Procurement Manager - Indirect Materials

Job Description

Build the future of indirect procurement at Rusta

Are you passionate about driving transformation to shape the future of Indirect procurement? Do you thrive in a faced paced environment where shaping strategies, taking actions and creating business impact go hand in hand?

We are looking for a Procurement Manager- Indirect Materials, to build and lead a modern, strategic and data-driven procurement capability across Rusta. The role reports to the Chief Purchasing officer and is based at our Head Office in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm.

About the role

This is a key leadership role with a clear transformation mandate. You will develop Rusta’s indirect procurement capability and move a decentralized spend environment towards a coordinated, strategic and value-creating function. You will set the direction, establish governance and category strategies, lead strategic sourcing projects and supplier management, and improve spend visibility, contract transparency and procurement performance.

You will act as a trusted business partner across Rusta, working closely with Finance, IT, HR, Marketing, Distribution center, Retail and E commerce. As a member of the Sourcing Management Team, you will also contribute to Rusta’s overall sourcing strategy and transformation agenda.

This is more than a traditional procurement role. You will have the opportunity to set the structure, drive sourcing excellence through spend visibility and creating scalable processes and capabilities across the organization.

Your key responsibilities

• Shape the strategy and operating model. Define and implement the future operating model for indirect procurement, including category strategies, sourcing roadmaps and clear ownership between central procurement and business functions.
• Lead strategic sourcing. Drive sourcing projects, negotiations, supplier selection and contract renewals across multiple indirect spend categories.
• Strengthening supplier and contract management. Build robust supplier performance, contract governance and risk-management practices, ensuring suppliers meet commercial, quality, sustainability and compliance requirements.
• Create governance and transparency. Implement practical procurement policies, processes and decision forums that improve contract coverage and compliance and reduce reliance on local processes and individual knowledge.
• Driving digitalization and procurement excellence. Improve spend analytics, reporting and contract transparency, and support the effective use of procurement tools and ERP-enabled processes.
• Deliver measurable business value. Identify, realize and track savings and broader value improvements through clear KPIs and benefit-tracking methodologies.
• Lead change through collaboration. Build trust, challenge constructively and develop commercial capability and accountability across the organization.