Project Buyer

Linxon; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Linxon is seeking an experienced Project Buyer to join our Sweden-based Supply Chain team in Västerås. The role focuses on supplier qualification, bid analysis, and contract execution to ensure timely delivery and value across projects.

You will collaborate with category teams, engineering and supplier QA to optimize procurement strategies and drive performance improvements in a fast-paced EPC environment.

Qualifications

• Proactive and curious, with drive to improve processes.
• Team player with strong organization and multitasking abilities.
• Experience in procurement and sourcing within supply chain; EPC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify new suppliers with category teams and specialists.
• Negotiate agreements and refresh price lists and terms.
• Adapt contracts to local needs; propose frame agreements for management.
• Analyse bids to determine best value and quality.
• Support bid/proposal teams with market information.
• Track deliveries and verify invoice processing.

Skills

Proj. procurement

Negotiation

Supplier relations

Bids analysis

ERP/SOP

Multitasking

Strategic thinking

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Job description

Join Us!!We are looking for an experienced and motivated Project Buyer to join our Supply Chain team in Sweden.

Job Title: Project Buyer

Location: Västerås, Sweden

Join Us!!We are looking for an experienced and motivated Project Buyer to join our Supply Chain team in Sweden.

What will you do?

• Identify new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team. Qualify new suppliers in-cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.
• Negotiate agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renew pricelists, terms
• Adapt corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management and executes upon approval.
• Analyse and evaluate bids to determine the optimal value.
• Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information.
• Track goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing.
• Oversee supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time) and resolve performance issues.
• Initiates supply orders in the system, confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements.
• Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
• Conducts all Supply Chain activities for all goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures

Authority

• Authorized to evaluate suppliers and qualify/disqualify them as per company guidelines
• Empowered to lead and facilitate supplier assessments with project teams, line management, and subcontractors, and to require implementation of necessary preventive and corrective measures
• Authorized to audit suppliers, monitor KPI performance, and report progress SCM objectives to management and relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proactive and curious person with the drive to challenge yourself and the organization for continuous improvement
• Team player with good organization skills and ability to multitask
• Quick learner who is comfortable and enjoy managing several projects and stakeholders in parallel
• Networking skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong sense of ownership and entrepreneurial attitude
• Bachelors degree or a University level education, an academic background related to supply chain is a plus
• Professional experience in a supply chain function with background to procurement and sourcing
• Experience in EPC business is preferred

Om LinxonShaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.
We combine Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis's project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.
Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.
As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.
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