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GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
This Buyer role will support the direct procurement at GKN Aerospace Sweden covering suppliers to business area Rotating Parts. The role requires both strategic and operational skills together with high ability to work autonomously to meet the objectives. You will have close collaboration with external suppliers as well as internal and global stakeholders such as production and value streams, strategic planning, engineering, legal, and the commodity team.
We are looking for someone that is interested in working as a buyer with responsibility to handle ongoing contracts with suppliers and to be responsible for the service level of your suppliers. You will mainly work within the commodity of Forgings.
Your main tasks will consist of, among other things:
- Purchase of Production material
- Manage changes in demand and update delivery schedules to the suppliers
- Manage performance of your suppliers including supplier relations
- Participate in production planning to secure production availability
- Monitor deliveries
- Responsible for site procurement change control, export control and ITAR fulfilment
- Managing your suppliers to fulfill their responsibilities according to the contract
- Support in developing and implementing strategies in coordination with global Commodity Management
- The working environment is international, with majority of the current suppliers located in Europe and USA
- Responsibilities for KPI’s such as, Purchase order arrears, inventory, product price variance and on-time delivery
We are looking for someone who has a business mindset and is interested in a proactive way of working with a high technical content. We believe a successful candidate will possess a high degree of flexibility to adapt to new situations and be able to work both independently and as a part of a team. Furthermore you should be able to have a customer focus and supplier relation skills.
Essential qualifications are:
- Minimum bachelor degree in engineering and/or economics
- Very good skills oral and written in both English and Swedish
- Proficient in MS Office tools and SAP
- Used to global travel
Desirable qualifications are:
- Knowledge of aerospace products and technologies
- 1-3 years’ experience from Commercial assignment
The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
Last day of application: 2026-08-30
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Rikard Tallberg: +46 700 87 2338
As part of our recruitment strategy at GKN, we have predetermined our recruitment and marketing channels. Therefore, we kindly request no contact from recruitment agencies, media sales, or similar entities.
The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
