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Indirect Purchasing Officer

At Sandvik, we are committed to teamwork and believe in the power of developing ideas and solutions together. We leverage our shared passion, diversity, open-mindedness, and cooperative spirit to shape the future of our industry and, with it, the path of your career. Now we are looking for someone with a passion for their trade and a strong focus on customer satisfaction to take this role forward.
Indirect Purchasing Officer x1 at UB head office
To independently manage and execute indirect purchasing activities for Sandvik by coordinating the end‑to‑end quote‑to‑buy process, ensuring compliance with Sandvik Indirect Purchasing policies, and supporting cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
The role contributes to the effective execution of Sandvik’s Indirect Purchasing strategy through professional judgment, supplier coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Independently manage daily indirect purchasing activities, including sourcing, purchasing, expediting, and order follow-up to support business operations.
• Coordinate the full quote-to-buy process in line with Sandvik indirect purchasing policies, approval matrices, and internal controls.
• Ensure purchase orders are accurate, compliant, and timely, with correct pricing, terms, and master data.
• Monitor outstanding purchase orders and proactively engage suppliers to manage delivery performance and resolve issues.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with approved suppliers, internal stakeholders, and regional purchasing contacts.
• Support contract utilization and ensure supplier agreements are applied where available.
• Contribute to supplier performance monitoring related to cost, quality, delivery, and service levels.
• Act as a professional point of contact for local indirect purchasing matters.
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing total cost of ownership within assigned scope.
• Ensure compliance with Sandvik Code of Conduct, EHS requirements, Anti-Bribery & Corruption standards, and purchasing governance.
• Identify operational purchasing risks and escalating issues where required.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of local purchasing guidelines and processes aligned with Sandvik standards.
• Contribute data, analysis, and insights for purchasing reports, audits, and internal reviews.
• Act in the interest of Sandvik, promoting ethical, complaint, and sustainable supplier relationships.
Your profile
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience with procurement function.
• Proficient with relevant IT applications such as M.S. Office and ERP system.
• Strong commercial analysis and numeracy skills.
• Ability to develop, negotiate and administer supplier contracts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build a strong rapport with our customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to plan, control and organize daily workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Detail oriented.

Only selected candidates for interview will be contacted.

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