{"data":{"id":180378,"slug":"senior-strategic-purchase","type":"job","title":"Senior Strategic Procurement","description":"About the Company\nSaab is a leading defense and security company with a mission to help nations protect their populations and contribute to safety and security for people and society. With 28,000 committed employees, Saab develops technology and solutions for a safer and more sustainable world. Saab develops, manufactures, and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control systems, sensors, and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden and operates globally, contributing to the defense capabilities of many nations.\nYour Responsibilities\nAs a Strategic Procurement professional, you will be responsible for the entire commercial process, from requests and negotiations to contract signing and supplier development. The role also includes responsibility for developing and managing supplier relationships while ensuring competitiveness, quality, compliance with requirements, and long-term value creation.\nThe role requires close collaboration and continuous dialogue with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers. It requires a structured approach, the ability to lead supplier teams, and a good understanding of both business benefits and total cost of ownership perspectives. This includes more extensive areas of responsibility, such as:\n\u2022 Drive advanced procurement and negotiations with strategic suppliers both nationally and internationally\n\u2022 Manage commercial contracts and long-term supplier strategies\n\u2022 Ensure competitive and sustainable business solutions throughout the product lifecycle\n\u2022 Drive the development, monitoring, and execution of category and supplier strategies\n\u2022 Work closely with internal stakeholders across multiple parts of the organization\n\u2022 Participate in strategic projects related to, for example, localization and supply chain development\n\u2022 Lead and collaborate with other strategists and operational procurement professionals\nYour Profile\nWe are looking for someone with experience in business strategy work and who thrives in cross-functional collaboration. You are proactive, adaptable, and motivated by working in a dynamic environment. You have strong negotiation experience in international contexts, the ability to analyze total cost of ownership over the lifecycle, and are skilled at building long-term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.\nWe believe you have:\n\u2022 Engineering\/Economics degree or equivalent academic background\n\u2022 Strong interest in and understanding of technology\n\u2022 Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic procurement\n\u2022 Strong experience with advanced negotiations in complex business environments\n\u2022 Strong experience developing and managing strategic supplier relationships\n\u2022 Strong experience with contract work and commercial negotiations\n\u2022 Very good understanding of business and legal matters\n\u2022 Experience from industrial or technology-driven operations\n\u2022 Excellent English proficiency both spoken and written\n\u2022 Experience from international organizations\nIt is considered a merit if you have prior work experience in the industry.\nThe position requires that you undergo and are approved according to applicable security clearance regulations. For positions where Saab has security classification requirements, certain citizenship may be required in some cases.\nApplication Process\nThis position is initially a consulting assignment for approximately one year, with possible opportunity for extension. Start is immediate or by agreement. Selection is ongoing and the position may be filled before the final application deadline, so please submit your application today!\nIf you have any questions, please feel free to contact responsible recruiter Theo L\u00f6vkvist via Theo.lovkvist@skill.se","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Senior Strategic purchase","description_original":"Om f\u00f6retaget\nSaab \u00e4r ett ledande f\u00f6rsvars- och s\u00e4kerhetsf\u00f6retag med uppdrag att hj\u00e4lpa nationer att skydda sin befolkning och bidra till trygghet f\u00f6r m\u00e4nniskor och samh\u00e4llen. Med 28 000 engagerade medarbetare utvecklar Saab teknik och l\u00f6sningar f\u00f6r en s\u00e4krare och mer h\u00e5llbar v\u00e4rld. Saab utvecklar, tillverkar och underh\u00e5ller avancerade system inom flygteknik, vapen, ledningssystem, sensorer och undervattenssystem. Saab har sitt huvudkontor i Sverige och bedriver en global verksamhet d\u00e4r Saab bidrar till m\u00e5nga nationers f\u00f6rsvarsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\nDina arbetsuppgifter\nI rollen som strategisk ink\u00f6pare ansvarar du f\u00f6r hela det kommersiella f\u00f6rloppet, fr\u00e5n f\u00f6rfr\u00e5gningar och f\u00f6rhandling till avtalstecknande och leverant\u00f6rsutveckling. Rollen inneb\u00e4r \u00e4ven ansvar f\u00f6r att utveckla och f\u00f6rvalta leverant\u00f6rsrelationer samt att s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla konkurrenskraft, kvalitet, efterlevnad av krav och l\u00e5ngsiktigt v\u00e4rdeskapande.