Global Segment Leader

About Piab Group At Piab Group we improve our customers' productivity, sustainability, and safety through evolving industrial automation and have done so since 1951. We believe in an automated world where no resources are wasted, and no humans are injured. With annual sales of ~3 billion SEK and more than 1400 employees, Piab is a global organization, serving customers in more than 100 countries from a vast network of subsidiaries and channel partners.

Since 2018, Piab Group has been owned by Patricia Industries, part of Investor AB. Piab serves a wide range of industries, including e-commerce logistics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and automotive, providing innovative vacuum automation solutions tailored to each sector. You can expect the following with us Innovative Culture: Be part of a team that thrives on creativity and innovation.

Global Impact: Work with a company that is a world leader in vacuum transport solutions. Global Presence: Piab has 25+ sales offices and over 900 partners worldwide, ensuring a vast network and global reach. Sustainable Vision: Contribute to an automated world, promoting safety and efficiency. Professional Growth: Access opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.

Diverse and Inclusive: Join a workplace that values diversity and fosters an inclusive environment. Stable employer: As part of Patricia Industries and connected to the Wallenberg family, Piab benefits from strong support and a commitment to long-term growth and sustainability. Job Mission As a Global Segment Leader at Piab, you will own and develop the global strategy and roadmap for your assigned segment, ensuring alignment with Piab’s long-term business strategy.

You will translate business needs, market requirements, technology developments, and supplier market insights into clear sourcing priorities and strategic actions. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping the global supplier landscape, driving competitiveness, supporting strategic sourcing decisions, and building long-term supplier relationships that create value for Piab.

You will work closely with stakeholders across regions, functions, and geographies to ensure that sourcing decisions reflect QDCF, total cost, risk, technology, and business priorities. We are looking for a proactive and result-oriented leader with strong strategic, commercial, and analytical capabilities. You take ownership, challenge the status quo, and are comfortable making decisions in a complex and international environment.

Strong business acumen, structured problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence and communicate effectively across functions are essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Own and develop the global strategy and roadmap for the assigned segment, aligned with Piab's long-term business strategy. Translate business and market requirements into clear sourcing priorities, technology roadmaps, and supplier strategies. Own the global supplier landscape, including supplier benchmarking, segmentation, competitiveness, and footprint.

Identify and drive opportunities for supplier consolidation, diversification, localization, and strategic sourcing. Develop and maintain a forward-looking pipeline of strategic cost, value creation, and competitiveness opportunities. Lead strategic supplier scouting and develop the China / India sourcing funnel where relevant.

Own strategic supplier risk management and define mitigation actions to ensure supply resilience. Set direction for major negotiations and strategic sourcing cases. Challenge sourcing recommendations against the segment strategy to ensure alignment with long-term priorities. Ensure QDCF, competitiveness, and total cost are reflected in strategic sourcing decisions.

Build and maintain strong strategic relationships with key suppliers and relevant internal stakeholders. Approve and steer major sourcing recommendations and ensure alignment across regions and functions. Continuously monitor market, technology, and supplier developments and translate insights into actions for the segment.

Preferred Competencies Strong strategic, commercial, and analytical capabilities. Global mindset and ability to work effectively across regions, cultures, and functions. Proven ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies. Strong understanding of supplier markets, cost drivers, competitiveness, and total cost. Excellent negotiation skills, with the ability to set direction for major commercial discussions.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and geographies. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear priorities and decisions. Structured and proactive approach to problem-solving. Strong business acumen and ability to connect sourcing strategies with business objectives.

Ability to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and drive change. Comfortable making decisions in a complex, international, and fast-paced environment. Ability to build and maintain long-term strategic supplier relationships. Experience and Education Experience from strategic sourcing, category management, segment management, commodity management, supply chain, or procurement in an international industrial or manufacturing environment.

Proven experience in developing and implementing global sourcing or supplier strategies. Experience in supplier market analysis, benchmarking, segmentation, and strategic supplier management. Experience leading or supporting major negotiations and strategic sourcing cases. Experience working with cross-functional and international stakeholders.

Understanding of QDCF, total cost, supplier risk management, and supply resilience. Experience with supplier scouting, localization, supplier consolidation, or sourcing from China / India is considered an advantage. Relevant university degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

This is what our employees say about us "At Piab, I have the chance to leave my own footprint. The low hierarchy means my ideas are heard and valued. #Love. WhereIWork" How to Apply If you are passionate about innovation and want to make a difference in the world of automation, we would love to hear from you! Use the following link to upload your CV.

Please be advised that a valid work permit for the country we offer the open vacancy in is required for non-EU citizens. Unfortunately, applications without a valid work permit cannot be considered.