Supplier Readiness Specialist | Supplier Readiness Management | Purchasing i Sodertalje

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

Supplier Readiness Management supports the Purchasing organization by proactively monitoring and supervising suppliers, to ensure on-time completion of series tooling and deliveries of parts. Your task includes avoiding/minimizing trouble shooting activities prior to project launch. 

The role contains working with suppliers / toolmakers as well as within the Scania and Volkswagen organization. Based on a structured process, you will take part in cross-functional meetings including suppliers to set the basis for your task to monitor, track and supervise suppliers / toolmakers on a regular basis and feedback the status to Scania. 

You will be responsible for various parts / suppliers and do frequent international travelling. You will report to the manager of the Supplier Readiness Management team.

Main tasks:

• Be responsible for preventive support of new product launches
• Analysis of critical paths in the supplier timing plans, development-, tool fabrication-, tool-transfer- and manufacturability-processes in order to check their plausibility and opportunities for optimization
• Participation in commitment reviews with suppliers
• Tracking of technical data releases from Engineering
• Evaluation of supplier capacity, especially during ramp-up phase
• Support availability of parts in time at different milestones (first off-tool; PPAP samples; etc.)
• Identification and analysis of supplier weaknesses with regards to their responsibilities during the product development process; support of corrective measures
• Monitoring of tool relocation in case of insolvencies
• Technical / logistic support for capacity issues, scrapping and cost plausibility
• Escalation of issues to senior management, if required

Your profile
You have most probably an academic degree in engineering and have good experience in tool design and tool fabrication, production or quality assurance. Furthermore, it is an advantage if you have skills relating to project work and/or project management, ideally within Scania and/or the automotive sector.

Good language skills in English are a requirement.
You have the ability to collaborate as well as build trust and you are clear in your communication with others. You will meet many new contacts in an international environment where different cultures meet. It is therefore essential that you create and maintain good relationships. You should have high integrity and good judgment. Travelling is an essential part of the work and you need to manage new situations.

We offer
We offer an interesting and challenging job, with plenty of scope for new ideas. Scania’s culture is characterized by openness, diversity and respect for the individual. Our people are our most important resource, so we invest in employee training. We will give you the opportunity to develop your skills so you can grow with us. We also offer our employees a generous benefits package.
If you want to work somewhere that values participation and constant development, Scania is the place for you.