Procurement Manager

Experience Level: Mid Level | Posted Date: 2025-04-15

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Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?  

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with cancer.

What you’ll do at Elekta

Elekta Group’s vision is to have a world where everyone has access to the best cancer care. Elekta is working on this through multiple business lines: Linac, Neuro, and Brachy. Each of these Business Lines (BL) has a procurement department which is responsible for strategic procurement and Supplier Development & Quality (SDQ). The BL procurement departments focus on direct materials whilst indirect goods and materials are procured by the Global Indirect procurement team and therefore are not a part of the scope of this position.

This role of Procurement Manager sits within the Brachy and Neuro BL procurement departments. As a Procurement Manager in the Brachy and Neuro BLs you actively participate in the strategic sourcing activities for the commodities in your portfolio, with the goal of setting up a strategy which could include looking for supplier consolidation, dual sourcing or achieving significant cost reductions, while maintaining/improving product quality and supplier service levels.

You work closely with local key business stakeholders to develop sustainable sourcing strategies and implementation plans. Furthermore, you work together with international colleagues of other Elekta entities when it comes to e.g. the P2P process, and in projects aimed at aligning/improving upon global processes, systems, and templates.

Responsibilities

You will lead the development and execution of local sourcing strategies for allocated commodities taking due account of stakeholder mapping, spend analysis, understanding of current and future demands, supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Define and implement sourcing strategies, including supplier selection, consolidation, and dual sourcing, in line with Elekta’s sourcing process. This includes providing proper quotation analysis documentation and sourcing recommendations.
• Lead supplier negotiations, ensure appropriate contract terms, and collaborate with Legal where needed.
• Monitor supplier performance on cost, quality, delivery, and compliance; implement improvement plans and conduct regular business reviews.
• Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation plans in order to secure business continuity.

Process & Value Optimization

• Plan and execute sourcing events driven by product development, contract expirations, or business needs.
• Maintain procurement system data integrity and keep the Approved Supplier List (ASL) accurate and up to date.
• Support global alignment by contributing to cross-functional procurement projects, tools, and templates.
• Encourage open book costing and competitive tendering.
• Drive TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reduction through value engineering, supplier consolidation, and open-book costing.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Compliance

• Partner with local and international stakeholders to implement sourcing strategies, quality improvements, and efficiency gains.
• Represent procurement in product core teams, supporting early supplier involvement during product development and maintenance.
• Ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and Elekta’s code of ethics, promoting a values-driven procurement culture.

What you bring

To be successful in the role, we believe you should have:

• A university degree in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience with technical products
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) certification desirable
• 5–10 years of experience in an international production and supply setting, with a focus on purchasing and contracting for direct materials, ideally within a regulated industry
• Professional proficiency in Dutch and English
• Experience managing supplier quality and driving supplier development initiatives
• Strong understanding of sourcing strategy development and financial principles (e.g. TCO, NPV, cost-price analysis) and the ability to build business cases.
• Proficiency with procurement and quality systems (e.g. Coupa, ERP, QMS, iCertis) and knowledge of the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process
• Familiarity with BI tools (e.g. Qlik Sense)
• Excellent negotiation skills and experience managing suppliers and stakeholders across different seniority levels and geographies
• Experience in contract management and understanding of contractual law
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a track record of managing competing priorities and delivering on ambitious targets.

As a person, we believe you are passionate about continuous improvement and are:

• A proactive self-starter who works independently and thrives in dynamic environments
• Analytical and solution-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills
• A team player with a commercial mindset and results-driven approach
• Committed to quality and detail, with a first-time-right mentality.

The position might require up to 10% travel internationally.

We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement on the list, as long as you are excited about the opportunity. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we're looking for!

Why should you join Elekta?

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose: hope for everyone dealing with cancer and for everyone, regardless of where they are in the world, to have access to the best cancer care.  Additionally, our benefit package includes: 

• 40 paid vacation days per year (27 vacation + 13 ADV)
• Global bonus plan or Profit scheme 
• Travel allowance 
• Pension fund Metalektro, 50/50 payment 
• Insurance discounts 
• Active staff association 
• Tax benefits for fitness centers and bicycle purchases  
• Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week).

Hiring process 

We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application in English via the 'Apply' button.  Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the deadline on the 5th of May 2025.

For questions regarding the role or special assistance, please contact the responsible TA Partner Maria Strelkova at [email protected]. Please note that we don’t accept applications or provide individual application feedback via e-mail. 

We are an equal opportunity employer

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where Elekta operates. 

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.

More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with presence in more than 120 markets and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information about opportunities at Elekta, please visit elekta.com/company/careers.