EU Purchasing Director
Arbetsgivare / Ort:TitanX Engine Cooling AB / Sölvesborg
Omfattning / Varaktighet:Vanlig anställning / Tills vidare
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Publicerad: 2026-08-04
Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen
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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and strategic EU Purchasing Director to lead and develop our purchasing organization across Europe. This is a key leadership role responsible for defining and executing procurement strategies that support business growth, improve supplier performance, optimize costs, and ensure supply chain resilience.
The successful candidate will be a commercially driven leader with extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration within an international environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the European purchasing strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Lead, coach, and develop purchasing teams across our European locations.
- Build and maintain strong strategic relationships with key suppliers.
- Drive cost optimization initiatives while maintaining quality, service, and sustainability standards.
- Lead contract negotiations for strategic suppliers and high-value agreements.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through proactive supplier and sourcing strategies.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain teams.
- Monitor market trends, raw material developments, and supplier capabilities.
- Establish procurement KPIs and ensure continuous performance improvement.
- Promote compliance with company policies, ethical sourcing standards, and relevant regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is considered an advantage.
- 5+ years of progressive procurement experience, including senior leadership responsibilities.
- Proven experience leading international purchasing organizations within Europe.
- Strong negotiation, strategic sourcing, and supplier management skills.
- Experience working in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment is highly desirable.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Additional European languages are an advantage.
- Willingness to travel across Europe as required.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
- Results-oriented and capable of driving organizational change.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- High level of integrity and professionalism.
Arbetslivserfarenhet
- Inköpschef (meriterande)
Arbetsgivare
TitanX Engine Cooling AB
Klockskogsvägen 9
29471 Sölvesborg
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