Join Jotun Norway as a Purchaser!

Are you passionate about purchasing and eager to make a difference?

Jotun Norway is looking for a dedicated Purchaser for Indirect Materials with a blend of commercial knowledge and technical understanding. This role involves balancing daily activities with a strategic, tactical, and operational approach to purchasing. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Identify and plan requirements for designated indirect materials (IM) spend areas through close dialogue with relevant departments. 
• Manage spend areas locally, source, select, and approve suppliers in cooperation with user departments. 
• Support and challenge departments to ensure optimal IM specifications. 
• Secure the best possible agreements for IM spend areas by following the Tactical Purchasing Process and using relevant contract formats. 
• Implement and follow up on local agreements, place purchase orders in our ERP system (IFS). 
• Support local projects commercially and report on agreed KPIs to the local Purchasing Manager. 
• Participate in sustainability discussions to support Scope 3 and Transparency Act reporting. 

What We’re Looking For: 

• An enterprising and independent individual who enjoys teamwork. 
• Someone who takes initiative, leads processes, and supports their stakeholder. 
• A good communicator who enjoys negotiations and can assist other departments with documents and agreements. 
• A structured and analytical person with a commercial interest. 

Qualifications: 

• A bachelor's degree or higher in economics, administration, business, or a legal education. Other relevant education and experience will be considered. 
• Proficiency in both Norwegian and English, with good written and oral skills. 

Personal competencies  

• Taking action independently, creating, and taking responsibility for the results is essential. 
• Following the company's policies and processes, executing plans with dedication and determination, and delivering high-quality results are crucial. 
• Being organized and planning well, setting clear goals, and using available resources effectively are important. 
• Quickly analyzing and understanding issues and problems, and making logical decisions based on analysis is vital.  

We offer a hectic work environment, an experienced team, and a large degree of variation in the tasks, as well as:  

• An exciting role in a global organization with great possibilities including travelling, development, and personal growth.  
• A friendly and supportive culture. We have an informal work environment with few hierarchies. We are always striving to live our values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, Boldness.  
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.  
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.  
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores.  
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self.  
• A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities.