Procurement Operations Director – Europe, Australasia

Essity

Procurement Operations Director leading a large procurement organization across Europe & Australasia. Driving value creation through operational excellence and strong business partnering.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeGothenburg • 🇸🇪 SwedenLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop strong relationships and credibility with key internal stakeholders
Lead and develop a highly complex, multi-layered organization, driving strategic alignment across multiple management levels while ensuring operational excellence, strong governance, and a cohesive leadership culture.
Manage Procurement Operations across Europe and Australasia, as well as Global Recovered Fiber organizations
Ensure development of global procurement strategy for Recovered Fiber in line with Essity overall business needs as well as ensuring a timely implementation
Ensure development of local/regional procurement strategies for Europe and Australasia, as well as Business Partnering strategy to mitigate risk, secure supply, generate cost saving/avoidance initiatives as well as value creation and bundling opportunities
Contribute actively to Procurement Leadership team to develop the function in line with business expectations
Build an agile organization, improve efficiency and develop functional capabilities on all levels
Drive delivery and understanding of Global Procurement key programs and strategies
Liaise with all functions in the Procurement Leadership team to ensure that the EU and Australasia regional needs are integrated in global category strategies
Identify improvement opportunities to further raise digitalization and system efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in Procurement Transformation, in particular in clustering tactical procurement.
Master’s degree or equivalent within a relevant field (Business, Economics, Supply Chain etc)
10+ years working experience in a leadership role in procurement
Proven ability to lead people and create a collaborative work environment driven by ambitious goals as well as high team spirit
Ability to work in an international, complex, matrix organization
Analytical mindset and results oriented
Solid communication and stakeholder management skills
Fluent in English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Procurement TransformationProcurement StrategyCost Saving InitiativesDigitalizationSystem EfficiencyOperational ExcellenceGovernanceLeadership DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementRisk Mitigation

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingCollaborationAnalytical MindsetResults OrientedCommunicationTeam LeadershipCohesive Leadership CultureAgilityEfficiency ImprovementAmbitious Goal Setting

Certifications

Master’s DegreeEquivalent Degree in BusinessEquivalent Degree in EconomicsEquivalent Degree in Supply Chain