{"data":{"id":169953,"slug":"category-manager-raw-material","type":"job","title":"Category Manager Raw Material","description":"Husqvarna Group is a global leading producer of outdoor power products for forest, park and garden care. Products include chainsaws, trimmers, robotic lawn mowers and ride-on lawn mowers. The Group is also the European leader in garden watering products and a global leader in cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries.\nThe Group's products and solutions are sold under brands including Husqvarna, Gardena, McCulloch, Poulan Pro, Weed Eater, Flymo, Zenoah and Diamant Boart via dealers and retailers to consumers and professionals in more than 100 countries. Net sales in 2024 amounted to SEK 48.3 billion, and the Group has more than 13,300 employees in 40 countries.\nOrganization\nSourcing at Husqvarna Division is organized in several categories, each responsible for securing quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability of supply within their category. One of the key functions within Sourcing is Category Management of direct material categories and related commercial relationships with suppliers.\nThe Sourcing Regional Categories Europe is responsible for procuring all direct material used in products with a global setup of both plants and suppliers. Our task is to ensure that the greatest value is provided to the organization's internal customers and thereby positively impact the overall business result.\nYour Future Challenge\nAs Category Manager Raw Material, you are part of a highly motivated team of Category Managers and Operational Buyers, reporting to the Sourcing Director Categories Europe. Your primary responsibility is to develop and apply business strategy and relationship management, delivering value in terms of quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability for your category during the full product life cycle.\nThe role requires traveling to suppliers as well as some of Husqvarna's key sites. You will face a broad role with significant responsibilities, but also a strong foundation for future growth within the company.\nYour Responsibilities\n\u2022 Be ultimately responsible for all commercial relations with suppliers within your category and secure targets for cost, quality, delivery and sustainability.\n\u2022 Create long-term strategies, well anchored with internal stakeholders, for your category to deliver optimized value and drive implementation.\n\u2022 Develop and maintain vendor agreements.\n\u2022 Manage sourcing projects and lead negotiations of commercial terms and conditions.\n\u2022 Build and maintain mutually beneficial relations with all suppliers to improve supplier performance and collaboration, not only to decrease costs and eliminate waste but also to utilize suppliers' full potential in areas such as product development and innovation.\n\u2022 Build and maintain strong internal relations within sourcing functions such as Project Sourcing, Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Development, as well as with other internal stakeholders such as R&D, Logistics and Manufacturing.\n\u2022 Set up and manage the annual budget for cost-saving activities and negotiations.\nYour Qualifications\nYou have a passion for, as well as extensive experience within sourcing of direct material and mechanical components. You are a self-motivated team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who thrives in a dynamic and challenging environment. You have the ability to independently manage complex sourcing projects and initiatives with internal and external stakeholders. You are a true problem solver who enjoys reducing ambiguity and constantly moves forward.\nEducation\nMaster's degree in engineering or business administration together with recognized qualification in Sourcing or other relevant academic background.\nExperience\nMinimum 5 years of purchasing experience, preferably in category management positions. Extensive technical experience with mechanical or mechatronic components. Excellent knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, fact-based negotiation and cross-functional team collaboration. Extensive experience working in an international environment. Leadership and change management experience is a merit.\nPersonal Skills\nExcellent commercial understanding. Strong planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage various internal stakeholders and their expectations. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to outline RFQs as well as contracts and agreements. Strong knowledge of basic software such as Microsoft Office and database handling.\nLanguages\nSwedish and fluency in English are required; other languages are a merit.\nThis position is based in Huskvarna.\nYour Application\nCan you envision yourself being part of this? If so, send us your application! Selection is ongoing. Note: We do not accept applications via email due to GDPR compliance.\nFor questions regarding the process, please contact:\nRecruiter: Jonathan Olsson jonathan.olsson@husqvarnagroup.com or\nHiring Manager: Bj\u00f6rn Rembsg\u00e5rd bjorn.rembsgard@husqvarnagroup.com","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Category Manager Raw Material","description_original":"Husqvarna Group is a global leading producer of outdoor power products for forest, park and garden care. Products include chainsaws, trimmers, robotic lawn mowers and ride-on lawn mowers. The Group is also the European leader in garden watering products and a global leader in cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries.