Senior Category Buyer, Aurobay

Aurobay develops and manufactures world-class powertrain solutions for a global market.

A pioneering venture that brings together Volvo Cars’ powertrain business with Geely, Aurobay is the brand name for Powertrain Engineering Sweden AB. With a heritage of more than 100 years of continuous powertrain innovation, our 2,900 employees in Sweden and China work across engine production, R&D and sales.

There are unlimited possibilities at Aurobay for collaborative people who are ready to make the difference. We are re-imagining motion for a brighter future. Exploring how to push our environmental impact towards zero. Designing tomorrow’s powertrain solutions for automotive and beyond.

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Aurobay is known for being caring, collaborative people with a global mindset, a passion for innovation and a drive to create excellence. Come join us on our journey!

Aurobay is now looking for a Senior Category Buyer who will be a key member of the Dressed Engine team. Your responsibility will be within Turbo, E-Charger & EGR systems.

As a Senior Category Buyer you will collaborate in a global surrounding with major stakeholders such as: R&D, SQM, Manufacturing, Strategy/Sales and After Market.

To be successful in this role you are expected to develop and deploy future strategies within the commodity, work proactively with your stakeholders to understand your product/service, its market, supply base and potential innovation to find ways to increase value, cost, quality, and sustainability.

Main tasks

• Responsibility within Turbo, Supercharger/E-Charger & EGR systems
• Sourcing activities, supplier market-spend analysis and contract management
• Conduct and lead new sourcing
• Insure implementation of contractual commercial reductions
• Actively contribute to cost saving activities and lead negotiations for a more competitive and sustainable value chain
• Lead negotiation of all kinds, to deliver in accordance with procurement priorities, goals, and business plan
• Support operational buyers in the day-to-day operations

Qualifications and personality

• Commercial or Technical Master’s degree.
• Several years of work experience within procurement in automotive or industrial environment
• Negotiation is one of your strongest areas
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both verbally and written

To be successful in this position you need to be a commercial and result driven person with excellent communications skills. You are motivated and creative in order to find new solutions and opportunities and dare to challenge the status quo. You have the ability to see the whole picture of a business case.

You are a strong team player who are honest, with high integrity and actively work with self-development. You have the ability to handle parallel projects, like challenges and are focused on setting and reaching goals.

Application

In this recruitment process we are collaborating with PS Partner. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Elin Mankert +46 723 200 761 or Lena Wadenby +46 723 30 60 61.

To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents. Interviews will be held continuously, and this recruitment can be completed before last application date.

Welcome with your application!