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
At the Electronic, Electromechanics and Autonomous Project office Community, you will contribute to the transformation of our company, the transport industry and society at large. This is a fantastic new team with a great mix of nationalities, experiences and strong collaboration attitude, having passion for business, people and supporting to develop ourselves and those around us. We perform with a purpose, work closely as a team and are committed to our customers and to the Volvo Group success.
We believe being a high performer comes from having the courage to act and have fun along the way. We believe in trust and honesty, flexibility and accountability. We look for you who come up with new ideas to support the transformation journey and have the natural ability to deal with various contexts, make use of available tools and find solutions where others see problems.
Who are you?
As Senior Project Manager Purchasing, you would lead purchasing activities such as timely sourcing, decide on vendor budget, planning, quality assurance and risk management into cross-functional product development projects to contribute to Supply Resiliency over the product life cycle.
You will be a key player in the cross-functional product development teams, and you will act and deliver in a large network requesting strong cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders. You will interact among others with Segment Leaders and Engineers to support Technology Streams development.
Within Supply Network Resiliency & Project Management Department, you will work in close collaboration with colleagues to secure a readiness at product launch and thus contribute to our customer success.
Can you visualize yourself in this great team to play a vital role to shape the Volvo future? We cannot wait to welcome you!
Appreciated attributes for this role:
• Structured with analytical and logical mindset
• Appreciate feedback and seek continuous improvement
• Utilize your strong communication skills
• Able to lead colleagues in a trustful manner
• Open minded with a positive attitude
• Team oriented with a trust-based collaboration
• Face problems and act quickly and directly
We also pay attention to:
• University degree in business, technical or related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10+ Experience in purchasing
• 5+ Experience in project management
• Experience in digitalization / Power BI
• Knowledge in Volvo systems is a bonus
Ready for the next move?
Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can't wait to hear from you. Apply today!
Last application day 31th of Jan.
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.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group's leading brands and entities.
Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission 'Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.
