Description

Strong brands. Innovative products. And a unique team! This is the Husqvarna Group, the world’s largest producer of outdoor power products for forestry, lawn and garden, and construction. Join us and use your creative ideas and enthusiasm to further advance our premium brands such as Husqvarna and Gardena. In exchange we will offer you the exceptional opportunity to develop our product portfolio, our company and, above all, your career. Discover the Husqvarna Group, achieve great results and experience a promising future.

  • Strategic and operational management of a team of purchasers with different focus area
  • Continuous review and management of all relevant processes with regard to supply chain optimization and efficiency
  • Creating and developing a successful supplier strategy including identification and development of new suppliers
  • Identification and realization of efficiencies and cost reduction potentials.
  • Conducting annual price negotiations and negotiating framework agreements
  • Analyzing the market situation, identifying trends and deriving options for action
  • Supporting and developing your own team in day-to-day operations and standardizing internal processes and procedures
  • Monitor measurable KPI’s to track supplier performance
  • Defining and managing national and international projects in the area of purchasing
  • Serve as a team member of new product projects, collaborating closely with project management and R&D, negotiating contracts & prices, and ensuring supplier goals for delivery, cost, and quality are met.
  • Ongoing monitoring and support of our suppliers in regards to environmental, social and governance

  • Successfully completed studies with a focus on industrial engineering, business administration, logistics, or comparable focus areas, ideally supplemented by specialized further training
  • Several years of extensive professional experience in purchasing, both nationally and internationally
  • First experiences in disciplinary management in national and international teams
  • Expertise in strategic and operational collaboration with suppliers and partners in Asia and Eastern Europe
  • Social skills, team-orientation, ability to work under pressure, assertiveness
  • Inspiring colleagues and the whole team to achieve ambitious results with passion, optimism, respect and self confidence
  • Strong negotiating and communication skills
  • Goal- and results-orientated way of working and the ability to think analytically in business terms
  • Experience in lean management is an advantage
  • Advanced SAP/CRM knowledge and confident handling of MS Office
  • Business fluent in German and English
  • Willingness to travel

Experience a dynamic and challenging environment. Bring your enthusiasm for innovation to a company that is simply different. And which – in addition to an open, team-oriented atmosphere – also has a lot to offer you in terms of your career!