At Seco, we’re now looking for a driven Procurement Excellence Lead to join our team at the Procurement department in Fagersta. Welcome to a high impact role where you get to drive value throughout our entire organization in a position with many opportunities for both personal and professional growth.
We look forward to hearing from you!
About the job
In this position, you play a crucial part in a team of specialists – focusing on enhancing the procurement value flow. Your responsibilities include reviewing, enhancing, and automating the procurement processes to align with both Seco’s needs and Sandvik group’s guidelines. You lead ongoing improvements and development in processes, KPIs, and tools to ensure reliable operations and meet our sustainability goals.

Further responsibilities include:
Collaborating with the IT team and cross-functional teams to develop efficient procurement tools and processes.
Guaranteeing compliance with all relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Ensuring that procurement processes are designed and executed, and that the documentation remains up to date.
Identifying process changes and managing exceptions to maintain workflow.
Providing support and overseeing the proper training of stakeholders.
Setting up measurements to proactively monitor and enhance process effectiveness and efficiency.

The location for this position is primarily Fagersta Sweden. Other locations, such as Bourges or Bouxwiller, France or Lottum, Netherlands, could also be an option. You’ll however need to be present in Fagersta one time per month to attend our team meetings. We apply a hybrid work set-up where you can combine office work with work from home.
Your profile
We’re looking for someone with a university degree, preferably in engineering, supply or finance, or the equivalent knowledge gained from work. You have some kind of experience from a procurement organization – you need an understanding of procurement and how to interact with stakeholders. You’re used to working in a B2B environment and can grasp the operational and strategical category management flows, both on a holistic and detailed level. Your background includes leading projects, project methodologies and agile ways of working. Acting in a truly global environment calls for excellent communication skills in English.
We place a great value on your personal qualities, which are characterized by an analytical mindset and structured ways of working. You have an eye for details that enable you to dissect complex problems and solve business challenges. With your high agency and prominent interpersonal as well as communication skills, you drive for results, are not afraid to challenge when necessary and are willing to adapt in an ever-changing environment.
Our Seco culture
Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact David Häggström, recruiting manager, +46 (0)76-102 29 76
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Union contacts – Sweden
David Romlin, Unionen, +46 (0)70-608 46 90
Suncana Bandalo, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-300 10 73
Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-523 50 60

Recruitment Specialist: Anna Pettersen
How to apply
Send us your application no later than November 3rd, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0071650.
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.
For more information about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.