Adress "Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and productivity.
Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
Are you engaged in your work, professional in everything you do and prepared to go that extra mile? If yes - then the Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the right place for you. GTP provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products & services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers.
We are a global team working with pride, breaking new grounds and capturing the latest innovations as well as supporting the brands and safeguarding Volvo Group synergies.
We like to work smart, have fun and we are committed to our customers and the Volvo Group success. You will work with a high performing team aiming at world-class Purchasing, committed to drive the change we want to see, for us and for future generations.
As Head of Engineering, Advisory & Real Estate Services, you lead your team of Segment leaders and commodity buyers to perform and transform, managing Supply Partners relationship, cross functional collaboration, and driving global segment strategies.
You also promote and ensure a strong collaboration between Buyers globally thereby capitalizing on regional inputs towards segment strategies, negotiation tactics and leveraging all possible opportunities.
Your main segments are: Engineering Services, Advisory Services, Real Estate consultants.
Who are you?
As Head of Engineering, Advisory & Real Estate Services, you love the challenges our broad and diverse scope brings.
You have excellent leadership, communication and networking skills, and are committed to bring improvements to The Volvo Group, our employees and the world in which we live.
You emanate passion, trust, creativity and integrity.
Main focus
* Be a member of the Services Purchasing Leadership team and actively contribute to the development of the department
* Build up a high performing team: Connect people's talents and passion to the organisation's purpose, and develop strong competences
* Create an environment where people enjoy working and feel valued
* Drive and implement the segment strategies, ensure global ways of working and make sure we capture all synergies and optimize the global Volvo business
* Find the right business partners and manage selection/relationship/ partnership and negotiation.
* Take ownership for the purchasing deliverables: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, Risk mitigation
* Drive digital transformation and innovation
* Nurture a culture promoting Partnerships and new business models
* Challenge, question, improve yourself, your team, and your scope
* Speak up, influence to create positive change
* Ensure collaboration with the other managers within the respective segment(s), with Trust and Integrity
Required Competence & Experience
* Relevant University degree in Engineering/technology and/or Business Administration
* Strong Strategic and Leadership skills
* Ability to build a high performing Team with a clear sense of purpose
* Ownership mentality
* Knowledgeable in current and future business trends, technology and markets
* Ability to lead and execute in a global, matrix organization
* Ability to face problems and act quickly and directly. Provide direct & actionable feedback
* Ability to manage complex situations, handle uncertainty and ambiguity, and hold things together during tough times
* Ability to embrace diversity and be inclusive
Last application day 19th of March
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Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
