Senior Category Buyer - Corporate Service & Professional Service

The opportunity

We’re currently looking for a Senior Category Buyer – Corporate Service & Professional Service to join our Procurement team within R&D. In this role, you will lead strategic and compliant category work across corporate and professional services, including areas such as HC consultants and engineering services. You will play a key role in shaping both short- and long-term sourcing strategies, while supporting Polestar’s ambition to further develop procurement into a strong, value-creating business partner.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders across the organisation, drive complex negotiations and contribute to supplier and category development at a senior level. As a more experienced profile, you will also mentor and support less experienced buyers, working in close collaboration with Category Managers to strengthen the overall procurement capability.

This position is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Polestar operates with a hybrid work model, combining onsite collaboration with flexibility for focused individual work. Occasional travel may be required depending on category scope and stakeholder needs.

The responsibilities

In this role, you’ll be expected to lead global category strategies and translate them into actionable sourcing plans. Working as a senior member of the Procurement team, you will be instrumental in driving commercial value, managing supplier relationships and influencing key business decisions.

• Lead and execute global category strategies that deliver measurable business results

• Drive negotiations to secure cost savings, efficiency gains and supplier performance improvements aligned with defined KPIs

• Act as a senior commercial partner to internal stakeholders, ensuring sourcing decisions support business priorities

• Proactively manage supply risks and leverage market opportunities to strengthen Polestar’s competitive position

• Negotiate contracts and agreements that deliver strong commercial terms and long-term value
  
  The ideal candidate

To succeed in this role, and at Polestar in general, you bring a mature commercial mindset combined with strong analytical capability. You are confident navigating complex stakeholder environments, leading discussions and negotiations where business value is prioritized over short-term convenience. You enjoy taking ownership, setting direction and supporting others through mentorship and knowledge-sharing.

You are comfortable working in an international and evolving organisation, where change is constant and expectations are high. Your ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution allows you to lead category work while staying close to operational realities.

In addition, you’ll need the following qualifications:

• Extensive experience in procurement and category management, including at least five years in procurement and experience in a senior or category-specific role, enabling you to lead complex sourcing initiatives independently

• A BSc degree or higher in Business Administration, Economics or a technical discipline, supporting structured analysis and commercial decision-making

• Strong negotiation and analytical skills, including experience with spend analysis, opportunity assessments and data-driven cost analysis

• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, as key tools for analysis, reporting and stakeholder communication

• Fluency in English, as it is the language of written and spoken communication at Polestar

Polestar is an international company with diverse backgrounds represented. Our environment is fast-moving and continuously evolving, offering opportunities to make a real impact while growing alongside the business.

The process

If the above matches your ambitions, be sure to apply. Our selection process is ongoing, and the job advert will remain open until the position is filled.

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