Senior Buyer

Beer, wine and spirits go out to bars, restaurants and liquor stores daily. Most orders deliver next day from the nearest branch. Founded in 1991, we now have 90 employees. Saturday mornings rotate across branch staff.

We need a buyer who pushes back on price increases with data and keeps the production schedule fed. The Senior Buyer buys materials and services for our plants, managing about $30M in annual spend across 200 suppliers. Remote within Sweden. The team meets in Uppsala once a quarter, travel covered. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

MAIN DUTIES:

Coordinate returns and supplier corrective actions with quality. Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost. Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance. Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers. Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP. Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

5-7 years of purchasing or procurement experience. Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price. Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis. Occasional travel to supplier sites. Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module. Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms.

PREFERRED:

CPSM or CPIM certification. Spanish or Mandarin for supplier communication. Manufacturing or direct materials background.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salary: SEK 37,000 - SEK 49,000/month

Occupational pension. Five weeks of annual leave. Training budget. Lunch benefit. Wellness allowance.

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Nilsson Handel.