Manager - Strategic Supply Chain
About the role
Skanska builds schools, roads, hospitals and other infrastructure that contributes to a better society. The company’s values — Be Better Together, Act Ethically and Transparently, Commit to Customer, and Care for Life — are deeply engrained in its work and support its diversity and inclusion efforts. The Strategic Supply Chain Manager oversees end‑to‑end procurement and supply chain activities for one or more business units or large projects, ensuring materials, subcontractors, and services are delivered on time, at the right quality and cost to support project delivery while embedding a project‑focused procurement team within operating units and providing coaching, performance management, and professional development to buyers, coordinators, and category specialists.
Responsibilities
- Oversees end‑to‑end procurement and supply chain activities for one or more business units or large projects, ensuring materials, subcontractors, and services are delivered on time, at the right quality and cost to support project delivery while embedding a project‑focused procurement team within operating units and providing coaching, performance management, and professional development to buyers, coordinators, and category specialists.
- Sets category strategies, leverages scale and supplier relationships to drive value and cost savings, coordinates with central procurement to implement best practices and The Skanska Way, and champions sustainable and ethical procurement practices to reduce costs and support Skanska’s sustainability goals.
- Develops and recommends procurement strategies, metrics, and