Strategic Purchaser

Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact – and your part matters.

You will be responsible for managing the software sourcing category as well as executing a wide range of sourcing projects and activities, mainly within the category but also in other IT related categories. In your role you will also be responsible for, supplier relationship management and contracts. You will be part of a small team of procurement professionals with an atmosphere of openness, knowledge sharing and a solution-oriented approach.

You will report to the Head of IS/IT Procurement within the central Group Procurement function.

 

The main tasks are:

• Set, develop and execute category strategies
• Perform and lead sourcing projects and activities
• Lead collaboration and communication with cross functional teams globally, interact with relevant stakeholders
• Responsible for Supplier relationships commercially
• Supplier Governance and Contracts
• Deliver value and performance improvements, compliance and cost reduction 
• Participate in Saab Procurement’s exciting journey to drive Operational Excellence and becoming a world leading purchasing organization

During 2021, we started a Procurement excellence program that will run over the next coming years to develop Saab into a world leading Purchasing organization.

Travels will occur in this role.

We are looking for a commercially focused and business driven Category Manager / Strategic Purchaser, that have hands-on experience in executing and delivering results, who enjoys leading sourcing activities and interacting with stakeholders and suppliers. To fit this role, you need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills and manages contracts and relationships with suppliers autonomously. Additionally, we value qualities like openness, collaboration, self-motivation, structure and analytical thinking, along with a strong drive to achieve performance goals. 

Required skills:

• Master degree or Relevant University degree, or equivalent job experience
• Several years of relevant experience in Procurement of SW and IT areas
• Strong Business acumen and Commercial drive
• Significant experience of software and IT market, suppliers, solutions and business models
• Excellent Swedish and English skills, verbal and written
  
   

Desired skills:

• Experience from Procurement or Supply Chain
• Experience of leading commercial teams
• Interest in continuous improvements and digitalization
• Interest in sustainability

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

Behind our innovations stand the people who make them possible. Brave pioneers and curious minds. Everyday heroes and inventive troubleshooters. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore sky-high. And everyone in between.

Joining us means making an impact together, contributing in our own unique ways. From crafting complex code and building impressive defence and security solutions to simply sharing a coffee with a colleague, every action counts. We encourage you to take on challenges, to create smart inventions and grow in our friendly and tech-savvy workspace. We have a solid mission to keep people and society safe.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 22,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here

Group Procurement is a group function with a functional responsibility for 600 procurement professionals globally and a business responsibility for indirect procurement. Our mission is to create sustainable, efficient and profitable business, challenging ourselves and our suppliers, using high business acumen and a holistic view.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.

Recruiting Manager: Robert Jona, Head of IS/IT Procurement, Group Procurement

Regardless of whether you value cutting edge technology, creativity or an innovative environment, everyone at Saab contributes to keeping people and society safe.