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Operations Buyer

Are you ready to take on a new challenge in purchasing and logistics? We’re looking for an Operations Buyer to join our skilled and welcoming Supply Chain team. Whether you're just starting out or bringing previous experience, this role offers a dynamic and hands-on opportunity to work with customer-specific projects in a company undergoing exciting transformation. You’ll be part of a supportive team environment where collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement are at the core of what we do.

As an Operations Buyer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the timely and cost-effective supply of materials for both new sales and aftermarket projects. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams including project managers, planning and project purchasing. Your ability to build strong relationships—both internally and with suppliers—is key to your success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end purchasing process for customer-specific components.
  • Place and follow up on purchase orders, including change management and delivery tracking.
  • Ensure supplier commitments are accurately reflected in the ERP system.
  • Handle invoice and pricing issues in collaboration with strategic buyers and finance.
  • Evaluate supplier quotes and ensure alignment with project budgets.
  • Secure materials and resolve delivery issues to maintain production timelines.
  • Lead supplier business review meetings and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Some travelling to suppliers, internationally, can occur from time to time, this to follow up on deliveries and strengthen partnerships.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who has a post-secondary education in logistics, supply chain or finance, or equivalent work experience. Previous experience in industry, logistics or purchasing is highly valued. You are comfortable working with various systems, especially ERP, and communicate fluently in English. As the role involves handling of classified information, you must meet the requirements for security clearance.

To succeed in this role, you should bring a collaborative mindset and strong communication skills. We value individuals who are proactive, self-motivated, and take initiative to drive tasks forward. A solution-oriented approach and focus on achieving results are essential, as is the ability to adapt in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

At KONGSBERG, we believe that diversity fuels innovation. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every requirement. Your unique perspective is valuable to us. Your skills, attitude and perspective could be exactly what we are looking for!

Sounds interesting? Apply now or latest 2025-06-29, we conduct ongoing selections and interviews may begin before the application deadline. For this position, we use personality and ability tests, which will be sent to you if you proceed in the process. Since we are a company working with customers in the Naval segment, questions related to citizenship will be part of the selection process.

Why join us

We offer a safe and inspiring work environment with diverse and challenging tasks, providing opportunities for personal and technical development and making a real impact. As a world-leading supplier of maritime solutions, you will work with unique products in an international setting, collaborating with colleagues and suppliers globally in multidisciplinary teams. We offer hybrid working and competitive benefits such as wellness allowance, subsidized lunch, insurance package, bonus system and employee share saving program.

Where you will be working

Kristinehamn, Sweden

Interested in knowing more? Contact

Caroline Leukumaa, Manager Operational Procurement

Julia Palmqvist, HR Manager – Propeller Systems

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries.

Kongsberg Maritime, Kristinehamn consists of 350 engaged people working with sales, research, development, construction, service, training and assembly of market leading marine solutions. Our Hydrodynamic Research Centre provides world leading CFD and Testing capabilities in support for our Product centres and customers.

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two-hundred-year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results.

Kongsberg: Protechting people and planet