SSAB - Commodity Manager and/or Strategic Purchaser in IT Commodity

We are seeking a motivated employee who wants to join our team and contribute to us.
The IT and indirect Category is divided into 7 commodities and you will be responsible Commodity Manager and/or Strategic Purchaser within IT commodity.
The position is a permanent employment, and your placement is according to agreement (All Sites). Frequently traveling is a natural part of the role.
As a Commodity manager, you will lead the strategic work; creating, developing and implementing commodity/sourcing strategies centrally and/or locally according to the strategic procurement process. Therefore, this role requires a person that can work and plan the job independently, and has good skills in analyzing data to be able to take good decisions in right directions. Since it is highly important to be able to establish and manage relations with internal costumers and other stakeholders in order to be able to manage and lead cross-functional teams, it will be important that you have good communication skills and leadership skills.
As a Strategic Purchaser, you will be responsible for executing strategic work: creating, developing and implementing sourcing strategies centrally and/or locally according to the strategic procurement process. You will also work closely in the strategic commodity work. Therefore, this role requires a person that can work and plan the job independently, and has good skills in analyzing data, be able to take good decisions in right directions. Since it is highly important to be able to establish and manage relations with internal costumers and other stakeholders in order to be able to manage and lead cross-functional teams, it will be important that you have good communication skills and leadership skills.
The role/s is much connected to work proactively in developing the commodity. Since you will work in high performing organization that is result-driven you need to be motivated by these kind of result-targets and be able to independently plan your work, and to prioritize your tasks, with support from your manager and to also cope and handle a high workload.
The key tasks of the role/s are:
- Analyze, develop/improve the commodity together with the commodity teams.
- Commodity strategies; lead and implement sourcing activities/initiatives, development projects and supplier relationship management (SRM). Create financially healthy agreements so that internal customer gets the right products or services in the right place at the right time, at optimal cost (TCO-perspective).
- Lead and develop cross-functional teamwork with operational purchasing, internal customers and other stakeholders.
- Follow-up and report progress and outcome of projects/activities, and monitor supplier performance.
Requirements:
- Master's or Bachelor’s degree in economics, technology, logistics, or law. Alternatively, you may have gained similar qualifications and experience in some other way within these competence areas.
- Experience of strategic procurement, leadership, marketing, project management, Lean and/or SRM is an advantage.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Good user knowledge in Microsoft Office (excel, word, Power point).
- Ariba, IFS knowledge is also considered an advantage.
We offer:
We offer the right candidate an important, challenging and stimulating position with responsibility in an international environment with great opportunities to develop and influence your own ways of working and SSAB´s performance.
Application
Please complete our electronic application form (including your CV and salary expectations) by latest the 16th of October 2022. Evaluation of candidates takes place continuously during the application period.
For more information, please contact
Mikael Ek, HR-partner, tel. +46 72 205 59 55, mikael.ek@ssab.com
Peter Sundelin, IT and Indirect Manager, peter.sundelin@ssab.com
Background check may be a part of the recruitment process.
We decline contacts from recruitment agencies and ad sellers regarding this advertisement.
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