Strategic Buyer – Linköping

About the company

Sway Sourcing is an innovative recruitment partner specializing in matching the right talent with the right company – quickly and efficiently. Our main focus lies within Ekonomi, Administration, HR, Marknad, and IT, but we also possess the broad expertise and flexibility required to deliver tailored recruitment solutions across all industries.

Despite being a relatively new player, we have already built trust with many of Sweden's largest companies and operate both nationally and internationally. With bases in Sweden and Spain, we offer a unique combination of local expertise and global reach. Our strong network and deep industry insights make us a natural partner for companies that want to stay one step ahead in their recruitment.

Your tasks

We are seeking an experienced strategic buyer for an exciting consultancy assignment within a high-tech and international operation. Here, you will have the opportunity to work with strategic supplier relationships, commercial purchasing decisions, and long-term supplier development in a technically advanced environment.

🔎 About the assignment As a strategic buyer, you will play a central role in developing and managing supplier relationships within a defined segment. You will work closely with various parts of the organization and contribute to ensuring quality, delivery capability, and long-term sustainable purchasing solutions.

The role combines strategic purchasing work with commercial dialogues and operational issues. You will become part of an international operation where collaboration, business understanding, and structure are important success factors.

Your main tasks

• Responsible for and developing strategic supplier relationships.
• Driving purchasing strategies and contributing to commercial decisions.
• Participating in commercial dialogues and contract negotiations.
• Monitoring supplier performance, quality, and delivery capability.
• Collaborating with internal functions and external suppliers.
• Identifying improvement opportunities within purchasing processes and supplier collaborations.
• Working in a structured manner within the organization's processes and systems.

Requirements

🎯 We are looking for you who have

• Several years of experience in strategic purchasing or an equivalent role.
• Relevant post-secondary education.
• Very good collaborative skills and experience in building professional relationships.
• Ability to work strategically and make well-founded decisions.
• Very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.
• The ability to undergo the security clearance required for the assignment.

Meritorious

• Experience in commercial contract negotiations.
• Experience with ERP-system.
• Experience from technically advanced industry or security-sensitive operations.

🤝 Who are you? You are business-oriented, analytical, and relationship-oriented, with the ability to combine long-term strategic thinking with a practical way of working.

You thrive on taking responsibility, driving issues independently, and collaborating with different functions. You are communicative, solution-oriented, and confident in handling complex supplier relationships.

What we offer

This is an opportunity to work with strategic purchasing in an international and technology-intensive environment. You will work closely with the business, influence important supplier collaborations, and contribute to long-term business decisions.

For the right person, there is also the possibility of long-term employment with the client.

How to apply

We work with continuous selection and look forward to your application!

Other

📍 Assignment information

• Location: Linköping
• Extent: Full-time, 100 %
• Period: 23 November 2026 – 31 December 2027
• Setup: Consultancy assignment with the possibility of transition to employment
• Travel: May occur
• Language: Very good English, spoken and written
• Security: The assignment is subject to security clearance