Crisis & Risk Taskforce Leader - EEA

CRISIS & RISK TASKFORCE LEADER
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 like to work hard, have fun and we are committed to our customer and the Volvo Group success – are you ready to join us?

THIS IS US
Supply Network Resiliency & Project Management (SNR &PM) is a global organization within GTP with holistic responsibility over the product project portfolio, volume & supplier capacity planning, supply partner development and crisis & risk management. We deliver customer value via end-to-end product evolution ownership & resilient supply network, and we enable the best performance & customer success outcomes.
Being the strategic steering line for all SNR & PM purchasing activities within GTP, we organize a strong collaboration within teams spread across different sites/regions, and we are also the operational line for SNR & PM Europe business. The team is responsible to drive end-to-end purchasing activities whilst securing QDCF-TSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management) targets.
We are now looking for a colleague who would like to join our dynamic and goal-oriented team. We are proud to say that in our team we create TRUST by the way of working with peers and colleagues. We deliver with world-class PERFORMANCE both hard and soft. We have fun at work and show PASSION in what we do. CUSTOMER SUCCESS is guiding us in the decisions. We CHANGE to stay ahead and we continuously improve every day.
Ready for a challenge? Good. Because we are ready for you.


THE ROLE
As Crisis & Risk Taskforce Leader you functionally lead a team of case leaders responsible for reacting and recovering to select unforeseen supply disruptions impacting the Volvo Group. From that standpoint, your department is playing a key role in the success of the Volvo Group. The case leaders are a mix of direct Volvo employees, borrowed resources from other departments, as well as external resources when resource flexibility is needed. Your approach to crisis resolution is always cross-functional, and your team works closely with our supply partners to solve issues. Your team is responsible for the interface with Tier 1 partners, but when necessary, they involve Tier N suppliers and seek support from the Tier N management team. You are action-oriented, you act with speed and you maintain composure even under stressed situation. You act as a coach for your team members.


Your main responsibilities are the following:
Manage and solve selected supply crisis situations
Own the crisis management methodology and drive continuous improvement of crisis management process
Coach new case leaders
Report cases status to executive management
Facilitate cross-functional work with Engineering, Operations and Brands when needed
Keep a close relationship with Tier N management and Volume and Capacity Planning functions



You will be a member of the Crisis & Risk Management team and actively contribute to the development of the department. You will report to the Head of Crisis & Risk Management.


Main qualifications:
University degree in Engineering/technology and/or Business Administration
Crisis & Risk management skills
Good data management and analytical skills
Ability to thrive in agile and complex situations and have a creative mindset
A strong understanding of business challenges in a global environment and preferably a good understanding of the Volvo Group Business
Experience in Purchasing
Executive communication and teamwork skills



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