Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A.
Join us at Karo Healthcare on our exciting journey. We're currently looking for a NPD Procurement Manager for our office in Stockholm.
What's in it for you?
- A role with impact and visibility. You'll be at the heart of bringing new products to life, connecting innovation and execution across our international portfolio
- Growth and development. Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, Regulatory, and Quality, building expertise in a global, fast-moving environment
- An agile and entrepreneurial culture. Join a team where ideas move fast, accountability is real, and your contributions directly shape our brands' success
What you'll be doing
- Lead the procurement process for New Product Development (NPD), driving supplier engagement and selection for multiple product categories.
- Provide strategic input into business cases and ensure supplier recommendations align with commercial, quality, and operational goals.
- Conduct market and supplier capability analyses within cosmetics, medical devices, and food supplements.
- Manage supplier life cycles—from selection and evaluation to performance development and optimization.
- Stay ahead of trends by monitoring the global CMO landscape across Karo's key product categories.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cost of goods and total cost of ownership (TCO) while strengthening supplier partnerships.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure suppliers meet Karo's high standards in quality, compliance, and delivery.
- Contribute to the development of Sourcing & Supplier Management processes and systems, helping shape the function's evolution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or similar field.
- 5+ years of experience in FMCG, Consumer Healthcare, or a related fast-paced industry.
- Proven track record in procurement, supplier management, and negotiation, ideally with exposure to production, tech transfers, and product development.
- Strong contracting and commercial acumen, with experience managing complex supplier relationships.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and project leadership skills.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- A proactive, results-driven team player with high standards and the ability to thrive under pressure
Benefits
- Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage
- Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions
- Flexible schedule, hybrid model with the primary work place in the office, and life-work balance
- Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry
- Very positive work environment in a dynamic, international, and motivated team
- Start-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values
Karo Healthcare has a Diverse & Inclusive environment. We are looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.
