Karo Healthcare

Sourcing & NPD Procurement Manager

Karo Healthcare

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Stockholm • 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • - Drive competitive tenders to secure cost advantages, supplier consolidation, and margin improvements—including negotiation of terms and pricing.
  • - Manage direct material suppliers from a commercial perspective, including:
  • Supply strategy and development planning
  • Annual price reviews and negotiations
  • Contracts and contracting
  • Business Review meetings, capability mapping, and performance follow-up
  • Continuous improvements and value engineering
  • Supplier base reduction
  • Serving as the first point of commercial escalation and dispute resolution
  • - Lead NPD procurement activities from concept to launch, providing input to business cases and recommending product setup and supplier selection.
  • - Act as an internal expert in the NPD procurement process.
  • - Drive sustainability initiatives within sourcing and product development.
  • - Deliver market and supplier capability analysis within assigned categories.
  • - Oversee supplier lifecycle management including market analysis, supplier mapping, selection, evaluation, and development.
  • - Maintain strong knowledge of the global CMO landscape for relevant categories.
  • - Support development of internal sourcing processes, systems, and organisational capabilities.
  • - Contribute to company financial targets through continuous improvement, supply base optimisation, and reductions in COGS and TCO.
  • - Collaborate closely with Marketing, Operations, Regulatory, and Quality teams to strengthen supplier performance.
  • - Act according to project directives and Karo policies and support Operations as needed.

Requirements

  • - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
  • - 5+ years’ experience in FMCG or Consumer Health Care, with exposure to production, technology transfers, product development, logistics, purchasing, and contracting.
  • - Proven success in negotiations and product transfers; strong contracting skills are essential.
  • - Full professional proficiency in English.
  • - Excellent negotiation and supplier relationship management capabilities.
  • - Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • - Detail-oriented with solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • - Effective communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
  • - Proactive mindset and a collaborative working style.
Benefits
  • - Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage
  • - Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions
  • - Flexible schedule, hybrid model with the primary work place in the office, and life-work balance
  • - Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry
  • - Very positive work environment in a dynamic, international, and motivated team
  • - Start-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
negotiationcontractingsupplier managementmarket analysissupplier evaluationproduct developmentsupply strategycontinuous improvementvalue engineeringproject management
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationdetail-orientedproactive mindsetleadershiporganizational skillsrelationship management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration