Delivery Manager Manufacturing Execution

This will be us - your new colleagues within GTO Produce & Maintain
GTO Produce & Maintain is part of CPA Manufacturing within Group Digital & IT. We are key enablers of the Volvo Group transformation journey and maintain the complete life cycle for Core business critical applications for the Volvo Group. GTO Produce & Maintain consists of about 90 people working full time with analysis, development, test and solution design for more than 40 applications used close to the shopfloor to produce trucks for the Volvo Group.

This is how you could make an impact
We are now looking for a colleague to join the GTO Produce & Maintain management team in the position as Delivery Manager for the Manufacturing Execution portfolio with 7 applications and a SCRUM team consisting of 10 direct reports. Your role is to develop people, work with life-cycle management and secure deliveries of some of the most critical shopfloor applications used globally within the Volvo Group like ECS.AAS (Digital work instructions for operators), ATLS (Automatic Triggering & Line Steering), ECS.CTRL (Station flow preparation, reject handling, etc.) and more. All employees and consultants in your department are in Skövde and they have of diverse competencies required for a professional IT Delivery like Solution Leader, SCRUM Master, Software Engineers, Solution Engineers, etc. The tech stack for most applications are C# .NET and SQL server.

As a Delivery Manager you are leading the Manufacturing Execution development team with production critical software used for truck production in more than 10 Volvo Group plants. You are an experienced manager and leader with a technical background and are well versed in areas of Agile development and product management. You like to interact with stakeholders and join dialogues in subjects like digitalization, quality in runtime, people development and Agile software development.


These are some selected responsibilities:
Setting the strategy and roadmap for your delivery in close collaboration with Business Sub-Portfolio Managers, Solution Leaders and Line Management
Developing an effective and happy team
People management – Talent retention and recruitment
Stakeholder management with different D&IT Directors and Project Managers
Secure products quality aligned with compliance, budget and SLA
Foster an open, honest, and collaborative mindset within the team and other stakeholders


Who are you?
We believe you want to take your career to the next level, working with people around the world and the local development team in Skövde. To be successful in this position we believe you have a university degree or equivalent, previous management experience and a few years of experience working with manufacturing software or processes.


In your previous roles, you have delivered value as a part of software development or runtime for business-critical applications, and you understand the latest development in software development and Agile processes. Furthermore, it is beneficial if you have been working with product or solution management. In addition to this, you are a passionate believer in continuous learning and see the value of open and honest communication.


Required competencies:
Min. 2 years of experience as a Manager within IT or Solution Management (Product Owner, Solution Leader, Delivery Leader, ...)
Good knowledge of manufacturing processes or software in general
Experience in working with or building an Agile teams
Highly developed interpersonal skills: communication, cooperation and stakeholder management
Strong organization skills, high level of accuracy, sense of urgency and attention to quality
Innovative mindset and problem-solving attitude
Willing to work at least 3 days a week from the office in Skövde
Fluency in English and Swedish


Are we a good match?
In the Volvo Group, we have defined leadership as a set of observable behaviors that leaders exercise to achieve alignment towards our vision 2030, to better execute our strategy and for the Group to continuously renew itself to “Perform and Transform”. To reach our vision and deliver on our strong commitments, we need to pair “the will” with “the skill”. That is why our leadership principles are behavioral based. The principles Lead with Passion, Perform with Purpose and Transform with Vision are our values in action, and they will strengthen our culture.

In your role as Delivery Manager, we expect you to develop your area of responsibility by having the ability to define the right priorities based on a customer centric mindset. We encourage the ability to drive business forward and act upon opportunities and ideas and transform them into value (financial, cultural, or social) for others. We create an environment where of continuously improvements and learning maximize the outcome of our work.

To achieve our goals, we collaborate within and across teams. We empower others to grow and create a sense of unity and trust by nurturing open dialogues and collective work. We build a work environment where diversity in expertise, opinion and culture is valued.

In the end of the day, we are not searching for unicorns. If you do not know everything today but have a strong commitment and the ability to learn you are a great fit for us.


Are you curious and have questions?
Call us!
Hiring Manager / Head of GTO Produce & Maintain: Daniel Lindfors, Volvo Group Digital & IT, daniel.lindfors.2@volvo.com
HR Business partner: Therese Envall, therese.envall@volvo.com


Union representatives:
Union representative Unionen, Oscar Feretti, +46 31 308 77 33
Union representative Akademikerna, Christian Blåberg, +46 500 52 32 56




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