Operational Buyer

Kongsberg Automotive; Mullsjö kommun; On-site; SEK 384,066 - 548,666; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for development

Stable role

Build expertise in purchasing skills

Job summary

Kongsberg Automotive is seeking an Operational Buyer for their Mullsjö plant. This role is pivotal for operational purchasing, managing needs for materials and services crucial to daily production.

The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in procurement, fluency in both English and Swedish, and strong negotiation skills. Join us for a chance to develop your purchasing expertise in a supportive, international work environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant purchasing/procurement experience in a production plant.
• Fluent in English and Swedish, both written and spoken.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Driving license and willingness to travel to meet suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Secure all purchasing needs for the plant.
• Negotiate prices and contracts with suppliers.
• Coordinate with project purchasing and stakeholders.
• Manage raw material market exposure.
• Support the plant in resolving supplier issues.

Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Swedish

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Business mindset

Tools

SAP

ERP

Job description

About The Position

We are looking for a dedicated Operational Buyer to join our team at the Mullsjö plant. The Operational Buyer is primarily responsible for operational purchasing for the plant, covering all materials and services needed to support daily production. In addition, the role manages a broad variety of categories within the Drive Control Systems business area. This setup ensures stable supply, competitive pricing, and strong coordination between the plant, suppliers, and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Primary operational purchasing responsibility – securing all purchasing needs for the plant within the Drive Control Systems business area.
• Price and contract negotiations with suppliers – manage spend within categories, leading improvement projects from a commercial perspective.
• Connection point with project purchasing and stakeholders; secure bidders list for new projects and support sourcing activities.
• Risk management and ensuring suppliers have necessary documentation and qualifications; annual negotiations with main suppliers and coordination with the interfacing purchasing community and stakeholders.
• Understanding raw material market and its impact on pricing, and securing a commercially beneficial approach from the company perspective.
• Visualization of exposure per raw material on part price.
• Support plant in securing production related to supplier issues (if needed); serve as contact interface for Purchasing topics.

Requirements

• Relevant purchasing/procurement experience within the same or similar position for a production plant.
• Fluency in both English and Swedish, written and spoken.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills and business mindset.
• Experience with SAP or ERP.
• Driving license and willingness to travel to meet suppliers.

What We Offer

• An international work environment with a high level of competence, opportunities for development within the purchasing function.
• Stable role within the plant.
• Opportunity to build expertise – development of purchasing skills in operational buying, supplier management and raw-material categories.