasing and supplier relationship management
• Knowledge in fundaments of financing and agreement law
• Risk analysis and supplier audit knowledge
• Technical and commercial orientation
• Good understanding of manufacturing, supply chain and R&D processes
• Analytical, problem solving skills and project management skills
• Good collaboration skills to build effective relations internally and externally
• Service attitude, good communication and negotiation skills
• Change management governance skills
• Fluency in English
• EHS & Quality Awareness