Global Platform Sourcing Leader for Innovative Products

Permobil; Sundsvalls kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Permobil seeks a Platforms Sourcing Leader to drive end-to-end sourcing for our product platforms, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability targets are met. You will collaborate with cross-functional agile teams from concept to launch, define sourcing strategies, manage post-launch supplier performance, and report transparently to leadership.

The role demands a strategic mindset, strong commercial acumen, risk management, and a track

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or economics and/or; equivaltent work experience from strategic sourcing, supply chain or similar positions,
• 5+ years’ experience in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or equivalent roles in a technology or manufacturing environment,
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects in product development or industrialization contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing activities across assigned product platforms — from supplier scouting, selection, and negotiation to industrial readiness and ramp-up,
• Act as a core member of cross-functional agile teams, ensuring sourcing and supplier perspectives are fully integrated into design, validation, and launch decisions,
• Maintain commercial responsibility for sourced components and suppliers for six months post-launch, managing negotiations, supplier performance, and smooth handover to Category Managers,
• Define and implement sourcing strategies, including supplier coverage, cost models, and risk profiles, while proposing and reporting on platform sourcing KPIs,
• Ensure full compliance with Group Sourcing policies, supplier quality frameworks, and all legal, ethical, and sustainability requirements,
• Provide regular status updates and transparent communication to sourcing leadership, proactively escalating challenges and aligning on priorities.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or economics

Job description

Permobil seeks a Platforms Sourcing Leader to drive end-to-end sourcing for our product platforms, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability targets are met. You will collaborate with cross-functional agile teams from concept to launch, define sourcing strategies, manage post-launch supplier performance, and report transparently to leadership.

The role demands a strategic mindset, strong commercial acumen, risk management, and a track