Delight consumers by conserving the goodness of nature

Since 2006, Semper AB has been part of the Hero Group.

Semper, one of the most trusted brands within infant nutrition, has been developing and creating baby food and infant nutrition for over 70 years. It all began with a new method of drying milk, developed by Ninni Kronberg, a Swedish nutritionist. With her ideas, the Swedish entrepreneur Dr. Axel Wenner-Gren founded “Svenska Mjölkprodukter AB (SMP)” in 1938. In September 1939, SMP could start the production in Sweden’s first milk powder plant in Kimstad.

Our vision is expertise, innovation and commitment are values that have built a close and trusting relationship between our company and generations of Swedes - something we intend develop well into the future.

Hero, The foundation stone of our company dates back to 1886 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. Over the last 130 years, Hero has been building its presence through both organic growth and through acquisition to create the diverse group of companies that we are today.

Our mission, to delight consumers by conserving the goodness of nature, addresses the needs and desires of today’s consumers for authentic, honest food. We believe in going back to basics and adopting the principles of purity, honesty, and simplicity. We do this by having fewer, more natural ingredients that are prepared with minimum processing.

For more information www.semper.se

Manager Procurement Operations

Tasks and other responsibilities

• Lead a procurement operations team to ensure all requisitioned materials and services are sourced with suppliers that meet or exceed plant objectives at the right cost and quality with the best service
• Oversees and manages procurement transactions along the source-to-pay process to assure effective, efficient and timely delivery of procurement services
• Manage tactical buying for local buying category in support to the respective group category leader.
• Analyses existing process and systems for further potential of standardization, digitalization and automation and develops sound recommendations and action plans
• Drives action plans and projects through with an agile approach and focus on implementation
• Works cross-functionally with all areas of the company to ensure effective coordination of sourcing activities with planning, operations, finance, IT, controlling, stores management, maintenance management, engineering and CAPEX management while ensuring that established processes are followed and meet compliance requirements to improve organizational performance
• Development and updating of work instructions and process descriptions for the CE procurement department
• Responsibility for all procurement related systems including, E-Sourcing, SRM, SAP, reporting tools, contract management and ERP-interfaces
• Price, condition, supplier, specification and certificate management in SAP and related systems
• Regular and timed update of all standard work documents, Quality-Management-Process descriptions and related forms
• Organization of relevant statements and certificates from suppliers and monitor their validity
• Contributes to strategic initiatives and leads implementation of small and medium scales tactical solutions

We believe you have

We are looking for a business and result oriented, engaged and analytical candidate with a passion for business and teamwork. Your drive, strong communication, engagement, and stakeholder management skills, combined with your desire to deliver as a team enable you to easily manage our agenda across borders, internally as well as externally. We believe you have at least 5 years of solid experience background, preferably within the area of manufacturing industry.

The successful candidate has a university degree preferably within Purchasing and/or Logistic flows. You have a good command in English, both written and verbal. You have a solid understanding of procurement processes and strong process improvement skills as well as a can-do attitude.

This is a recruitment with earliest possible start.

You will be responsible for one person and reports to Head of Procurement Excellence & Operations Hero Group” (Located in Germany

Location: Sundbyberg, Stockholm

Languages
Swedish
English (mandatory)
Merit: Dutch, German, Spanish

Application
We work continuously with the selection of candidates. Please note that based on GDPR rules, we do not accept any applications via email. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis; therefore, we would like your application as soon as possible.

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Irene Nilsson, irene.nilsson@logent.se or 073-714 0860

Welcome with your application!