Mission/Purpose of the Job
To support VSS sourcing, procurement, and supply chain activities by leading and coordinating sourcing projects, supplier transfers, and supply continuity initiatives. The role is responsible for ensuring supplier compliance, maintaining accurate SAP master data, supporting cost, quality and delivery objectives, and ensuring all sourcing activities are conducted in accordance with Atlas Copco's Business Code of Conduct and procurement standards.
Main Responsibilities
Sourcing & Supplier Transfer Projects
- Support and execute sourcing program Dromos.
- Lead & coordinate sourcing activities associated with supplier transfers.
- Support supplier selection, onboarding, RFQ activities, supplier evaluations, and commercial assessments.
- Track sourcing project milestones, risks, actions, and deliverables.
- Managed supplier relationships and performance to ensure compliance with quality, delivery, cost, regulatory, and sustainability requirements including contract management.
- Collaborated with Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Operations teams to resolve supplier issues and drive corrective actions.
- Create, maintain, and update SAP master data including such as, Source list, Purchasing information records, Vendor master data, Material master records.
- Ensure all sourcing activities comply with Atlas Copco Business Code of Conduct, ethical sourcing standards, and applicable corporate policies.
- Built strong stakeholder relationships and communicated sourcing progress, risks, and mitigation plans to support successful project delivery.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and efficiency gains.
- Contribute to the development of sourcing tools, reports, and best practices.
Your Skills And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or a related experience.
- Minimum 3 years experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or supplier development within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing sourcing projects, supplier transfers, or product localisation activities preferred.
- Experience working within cross-functional international teams.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and engineering drawings.
- Knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Fluent English, both written and verbal.
Your Compensation And Benefits
At Atlas Copco Group, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation. Compensation is determined based on the position and its responsibilities, without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our compensation offering is designed to be locally relevant, competitive, and aligned with the expectations of current and future talent.
Beyond compensation, we believe that a rewarding career is about having opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and develop in an environment built on trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement. At Atlas Copco Group, we support our people in building long‑term careers while making a meaningful impact through their work.
Your location
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on‑site at our Burgess Hill or Clevedon office.
Why it is great to work with us
Your career grows through your skills, your curiosity, and the people you work with. You join a global network where we learn from each other and share knowledge openly. We focus on long‑term development and encourage you to explore new ideas that help us move forward. Innovation is part of how we think and act – we test, improve, and use what we learn to create solutions that matter. You can make a meaningful impact by contributing with your insights and taking ownership of your work, supported by flexible ways of working and leaders who empower you.
Uniting curious minds
Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we unite curious minds, and you could be one of them.
For this role, our preference is for the employee to be based in either Burgess Hill or Clevedon.
And also we welcome applications from a broad, international talent pool. Please note that the successful candidate will be employed under local plus terms and conditions in the hiring country.
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