Commodity Manager – Global Sourcing, Operations Lund

Job Description

Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to work together with inspiring colleagues making tomorrow a better world in a company offering great culture and development opportunities Are you the one who will make a big difference in setting the strategic direction for one of our key material categories and enjoy being a driver of change If so then this might be for you!

Who is your future team
Global Sourcings task is to create and maintain the best possible supplier base that can drive Axis continued growth. We make sure to have the most suitable suppliers and utilize them to achieve maximum contribution both commercially and technically. We are a team of skilled and dedicated professionals that are greatly contributing to our companys success! Working in this position you will have a big impact on Axis future. You will collaborate closely with various functions within Operations R&D Product management and our Supplier base of course with a focus on both current and future portfolio.

What youll do here as Commodity Manager
As Commodity Manager you will have overall sourcing responsibility for a material/component area used in Axiss products. Together with your cross functional Commodity Team that you will take lead for you will develop and execute a strategy that fulfills Axis needs within the area of this role you will also:

• Build an understanding of the market and how that affects the strategy in terms of potential partners and available technologies.
• Be involved early in product development to influence component technology and supplier selection.
• Manage the commercial discussions with suppliers both in development phase and during high volume production to secure the best possible conditions like price payment delivery etc.
• Play an important role in proactive risk management process and ensure that we as Axis take the best possible decisions to ensure a resilient and responsible supply chain.
• Work with improvement in way of working from smaller initiatives to larger projects.

Furthermore you will
Be an escalation point for Axis purchasing department and contract manufacturers in case of challenges with suppliers performance. Stay on top of market trends concerning availability cost development macro-economic factors etc. to be able to make important business decisions. Initiate and finalize purchase agreements with suppliers and keeping data accurate in our systems according to your agreements.

The position requires approximately 20-25 days of travelling a year.

Who are we looking for
We believe that you are a relationship builder who enjoys working together in a team and at the same time thrives in taking lead for the commodity agenda to make things happen. You are analytic well-structured and result oriented with a keen interest in the business. We also believe that you are service minded individual with an open mind like to co-operate with people and have a strong drive to make an impact. A positive attitude with focus on finding solutions and how you personally can contribute to them is highly beneficial in the role. It is also important that you strive in a high pace environment managing both short- and long-term tasks in parallel.

Wed love to hear that you have/are:

• A degree in Industrial Economy Business Supply Chain Management or similar
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Experience from working in ERP systems
• Excellent skills in English both orally and in writing Swedish is a merit
• Knowledge about manufacturing and manufacturing processes
• At least 5 years of purchasing/sourcing experience from international companies
• Knowledge about business culture in different parts of the world
• Interest and appetite for learning and applying AI

What Axis have to offer

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About Axis Communications

We enable a smarter safer world by creating innovative solutions for improving security and business performance. As a network technology company and industry leader we offer solutions in video surveillance access control intercom and audio systems enhanced by intelligent analytics applications.

With around 6000 committed employees in over 50 countries we collaborate with partners worldwide. Together we thrive in our friendly open and collaborative culture and inspire each other to think beyond the expected. United by our commitment to inclusion diversity and sustainability we consistently seek to develop our skills and way of working.

Lets create a smarter safer world

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