Procurement Specialist

About the Position

Main assignments, responsibilities and authorities

• In your position as a procurement specialist at Höganäs, you are responsible for driving procurement initiatives in line with the overall objectives of improving service, ensuring that internal directives and rules are followed and to see to it that pertinent laws regarding occupational health, safety and environment are complied with. You are also responsible for having required permits and certifications in place.
• Procurement management (including process setup/improvement, services, outsourcing processing, etc.):
• xecute procurement plans, complete price comparisons and negotiations, contract signing, and order tracking to ensure materials are supplied on time and with quality.

Manage procurement process documents, collaborate with warehousing and quality inspection departments to complete goods acceptance, warehousing, and handling exceptions (such as returns and claims).

• Supplier Management: Develop and implement supplier performance evaluation standards.

Initiate complaints, promote supplier investigations, and implement corrective measures. Assist supply chain managers with supplier development work.

• Cost control: Responsible for product supply chain cost accounting and analysis, formulating and implementing cost control strategies, and continuously reducing the total supply chain cost through price negotiation and inventory optimization. Establish a dynamic cost tracking mechanism and promote cost optimization. Researches, negotiates, maintains, and regularly evaluates relationships and contracts with external suppliers so the business has a reliable supply of goods and services that meet its standards of quality, timeliness and cost.
• Cross-departmental collaboration: Work closely with R&D, production, sales and other departments to provide suggestions for product research and development from the perspective of the supply chain, ensure the smooth implementation of products, and jointly promote the realization of the company's overall goals.
• Digitalization and data management: Promote the digital construction of the supply chain, and use ERP, WMS and other systems to achieve full-link information tracking. Analyze and monitor key performance indicators (such as delivery on-time rate, inventory turnover, etc.) through data means to provide decision-making support for management.

Supervision and management

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Knowledge, capabilities and motivation

• Educational background: Bachelor’s degree or above, major in supply chain management, procurement, business administration, logistics and other related majors is preferred.
• Work experience: 5 years and above procurement experience is required, and a background in the materials manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Professional skills: proficient in the whole process of procurement, familiar with procurement, production, logistics and other links, with excellent data analysis, business negotiation skills.
• Language ability: English level 4 or above, proficient in English communication.
• Personal traits: Excellent communication and coordination skills, strong logical thinking, data analysis and problem-solving skills, good team spirit and pressure resistance.

Physical demands and working environment

Special conditions such as significant physical needs (e.g., mobility, manual handling, PPE requirements, etc.). General work environment (e.g., office, production site, off-site location, etc.).

General working environment

Communication/Interface

External communication can be written or verbal, but it must be a more frequent part of the job and with a certain complexity.

• Internal: various departments of Höganäs (China) Co., Ltd. and relevant departments of the group's subsidiaries.
• External: Customers, suppliers, partners, government agencies, trade unions, interest groups, and other parties involved in responsibility.

Other

Occasional domestic business travel

Working at Höganäs

We aim to offer a great and meaningful place to work where you can fulfill your potential and ambitions. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We have a clear management philosophy, and just like us you believe that through collaboration and openness we develop as individuals and as a company. We see all employees, regardless of position, as leaders when we approach the challenges that the world - and we - face. Höganäs ambition is to lead the transformation to better meet the needs of tomorrow and become the preferred supplier of sustainable metal powder on a global scale – join us in our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions.

More about Höganäs

Founded in 1797, Höganäs is the world leader in the market for powders, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Höganäs’ vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials.

The company’s strength lies in its diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and Höganäs is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. Höganäs collaborates with customers across multiple industries to develop innovative solutions, including applications in automotive components, electric motors, brazing, surface coating, welding consumables and additive manufacturing. Operating 15 production centers worldwide and employing 2,200 people, Höganäs’ turnover for 2025 was 11,045 MSEK. Höganäs is owned by Lindéngruppen and FAM. www.hoganas.com

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