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As the Group Manager for Program and Operational Purchasing, you will be the primary purchasing representative for direct materials, overseeing projects, local sourcing, and managing our supply base.
You will lead the Program & Operational Purchasing Team supporting our Vårgårda manufacturing site, tracking progress on deliverables for successful program launches and implementation.
Your oversight will extend to all purchasing activities related to awarded programs, from customer award to the end of business. You will establish Forward Costed BOMs for new and key serial production programs and support VA/VE activities.
You will be part of the global purchasing team, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders worldwide. This role involves travel to various offices, both internationally and locally.
Key responsibilities:
You will handle everything from selection and pre-qualification to development, rating, consolidation, and working capital management
Your team will adhere to global standards, process maps, and procedures, maintaining the highest levels of quality and efficiency
You will manage the department's budget and ensure accurate and timely reporting of purchasing KPIs
You will set and achieve ambitious purchasing targets, driving the success of our country-level operations
Maintain productive supplier relationships, support internal and external audits, and lead commercial negotiations for suppliers
You will coach, mentor, and develop your staff, providing effective performance feedback, recognition, and rewards

Qualifications:
As a manager at Magna, we believe that you have strong skills in fostering a climate that encourages collaboration and development but also have a good balance between achieving results and a human-centric focus.
We are looking for a person with a passion for creativity and innovation who thrives in a dynamic global environment, but also adapts to opportunities and shifting priorities and supports organizational change with a positive attitude.
To be successful in this position, we believe that you have:
Documented experience as a purchasing manager in the automotive sector and/or electronic industry
Experience in leading sourcing, sourcing decisions, negotiations, strategic analysis, and managing a supply base, preferably in a manufacturing environment
Experience in purchasing electronic components and a basic technical know-how
Good analytical skills and a data-driven approach
Strong leadership and team management skills
Knowledge of relevant global sourcing standards and compliance procedures
Strong verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English
Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and support organizational change with a positive attitude
Creative problem-solver with a passion for innovation and technology
Ability to generate solutions and collaborate with team members to brainstorm fresh approaches

If you have any questions about the position, please contact the Talent Acquisition Partner, Per Lind, [email protected]
Welcome to submit your application in English and we apply continuous selection, this means that the position can be filled before last application date. Visa mindre

Do you want to Save Lives? Do you want to work in an innovative and creative environment with people who want to make a difference? An exciting opportunity is available in Autoliv Global Supply Chain organization for Innovation and Advanced Development!
To support Autoliv’s mission for Innovation and development of new safety solutions for Mobility and Society we have established a new Supply Chain Management organization connected to the Global Innovation Center in Sweden. The global supply chain organization is responsible for purchasing and supplier quality activities in product and process development for new technologies, new business areas and markets. Furthermore, the organization provides logistics competence in early development phases and drives global development activities for advanced supply chain activities to capture expanded opportunities for innovation.
About the assignment
As Development Manager Supply Chain (SC) Innovation you will lead global development initiatives for Innovation and Advanced development to further boost innovation in our processes. The development initiatives span over a broad area and will strengthen our ability for Innovation connected to processes and tools, open innovation concepts, organization and culture as well as supply chain strategies for advanced development. The position will be an enabler for successful supplier/partner collaborations on Innovation.
Your main responsibilities as Development Manager Supply Chain Innovation:
Lead and drive global projects and development initiatives connected to innovation and advanced development. Ensure successful development, piloting and global implementation.
Continuously identify and benchmark ideas and development opportunities improving strategies, KPIs, processes, and tools supporting our supply chain and supplier/partner involvement in product and process development for innovation.
Lead a global supply chain network for Advanced development to ensure best practice sharing, communication and trainings for implementation and global harmonization.
Manage related competence training and communication in our global organization.
Contribute to define supply chain priorities for innovation and advanced development.
Ensure strong cross-functional collaboration and alignment providing an end-to-end perspective in global development initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

In your assignment as Development Manager for Supply Chain Innovation you belong to a supply chain team located in Vårgårda, Sweden. You will be working in a global context and report to Global Supply Chain Innovation Manager, connected to the Global Supply Chain Development organization in Autoliv.
Travels will be required.
About us
Autoliv, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, and through our subsidiaries, we develop, manufacture and market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels and pedestrian protection systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Our products save over 30,000 lives each year and prevent ten times as many severe injuries. The Global Innovation Center is located in Vårgårda Sweden, with a satellite office at Lindholmen in Gothenburg. The Innovation Center is focusing on Research and Development within our core areas as airbags and seatbelts and our newly established area Mobility Safety Solutions. We have strong testing capabilities with several labs and crash tracks as well as a highly automated production where we produce inflators and special products.
About you
To succeed in the position as Development Manager for Supply chain Innovation you have a strong ability to lead development and drive collaboration in a global matrix organization. You have successful experiences from driving transformation projects and change management initiatives, and you are confident in leading global networks or platforms.
Qualifications:
Master´s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business or other related areas
Minimum 10 years of working experience
Experience from supply chain management and purchasing responsibilities
Experience from product and process development
Experience from project management assignments
Global functional leadership skills
Process management competence
Contract and Risk management competence
Innovation and exploration mindset
Business mindset
Strong communication skills
Fluent in English, in speaking and writing

Meritorious:
Experience from Automotive business
Fluent in Swedish, in speaking and writing



Your personality is of great importance to us. We appreciate that you are open-minded and creative with a curiosity and willingness to constantly drive innovation and find ways to improve our business. You have excellent social skills and build important networks and relationships to identify and capture best practices and benchmarks in our global organization as well from important networks and collaborations outside Autoliv.
You can structure and organize projects for successful execution and performance to reach our goals. You have strong accountability and are talented in ensuring collaboration and involvement of key stakeholders and competencies for sustainable development of our business. Furthermore, you think it is fun to navigate in an area where all the structures are not yet set, and you appreciate the collaboration with your colleagues to together form effective and successful working concepts and processes.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Union representatives: We have collective agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer. Union representatives can be reached through the company switchboard, +46 322- 626200. Visa mindre