Strategic Category Manager – Indirect Procurement

Saint-Gobain Sweden AB; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain Sweden AB in Sweden seeks a Category Manager for the Nordic & Baltics region. You will drive category-based purchasing strategies, focusing on indirect spend, with development and implementation responsibilities and collaboration across production, R&D and finance.

You will build category strategies, assess markets, identify suppliers, negotiate contracts, and lead savings and sustainability initiatives while ensuring contract compliance.

Qualifications

• Couple of years of experience with category-driven strategic sourcing.
• Experience from larger companies and international contexts is preferred.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Nordic languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies and purchasing approaches.
• Analyze markets, identify potential suppliers and negotiate contracts.
• Ensure contract compliance and lead contract implementation.
• Engage with stakeholders across functions (production, R&D, finance).
• Drive savings and sustainability opportunities and proactive improvements.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Academic education relevant for the position

Job description

Saint-Gobain Sweden AB in Sweden seeks a Category Manager for the Nordic & Baltics region. You will drive category-based purchasing strategies, focusing on indirect spend, with development and implementation responsibilities and collaboration across production, R&D and finance.

You will build category strategies, assess markets, identify suppliers, negotiate contracts, and lead savings and sustainability initiatives while ensuring contract compliance.