\nRollen f\u00f6ruts\u00e4tter ett n\u00e4ra samarbete och en kontinuerlig dialog med b\u00e5de interna intressenter och externa leverant\u00f6rer. Det kr\u00e4ver ett strukturerat arbetss\u00e4tt, f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att leda leverant\u00f6rsteam samt god f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r b\u00e5de aff\u00e4rsnytta och totalkostnadsperspektiv. Detta inneb\u00e4r mer ing\u00e5ende ansvarsomr\u00e5den, s\u00e5som:\n\u2022 driva avancerade upphandlingar och f\u00f6rhandlingar med strategiska leverant\u00f6rer b\u00e5de nationellt och internationellt \u2022 ansvara f\u00f6r kommersiella avtal och l\u00e5ngsiktiga leverant\u00f6rsstrategier \u2022 s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla konkurrenskraftiga och h\u00e5llbara aff\u00e4rsl\u00f6sningar genom hela produktlivscykeln \u2022 driva framtagning, uppf\u00f6ljning och exekvering av kategori och leverant\u00f6rsstrategier \u2022 arbeta n\u00e4ra interna stakeholders inom flera delar av verksamheten \u2022 delta i strategiska projekt kopplade till exempelvis lokalisering och utveckling av leveranskedjor \u2022 leda och samarbeta med andra strateger samt operativa ink\u00f6pare\nDin profil\nVi s\u00f6ker dig som har erfarenhet av aff\u00e4rsstrategiskt arbete och trivs med tv\u00e4rfunktionellt samarbete. Du \u00e4r initiativtagande, anpassningsbar och motiveras av att arbeta i en f\u00f6r\u00e4nderlig milj\u00f6. Du har god f\u00f6rhandlingsvana i internationella sammanhang, f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att analysera totalkostnad \u00f6ver livscykeln samt \u00e4r skicklig p\u00e5 att bygga l\u00e5ngsiktiga relationer med b\u00e5de interna och externa intressenter.\nVi tror att du har:\n\u2022 Ingenj\u00f6rs\/Ekonomutbildning eller motsvarande akademisk bakgrund \u2022 Stort teknikintresse och f\u00f6rst\u00e5else \u2022 Minimum 10 \u00e5rs erfarenhet av strategiskt ink\u00f6p \u2022 God erfarenhet av avancerade f\u00f6rhandlingar i komplexa aff\u00e4rsmilj\u00f6er \u2022 God erfarenhet av att utveckla och f\u00f6rvalta strategiska leverant\u00f6rsrelationer \u2022 God erfarenhet av avtalsarbete och kommersiella f\u00f6rhandlingar \u2022 Mycket god f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r aff\u00e4rsm\u00e4ssiga och juridiska fr\u00e5gor \u2022 Erfarenhet fr\u00e5n industriell eller teknikdriven verksamhet \u2022 Mycket goda kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift \u2022 Erfarenhet fr\u00e5n internationella organisationer\nDet anses meriterande om du har tidigare arbetslivserfarenhet inom industrin.\nBefattningen kr\u00e4ver att du genomg\u00e5r och godk\u00e4nns enligt vid var tid g\u00e4llande best\u00e4mmelser f\u00f6r s\u00e4kerhetsskydd. F\u00f6r befattningar d\u00e4r Saab har krav p\u00e5 s\u00e4kerhetsklassinplacering kan, i f\u00f6rekommande fall, medf\u00f6ra krav p\u00e5 visst medborgarskap.\nAns\u00f6kningsf\u00f6rfarande Denna annons avser initialt ett konsultuppdrag p\u00e5 cirka ett \u00e5r, med eventuell chans till f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngning. Start \u00e4r omg\u00e5ende eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Urval sker l\u00f6pande och tj\u00e4nsten kan komma att tills\u00e4ttas innan sista ans\u00f6kningsdag, skicka d\u00e4rf\u00f6r in din ans\u00f6kan redan idag!\nHar du n\u00e5gra fr\u00e5gor \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta ansvarig rekryterare Theo L\u00f6vkvist via Theo.lovkvist@skill.se","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"F\u00f6rsta L\u00e5nggatan 18","full_address":null,"city":"G\u00f6teborg","country":"SE","latitude":57.699726864765,"longitude":11.948259162477},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4stra G\u00f6talands l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Skill Kompetenspartner AB","postcode":"41328","positions":1,"profession":"Ink\u00f6pare","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/jobb.skill.se","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"F\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning, ink\u00f6p, marknadsf\u00f6ring","employer_workplace":"Skill Kompetenspartner AB","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":4,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":2,"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"theo.lovkvist@skill.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-31T08:37:35+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-21T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-01T03:14:25+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-02T02:48:10+00:00"}}