Head of Procurement to DB Schenker, Cluster Nordics (338188) Gothenburg, Sweden
About the role
As the Head of Procurement in our Nordic cluster you will be responsible for the purchasing function for Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway which means having the functional and disciplinary management-response for a team of 4 people.
You are responsible for leading and distributing strategic and tactical sourcing initiatives in close collaboration with our global procurement function and other internal and external stakeholders.
Your responsibilities also include driving operational- and process development and you also have the overall responsibility to ensure our suppliers performance and contracts.
The goal is to ensure that the deliveries from the function are appropriate, with high quality and with a high level of customer satisfaction.
The role reports functionally to the Regional Head of Procurement and geographically to the Cluster CFO.
Key responsibilities:
- Leading the team by setting goals and continuously monitoring performance.
- Drive the overall target of standardization of sourced goods and services of the indirect supplier portfolio.
- Supplier Relationship Management (build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers including contract negotiation and performance monitoring).
- Ensure we have an appropriate Demand Planning structure.
- Risk Management within Supply.
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.