EMEA Professional Services Category Buyer

Develop and maintain the long-term EMEA category strategy and Category Business Plan aligned with Global IPU strategy and business requirements.

Support local buyers and stakeholders across EMEA in defining requirements and Statements of Work and in selecting the right sourcing approach and suppliers.

Lead strategic sourcing supplier selection and commercial negotiations to deliver competitive total cost quality service and contractual coverage.

Drive savings cost avoidance supplier consolidation and other value-improvement opportunities against agreed category targets.

Ensure sourcing and supplier-management activities comply with applicable Autoliv purchasing processes and requirements.

Create and deploy the EMEA Professional Services Category Strategy and Category Business Plan in close cooperation with EMEA stakeholders local buyers and relevant Global IPU Category teams.

Execute EMEA category initiatives and support execution of relevant Global IPU strategies and global sourcing initiatives within EMEA ensuring regional requirements are represented.

Build and maintain the category sourcing pipeline based on spend demand contract supplier and market analysis.

Conduct supply-market intelligence supplier benchmarking and commercial analysis including rate cards cost structures and total-cost evaluation to support sourcing and negotiation decisions.

Lead or support RFI/RFP/RFQ processes bid evaluation supplier selection negotiations Sourcing Board preparation and contracting in cooperation with stakeholders and local buyers.

Coordinate the supplier registration qualification and onboarding process for newly selected suppliers ensuring required purchasing documentation approvals and system setup are completed before implementation.

Lead negotiations on pricing and commercial models payment terms indexation and other key commercial conditions ensuring alignment with applicable legal and contractual requirements.

Manage the EMEA supplier portfolio including preferred-supplier development consolidation alternative-source qualification supplier performance reviews and phase-out of non-strategic suppliers where appropriate.

Establish regular engagement with EMEA stakeholders and local buyers to capture future demand challenge requirements improve Statements of Work and identify opportunities for demand optimization and standardization.

Coordinate with Global IPU Category teams to align EMEA strategy with global direction share regional market intelligence and leverage global agreements and synergies where beneficial.

Own and monitor agreed category KPIs including savings cost avoidance sourcing pipeline payment terms contract coverage and supplier performance; identify gaps and drive corrective actions to achieve agreed targets.

Proactively identify and propose new sourcing approaches supplier solutions commercial models process improvements and digital opportunities that increase value efficiency competitiveness or risk resilience across the EMEA Professional Services category.

Act as the EMEA Professional Services category point of contact for purchasing teams business stakeholders and strategic suppliers.

Good understanding of Professional Services commercial models including hourly/daily rates time and material fixed-fee and project-based engagements

Good understanding of Statements of Work rate cards supplier cost structures contracting principles and supplier performance management

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic purchasing sourcing or category management preferably in an international organization

Proven experience leading complex competitive sourcing processes and commercial negotiations

Experience developing and implementing category or sourcing strategies across multiple stakeholders or locations

Skills and competences

Excellent negotiation and commercial decision-making skills

Strong analytical capability for spend bid rate-card market and total-cost analysis

Strong stakeholder management influencing communication and presentation skills

Ability to challenge demand constructively and translate business requirements into effective sourcing solutions

Ability to coordinate local buyers and cross-functional stakeholders across EMEA without direct reporting authority

Very good command of English

Digital and AI awareness with the ability to identify practical opportunities to use AI-enabled tools responsibly in sourcing market analysis supplier research commercial analysis and procurement process improvement.

Personality

Proactive accountable and results-oriented

Commercially minded with a structured and pragmatic approach

Able to work independently while building effective cross-functional relationships

Comfortable operating in an international and multicultural environment

Others

Ability to work effectively across EMEA countries and time zones

Willingness to travel when required