Global Strategic Purchaser - Electrical & Flow Items

Alfa Laval AB; Denmark; On-site; DKK 673,000 - 1,121,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval AB is seeking a Global Strategic Purchaser to lead the global sourcing strategy within Electrical, Instrumentation & Flow Items, handling €50–70M spend. The role shapes supplier strategy, negotiations and supplier development across a multinational network.

You will drive cost, quality and delivery improvements while aligning with R&D, Product Management and manufacturing teams to support new product development and crisis management.

Qualifications

• 5–15 years of experience in strategic purchasing or category management in manufacturing or technical environment.
• Proven experience with international supplier negotiations and supplier relationship management.
• Extensive experience across multiple sites, countries and functions in an international organization.
• Experience managing a complex product or supplier portfolio; experience with electrical/flow components is an advantage.
• Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills, including contract management.

Responsibilities

• Own and implement the global sourcing strategy for your assigned sub-commodity group.
• Optimize the global supplier base and supply chain to improve cost, quality, delivery and resilience.
• Lead international supplier negotiations and secure robust commercial agreements and contract coverage.
• Drive supplier performance, consolidation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with R&D and Product Management on sourcing for new product development.
• Lead sourcing activities during supply disruptions, quality issues and other supplier-related crises.
• Collaborate with factories, distribution centers, product centers and local and global purchasing teams.
• Ensure supplier compliance with Alfa Laval's sustainability, regulatory and business requirements.
• Identify and drive opportunities for digitalization, sustainability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic purchasing

Category management

International negotiations

Supplier relationship mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract management

Education

Engineering degree

Supply chain degree

Business degree

Job description

Alfa Laval AB is seeking a Global Strategic Purchaser to lead the global sourcing strategy within Electrical, Instrumentation & Flow Items, handling €50–70M spend. The role shapes supplier strategy, negotiations and supplier development across a multinational network.

You will drive cost, quality and delivery improvements while aligning with R&D, Product Management and manufacturing teams to support new product development and crisis management.