CategoryManager

**Last date to apply:** 09 June 2026 _Welcome to one of the world 's oldest Start-ups!_ _By constantly challenging ourselves, we at Husqvarna have continued to develop our business for more than three centuries. This is our heritage, and our future._ _We are now expanding our team with an additional colleague_ **Category Manager to Husqvarna Construction in Jonsered.** **About the role:** As a Category Manager within our team, you will operate on a global scale. You will manage a designated group of commodities, ensuring long-term quality, cost efficiency, delivery, and sustainability of direct material supply throughout the product lifecycle. _Your responsibilities include:_ * **Strategy Development:** Create and implement strategies for your commodities. * **Performance Improvement:** Actively seek opportunities for performance improvement and cost reduction by understanding customer needs, supply market trends, and innovations. * **Supplier Scouting:** Identify new suppliers and technologies to meet purchasing strategy objectives. _Key responsibilities:_ * Manage all commercial relationships with suppliers within your category areas, ensuring cost, quality, delivery precision, sustainability, and risk management targets are met. * Drive value through strategic sourcing and cost-efficient agreements. * Enhance supplier performance, collaboration, and integration, delivering improved results. Manage supplier performance and ratings based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). * Conduct detailed demand, spend, cost, and market analysis. Use a structured approach to tendering and negotiating with suppliers. * Manage the entire lifecycle of supplier contracts. * Drive and follow up on Purchase Price Variance (PPV) activities and contribute to achieving optimal Other Material Variance (OMV) activities. * Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as Manufacturing, R&D, PMO, and S&OP. **Location** : This position is based in Jonsered, jus