SSAB - Commodity Manager/Strategic Buyer
Luleå, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Purchasers
Work model On location
Application due date 27 April 2025
Are you the one?

Are you an experienced commercial leader with good communication skills who likes to work cross-functionally, has an energetic attitude and wants to be part of developing our business? If yes, excellent! We can give you the opportunity to develop and contribute to SSAB's fossil-free future. Location Luleå, with the possibility of working from home when work allows. Travel is included in the service.

Becoming part of the SSAB family means joining a journey. A journey that we believe is crucial for the future of the planet and sustainability. Steel has been one of the most important materials for the development of our society and will continue to be so in the future. In our homes, in bridges connecting our cities and in the cars of tomorrow. At SSAB, we are proud of our history and our leadership in high strength steel. At the same time, we are aware that steel production is one of the industries that emits the most greenhouse gases in the world. This must change. We have therefore developed the world's first fossil-free process for steel production and around 2030 we will be largely fossil-free. As part of SSAB, you will be important in realizing this goal and thus contribute to a green transition of the entire steel industry.

About the position

As Commodity Manager/Strategic Buyer, your overall mission is to guide others in, work in, and develop SSAB's purchasing processes.

You will be responsible for one or more commodity group areas and will work closely with purchasing colleagues and several other functions within SSAB's organization. We are looking for you to develop and establish good relationships with internal customers, such as project managers and other stakeholders, including potential and existing suppliers. The work is independent and with the expectation that you are involved in developing the role and working methods.

You will be part of the purchasing organization within Business Unit Sweden and you will report to the Head of Strategic Purchasing.

The evaluation of candidates is ongoing during the application period.

Your main responsibilities

  • Create business strategy plans, with associated analysis and procurement.
  • Negotiate and conclude contracts.
  • Manage business relationships.
  • Collaborate with others in the purchasing function as well as other functions and production sites.
  • Actively work to reduce the overall cost level of purchased goods and services.
  • Develop, lead and monitor activities to achieve set targets within the area of responsibility.

About you

  • In this job, your innovative and business skills are a key competency. Effective communication and networking are important qualities for you to be a suitable candidate.
  • You also need to have an independent, method-driven and results-oriented style that gives structure to your way of working.
  • We work in an environment where change is part of our daily work. The ability to embrace this and not only show flexibility, but also see it as an opportunity to identify and realize new areas of improvement, is essential for this role.
  • Experience in business to business and managing purchasing activities professionally.
  • Desirable if you have a master's or bachelor's degree in economics, engineering, logistics or law. Alternatively, you have acquired equivalent qualifications or experience in another way.
  • Advanced level of English and Swedish in speech and writing to be able to handle the international business environment we operate in.
  • Professional skills in Microsoft Office and general system skills.
  • In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities and ability to further develop.

Our offer

At SSAB, diversity and inclusion are part of our culture. We apply our values - driven, genuine and ahead of the curve - in our daily decision-making, always with the customer in focus. This makes us all team players, with a common drive to improve. When you join SSAB, you will be part of an organization of passionate problem solvers working together on important challenges. We will support your growth by offering a safe and friendly workplace that is conducive to work-life balance. At SSAB, you will have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and grow.

We offer a wide range of valued benefits to our employees. Here are some examples:

  • Profit sharing
  • Flexible terms for reduced working hours
  • Health care allowance

Recruitment process

1. Apply

2. Interview

3. Tests

4. Reference checks

5. Health screening

6. Sign

Background check may be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

Do you have any questions regarding the position?

Please contact Dennis Schelin, Head of Production Related & Indirect, Procurement

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-schelin-a09a117/

Mail - dennis.schelin@ssab.com

We decline to be contacted by recruitment agencies, ad sellers and the like regarding this advertisement.

Trade union information is provided by Akademikerföreningen, Unionen and Ledarna, which can be reached via our switchboard on tel. 0920-920 00.

Some words from your future manager

"My name is Dennis Schelin and I will be your manager. My focus is that together we contribute to improvements and spread a positive energy. Together with you and the team, I look forward to creating a work environment where we both challenge and support each other to achieve success.

Welcome to a role where you can help shape the future of SSAB. Our team consists of committed and relationship-building employees, and the working day is characterized by many contact surfaces, collaborations and an open climate in a dynamic environment. In my leadership, security and openness are fundamental values. Here you get both responsibility and freedom to create results in collaboration with competent and supportive colleagues. "