Delivery Manager Virtual Manufacturing

Delivery Manager Virtual Manufacturing


​Join us on our transformation journey to the digital future


At Group IT, we have a clear commitment to enable value creation at scale for the Volvo Group. With a new product centric operating model and digital technologies, we will produce digital offerings that are profitable, scalable, and differentiated. With Group IT, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals, who learn continuously and embrace change to stay ahead. We have a very important role to play in reaching the Volvo Group ambitions for 2030. Do you want to be part of our transformation journey towards becoming the digital capability of the Group? The time is now.


This will be us - your colleagues within R&DP Solutions, Virtual Lifecycle Management


R&DP Solutions, Virtual Lifecycle Management is a function within Group IT with a big stake in the Groups digital transformation. We will modernize Volvo´s core digital backbone making it a platform for digital products. Our Foundational IT products are used by digital product teams and enable them and their products to outperform Volvo’s competitors. Our digital talents develop capabilities and digital technologies to improve business performance and create value for the Group with speed and at scale.


We collaborate with other parts of the organization, both in Group IT, with TD/BAs and Group Functions. We foster an environment where ideas, thoughts and opinions can be shared. We win together!


This is how you could make an impact


As Delivery Manager Virtual Manufacturing, you will be key in the execution of the Digital & IT Strategy. In this role, you will be an important contributor to the transformation of the IT landscape in Volvo Group. You will enable the shift to a modern, agile and cost-efficient delivery organization. You will be part of the Core WC & VM management team and report to Delivery Manager Core WC & VM. These are the main expectations on you:


Nurture digital talents focused on Product Lifecycle Management and Virtual Manufacturing and create an organization that is curious and hungry to learn. That takes pride in understanding the market and know what good looks like.
Lead the journey to modernize Product Lifecycle Management and Virtual Manufacturing.
Build solid relationships with vendors & partners.
Build and act in a solid network within Volvo to be able to deliver the value identified as most prioritized at all times.
Demonstrate an inclusive leadership, and you communicate at ease with your team of approximately 10 dedicated and highly skilled professionals located in Europe and Asia.


Who are you?


We believe you want to take your career to the next level, working with amazing people around the world. To be successful in this position, you have a university degree or equivalent and several years of experience from leading positions. You have extensive experience from IT management in Virtual Manufacturing or Product Lifecycle Management. We also believe that this role requires solid communication skills and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing teams.

In addition to this you are a passionate believer in continuous learning. You will also need to have proven skills in cross-functional collaboration and thrive in managing, foster and enable both the Perform and the Transform angles of the job.


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 in order 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 Line 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 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.


Are you curious and have some questions? Call us!


Contacts:
Mikael Lundkvist, Group IT, +46 31 3226654
Parmis Jamshidi, Human Resources, Group IT, +46 76 5538637


Union representatives for Swedish applicants:
Akademikerna – Therese Koggdal, +46 470 387855
Unionen - Johan Svedberg, +46 31 3222712
Ledarna – Ulrika Holmberg, +46 31 322507


The location for the position is flexible with location in Gothenburg (SE) as preferred location. Other main Group IT locations could be considered.


We are happy to get your application. Last day for hearing from you is 2021-10-01.