Junior Operative Purchaser

Sway Sourcing Sweden Aktiebolag; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 320,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Sway Sourcing Sweden Aktiebolag is seeking a Junior Operative Purchaser to join a busy procurement organization in the Stockholm area. The role focuses on placing orders, tracking deliveries, and ensuring material availability for production milestones.

The candidate should have a background in supply, sourcing or purchasing, with strong communication, collaboration and proactive problem-solving skills for a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant professional experience in supply, sourcing or purchasing.
• Experience in supply, sourcing or operational purchasing is advantageous.
• Good understanding of purchasing within a supply chain and production environment.
• Ability to independently follow up suppliers and drive delivery precision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing production environment.

Responsibilities

• Purchase materials and services based on planned requirements.
• Place and manage purchase orders.
• Expedite orders and follow up deliveries.
• Obtain and follow up cost estimates.
• Manage supplier invoices.
• Provide ongoing feedback and status updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Follow up supplier performance and delivery precision.
• Support optimization of purchasing and material flows.
• Collaborate closely with planning teams and different project functions.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Team player

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant professional experience within supply, sourcing or purchasing

Job description

We are looking for a Junior Operative Purchaser to join a procurement organization within a fast-paced production environment in the Stockholm area. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in supply, sourcing or operational purchasing who enjoys working closely with suppliers, planning teams and project stakeholders.

Junior Operative Purchaser - Harnesses & Components

We are looking for a Junior Operative Purchaser to join a procurement organization within a fast-paced production environment in the Stockholm area. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in supply, sourcing or operational purchasing who enjoys working closely with suppliers, planning teams and project stakeholders.

About the role

As an Operative Purchaser, you will be responsible for placing purchase orders, following up deliveries and ensuring that materials and services are available according to production requirements and project milestones.

The role requires a structured and proactive approach, as you will manage several interfaces and need to respond quickly when priorities or delivery conditions change.

Key responsibilities

• Purchase materials and services based on planned requirements.
• Place and manage purchase orders.
• Expedite orders and follow up deliveries.
• Obtain and follow up cost estimates.
• Manage supplier invoices.
• Provide ongoing feedback and status updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Follow up supplier performance and delivery precision.
• Support optimization of purchasing and material flows.
• Collaborate closely with planning teams and different project functions.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Bachelor's degree or relevant professional experience within supply, sourcing or purchasing.
• Previous experience within supply, sourcing or operational purchasing is highly advantageous.
• Good understanding of purchasing within a supply chain and production environment.
• Ability to independently follow up suppliers and drive activities to ensure good delivery precision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing production environment.

You are a team player who takes responsibility, acts proactively and maintains focus on delivery and overall objectives.

Security requirements

The position requires successful completion of a security vetting process in accordance with applicable security protection regulations. Depending on the required security classification, additional requirements regarding citizenship may apply.

Assignment details

Location: Stockholm area Period: October 19, 2026 - December 31, 2027 Scope: Full-time, 100% Work model: On-site Extension: Good possibility of extension

Sway Sourcing är en innovativ rekryteringspartner som specialiserar sig på att matcha rätt talang med rätt företag - snabbt och effektivt. Vårt huvudfokus ligger inom Ekonomi, Administration, HR, Marknad och IT, men vi har även den breda expertis och flexibilitet som krävs för att leverera skräddarsydda rekryteringslösningar inom alla branscher.

Trots att vi är en relativt ny aktör har vi redan byggt förtroende hos många av Sveriges största företag och arbetar både nationellt och internationellt. Med baser i Sverige och Spanien erbjuder vi en unik kombination av lokal expertis och global räckvidd. Vårt starka nätverk och djupa branschinsikter gör oss till en självklar partner för företag som vill ligga steget före i sin rekrytering.