\nThe Group's products and solutions are sold under brands including Husqvarna, Gardena, McCulloch, Poulan Pro, Weed Eater, Flymo, Zenoah and Diamant Boart via dealers and retailers to consumers and professionals in more than 100 countries. Net sales in 2024 amounted to SEK 48,3 billion SEK, and the Group has more than 13 300 employees in 40 countries.\nOrganization \nSourcing at Husqvarna Division is organized in several categories which all are responsible for securing quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability of supply within the category. One of the key functions within Sourcing is Category Management of direct material category and related commercial relationships with suppliers.\nThe Sourcing Regional Categories Europe is responsible for procuring all direct material used in products with a global set up of both plants and suppliers. Our task is to ensure that the greatest value is provided to the organization\u00b4s internal customers and thereby positively affecting the overall business result.\nYour future challenge \nAs Category Manager Raw Material you are part of a highly motivated team of Category Managers and Operational Buyers and you report to the Sourcing Director Categories Europe. Your primary responsibility is to develop and apply business strategy and relationship management, deliver value in terms of quality, delivery, cost efficiency and sustainability for your category during the full product life cycle.\nThe role requires travelling to suppliers as well as some of Husqvarna\u2019s Key sites. You will face a broad role with heavy responsibilities, but also a good base for future growth within the company.\nYour responsibilities\n\u2022  Be ultimately responsible for all commercial relations with the suppliers within your Category and secure set targets of cost, quality, delivery and sustainability.\n\u2022  Create long term strategies, well anchored with internal stakeholders, for your Category to deliver optimized value and drive implementation of the same.\n\u2022  Develop and maintain vendor agreements.\n\u2022  Manage sourcing projects and lead negotiations of commercial terms and conditions.\n\u2022  Build and maintain mutually beneficial relations with ALL suppliers in order to improve supplier performance and collaboration, not only to decrease costs and eliminate waste but also to utilize the suppliers full potential in areas such as product development and innovation.\n\u2022  Build and maintain strong internal relations within sourcing functions such as Project Sourcing, Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Development but also with other internal stakeholders such as R&D, Logistics and Manufacturing.\n\u2022  Set up and manage the annual budget of cost saving activities and negotiations.\nYour qualifications\nYou have a passion for, as well as extensive experience within sourcing of direct material and mechanic components. You are a self-motivated team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment. You have the ability to independently manage complex sourcing projects and initiatives with internal and external stakeholders. You are a true problem solver who enjoys reducing ambiguity and you are constantly moving forward.\nTo be a suitable candidate for the role, we believe you have the following.\nEducation\nMaster\u2019s Degree in engineering or business administration together with recognized qualification in Sourcing or other relevant academic background.\nExperience\nMinimum 5 years of purchasing experience, preferably in category management positions. Extensive technical experience of mechanic or mechatronic components. Excellent knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, fact-based negotiation and cross-functional team collaboration. Extensive experience of working in an international environment. Leadership and change management experience is a merit.\nPersonal skills\nExcellent commercial understanding. Strong planning-, organizational-, analytical- and problem solving skills. Ability to manage various internal stakeholders and their expectations. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to outline RFP\u2019s as well as contracts and agreements. Strong knowledge of basic software such as Microsoft Office and database handling.\nLanguages\nSwedish and Fluency in English is required and other is a merit.\nThis position is based in Huskvarna.\nYour application\nCan you envision yourself being a part of this? If so, send us your application! Selection is ongoing. Note: We do not accept applications via email due to GDPR compliance.\nFor questions regarding the process please contact\nRecruiter: Jonathan Olsson jonathan.olsson@husqvarnagroup.com or\nHiring Manager: Bj\u00f6rn Rembsg\u00e5rd bjorn.rembsgard@husqvarnagroup.com","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Drottninggatan 2","full_address":null,"city":"Huskvarna","country":"SE","latitude":57.7979477,"longitude":14.2746399},"metadata":{"region":"J\u00f6nk\u00f6pings l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"Husqvarna AB","postcode":"56182","positions":1,"profession":"Produktionsledare, tillverkningsindustri","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Yrken med teknisk inriktning","employer_workplace":"Husqvarna AB","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning (inkl. eventuell provanst\u00e4llning)"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":5,"ai_views_count":3,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":1,"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"jonathan.olsson@husqvarnagroup.com","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-24T15:34:05+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-05T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-25T03:17:35+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-03T02:44:51+00:00"}}