Thesis: Resourcing Strategy for Sustainability-Linked Regulations

Are you curious about how companies adapt to complex sustainability regulations like CBAM and EUDR? This thesis gives you the chance to build tools that help Bufab navigate regulatory risks and make informed sourcing decisions that balance cost, compliance, and climate impact. At Bufab, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference – while gaining valuable experience for your future career!

Bufab 💚 Sustainability

Bufab is a global supplier of fasteners and technical components with a strong focus on sustainability, compliance, and digitalization. As we expand our data-driven sourcing capabilities, we are exploring how AI and machine learning can support sustainability and risk reduction. This thesis focuses on applying ML and NLP to supplier data.

As regulations evolve, Bufab is committed to staying ahead. We need smart tools to assess supplier and product risks, and simulate alternative sourcing strategies. Your thesis will support our procurement teams in making proactive, sustainable choices.

The challenge you’ll take on

Depending on your interest, you can focus on building a risk mapping tool that flags products and suppliers affected by carbon taxes or compliance risks, or develop a simulator that compares sourcing alternatives and models cost and carbon impact.

You will:

🌍 Work with historical supplier data
🌍 Analyze regulatory impacts (CBAM, EUDR)
🌍 Build dashboards or models (Power BI, SQL) or simulate sourcing strategies and compare suppliers
🌍 Support procurement teams with actionable insights

How your work will make a difference

Your thesis will help Bufab proactively adapt sourcing strategies to meet sustainability and compliance goals.

Why choose Bufab?

✅ You’ll receive guidance and support from experienced colleagues
✅ You’ll contribute to real business challenges and sustainable transformation
✅ You’ll build a professional network and gain insights into a global company

Good to know

To ensure good collaboration and support throughout the thesis period, we ask that you are present at our office in Värnamo at least once a week. You will be assigned a dedicated supervisor, and we will schedule an interview before the thesis period starts to align expectations and ensure a good match.

Make your thesis matter – join Bufab!

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you’re eager to make a real impact through your thesis – we’d love to hear from you! Apply no later than November 30.

For questions or more information, feel free to reach out to Lotta Ryman at lotta.ryman@bufab.com.