Junior Sourcing Specialist (Kitron Sweden)
Location - Lithuania, Kaunas
About Kitron
Kitron is a leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, delivering improved flexibility, cost efficiency, and innovation power through the value chain. The company operates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, India, Malaysia, China and the United States. With 2500 highly skilled employees, Kitron manufactures and delivers anything from fully assembled electronic circuit boards to complete end-products for customers globally. Related technical services like prototyping, industrialisation, material analysing and test development are also key competencies Kitron offers.
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Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Deadline: 2024-10-31
Kitron is currently looking for a Junior Sourcing Specialist, who will join Kitron's Sweden Sourcing team, which is located in Jönköping and Kaunas. The main responsibility in this role is to safeguard that both customer and employer’s expectations related to the sourcing of material and components are fulfilled. The Junior Sourcing Specialist in this role would be directly reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, Kitron Sweden. We will be recruiting for this position on a temporary basis until 2026-04-30 (maternity cover).
Job Description:
- Represent Sourcing in Customer Teams.
- To continuously monitor risk, improve processes and increase efficiency.
- Evaluation of potential suppliers.
- Conduct and manage RFI (request for information), RFQ (request for quote) and RFB (request for buy) processes.
- Qualification and selection of suppliers according to Kitron procedures and customer requirements.
- Negotiation of terms and conditions.
- Facilitate parts and process qualification following customer or process requirements.
- To ensure and approve data required for procurement.
Requirements:
- Experience working with purchase/sourcing and suppliers.
- Education at relevant university level within the supply chain, manufacturing or engineering (lack of formal education may be substituted by relevant work experience).
- Good knowledge of MS Excel.
- Experience with ERP systems and general good computer skills.
- Strong English and Lithuanian language skills, both written and spoken.
- Analytical, structured, and able to influence change.
We offer:
- The salary range for this position is 2000 - 2200 EUR gross (before taxes) per month; in Kitron, the salary offer is based on the predefined salary ranges for each position and depends on the candidate's level of experience and competence.
- Global projects and highly skilled team.
- Hybrid work type and flexible working hours.
- Performance-based annual bonus.
- Extra attention and benefits for the employee in case of important life events.
- Partners' discounts.
- Accident insurance 24/7 and full travel insurance (valid on business trips).
- 1 extra vacation day per year and 2 additional vacation days after 5 years.
- Health promotion (various preventive extra health checks).
- Opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Training and competence development courses.
- Team building and off-site activities.
- Department
- Strategic Sourcing
- Role
- Strategic Sourcing Specialist / Analyst
- Locations
- Kitron Global
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Kitron Global
Junior Sourcing Specialist (Kitron Sweden)
Location - Lithuania, Kaunas
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