Head of Indirect Materials Procurement · Aktiebolaget Electrolux

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All about the role:

The Head of Indirect Materials (IM) Procurement is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and executing the global procurement strategy for Electrolux Group’s largest indirect spend areas. Based in Stockholm, the role partners closely with global stakeholders and plays a key role in driving business performance, transformation, and sustainability.

Reporting to the Head of Global Procurement, you are a core member of the Procurement Leadership Team and have global end-to-end accountability for approximately SEK 10 billion in annual indirect spend across:

Marketing, Sales & Travel

IT & Telecom

Corporate Services

These categories span all regions and are critical to growth, digitalization, brand strength, and operational excellence.

Key interfaces:

Global Marketing, Sales and Brand

IT and Digital

Finance, HR, Legal and Sustainability functions

Regional Business and Procurement leaders

Global Procurement Leadership Team

What you’ll do:

Strategic leadership

Define and deploy a global indirect procurement strategy aligned with Group business priorities, sustainability ambitions, and financial targets.

Establish clear governance, category strategies, sourcing standards, and decision frameworks across regions.

Balance global scale and standardization with local business needs and market requirements.

Value creation & performance

Drive sustainable cost efficiency, productivity, and value creation, moving beyond price toward total cost and demand optimization.

Lead high-impact global negotiations and contract strategies across all key categories.

Partner with Finance to support budget discipline, forecasting, and value tracking.

Business partnership

Act as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to senior leaders across Marketing, Sales, IT, Digital, HR, Finance, and other corporate functions.

Translate business strategies into effective sourcing and supplier strategies that enable speed, innovation, and quality.

Proactively challenge demand and specifications to improve outcomes and resource efficiency.

Supplier, risk & ESG management

Build and manage a strong ecosystem of strategic suppliers and partners.

Drive supplier performance, innovation, resilience, and risk mitigation.

Embed sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ESG principles into category strategies, with particular focus on services, IT, and travel-related emissions.

Transformation & capability building

Contribute to the ongoing transformation and digitalization of Global Procurement, including tools, processes, and data.

Lead, coach, and develop team members.

Strengthen procurement capabilities in strategic sourcing, stakeholder management, and value delivery.

Who you are:

Senior procurement leader with extensive experience managing large-scale global indirect spend in complex, multinational organizations, including categories such as Marketing, IT, and Corporate Services.

Proven ability to drive transformation and deliver measurable business impact, aligning procurement strategies with commercial, financial, and sustainability objectives.

Trusted executive partner with strong stakeholder influence and the credibility to engage and challenge senior leaders across corporate functions.

Strategic and commercially astute leader with a strong execution mindset, comfortable operating in global, matrixed environments.

Experienced people leader and change agent, known for a collaborative, inclusive, and values-driven leadership style.

Strong commitment to sustainability, ethics, and long-term value creation embedded into business and sourcing decisions.

Background in consumer goods, appliances, industrial, or similarly complex international environments is preferred.

Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Supply Chain, or equivalent; MBA or executive education is an advantage.

Fluency in English, with the ability to operate effectively in a global leadership role.

Where you’ll be:

This is a position based at our Global Headquarters in Stockholm (Sweden).

We are proud of our culture of inclusivity and diversity. At our Global Headquarters we have 60+ nationalities working together for our common goals.

We work in a hybrid setup that gives everyone up to 20% flexibility to work remotely, while boosting creativity and collaboration through regular office presence.

We look forward to receiving your application!

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

Find out more on: https://career.electroluxgroup.com/global/en