Procurement Excellence Lead
Date: Mar 11, 2025
Location: Trollhattan, SE
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
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Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Procurement Excellence Lead to join our Engines Business Line Procurement team.
In this role, you will among other things, take ownership of specific Business Line Procurement tools, processes, and systems, ensuring their maintenance, further development, and user training.
You will also be working directly with site procurement to support their Procurement Excellence journey often as Engines Key interface in GKN Group Procurement Projects
Job Responsibilities
- Tool and Process Management: Maintain, develop, and train users on specific BL Procurement tools, processes, and systems.
- Project Representation: Act as the key interface between Engines site Procurement and GKN group projects within the Procurement areas.
- Requirement Setting and Implementation: Support the setting of requirements and assist in site implementation and value creation.
- Process and Project Leadership: Lead and support various processes and projects within the procurement area for an Engines site or the entire Business Line.
Qualifications / Experience / Skills
• Proven experience in procurement and project management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across different teams and departments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Why join us?
• Be a part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in procurement.
• Opportunity to work on impactful projects and drive significant value creation.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
If you are passionate about procurement and looking to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
For further questions, please contact
Anders Asplund, Procurement Project Manager, 0700-872456
The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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