Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as EMEA Professional Services Category Buyer.
Should you be interested in overseeing these tasks and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:
• Manage the Professional Services category across EMEA, covering Consultancy, HR Services, Temporary Help, Sorting Services, Engineering and R&D Consultants, and Operational Consultants.
• 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.
If you have/are:
Education
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Economics, Procurement, Supply Chain Management,…