Strategic Purchaser

Seco Tools Aktiebolag; Fagersta kommun; Hybrid; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Seco Tools Aktiebolag in Sweden (Fagersta) is seeking a Strategic Purchaser to shape category strategies, lead sourcing activities and manage supplier performance within a hybrid work model. You will collaborate with Global Category Managers and internal stakeholders to turn business needs into effective sourcing solutions, ensuring compliance and competitive outcomes.

The role combines commercial responsibility with organization-wide collaboration to secure reliable, compliant, and

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic purchasing, sourcing or category management.
• Knowledge of supplier negotiations, contracts and performance management.
• Ability to analyze markets, prices, supplier capacity and historical data.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Understanding of purchasing policies, processes and authorization frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies together with Global Category Managers and relevant stakeholders.
• Lead sourcing activities, from identifying potential suppliers to negotiating agreements.
• Manage supplier performance across quality, cost and delivery.
• Maintain accurate purchasing information, contracts, prices and supplier data.
• Resolve supplier-related issues in collaboration with production, logistics, customers and finance.
• Contribute to supplier audits and continuous improvement of purchasing processes and tools.

Skills

Strategic purchasing

Sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

Shape purchasing strategies and supplier partnerships for OT categories and machinery investments. In this position, you combine commercial responsibility with close collaboration across the organization to secure reliable, compliant and competitive solutions.

About the job

As Strategic Purchaser, you manage purchasing activities for assigned categories in line with procurement guidelines and KPIs. Your scope covers both strategic development and day-to-day purchasing, including regional and local agreements.

Job responsibilities

• Develop category strategies together with Global Category Managers and relevant stakeholders.
• Lead sourcing activities, from identifying potential suppliers to negotiating agreements.
• Manage supplier performance across quality, cost and delivery.
• Maintain accurate purchasing information, contracts, prices and supplier data.
• Resolve supplier-related issues in collaboration with production, logistics, customers and finance.
• Contribute to supplier audits and continuous improvement of purchasing processes and tools.

Location and flexibility

The location for this position is Fagersta and we offer a hybrid solution.

Your profile

You understand strategic purchasing and know how to turn business needs into effective sourcing activities and supplier agreements. A structured approach helps you balance commercial objectives, compliance and collaboration across different functions.

Your background includes

• Experience of strategic purchasing, sourcing or category management.
• Knowledge of supplier negotiations, contracts and performance management.
• Ability to analyze markets, prices, supplier capacity and historical purchasing data.
• Experience of working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Understanding of purchasing policies, processes and authorization frameworks.

Collaboration is central to your work. You communicate clearly, involve the right stakeholders and build constructive relationships with suppliers and colleagues across functions and organizational boundaries.

At Seco, we're united by a spirit of collaboration and a shared curiosity to learn and grow. We take responsibility for our actions, stay focused on our customers, and believe in winning together. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results. Curious about our workplace and benefits? Read more on our website. You’re also welcome to visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know usand our products further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Malin Jakobsson, hiring manager, [e-mail]

Union contacts – Sweden

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test.

For more information about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services at [e-mail].