Director Business and Operational Services

Director Business and Operational Services


Are you an energetic, communicative, and dynamic leader with ability to create structure and clarity in complex matters? Do you have an exceptional business mindset and understanding, and do you also possess expertise from managing quality and environmental system standards (ISO9001 and ISO14001), then you might be our next star! We are now recruiting a new Director Business and Operational Services.


This is who we are
Business and Operational Services (BOS) resides within CV Business Office in Complete Vehicle, Group Trucks Technology (GTT). BOS plans, executes, and follows up both internal as well as external management system audits in close collaboration with the GTT Executive Management Team (EMT). The BOS team is global and provides management system support to all our GTT sites. Within the team, we also provide executive services to GTT and Complete Vehicle related to sustainability, environmental awareness, business development, continuous improvement and change management.


What we can offer you
In this position you will be where the action is! You will get the opportunity to interact with senior leaders from all functions in GTT. The position offers a fantastic opportunity to get a holistic view of product development. The position will also let you learn and influence the evolution of our management systems. In this role, you will be instrumental in planning and preparation of management reviews, and you will be expected to ensure relevant information is available at right time. Together with your team you will work both on pull-, and push. You have freedom to identify and drive improvement activities and analysis to create business value. You will also be requested to support GTT business with expertise related to your domain.


The team you will be leading is today a very senior and diverse team, consisting of dedicated, forward-leaning and highly skilled professionals. The team will have great expectations of you, but you will also be able to expect a lot from them.


Your focus will be to:
Drive activities to secure quality-, and environmental management standards compliance in GTT, over time
Drive business relevant improvement activities
Plan for, and execute management reviews
Plan and execute internal, as well as external (in collaboration with external party) audit programs in GTT globally
Continuously contribute to enhanced sustainability and environmental awareness in GTT



Are our interests matching?
To be able to thrive in this position, we believe you have strong leadership skills with proven ability to facilitate cross-functional, cross-business & cross-hierarchal topics. We also believe you have good communication skills with a high dose of political savvy and a strong drive to deliver results. As the director of BOS you should have stakeholder management skills, with ability to create mutual understanding and ways forward in complex topics. We believe you can thrive and succeed in a dynamic environment where change and continuous improvement are expected. You have a genuine interest in leading work related to management systems and in sustainable product development with good understanding of the requirements on the automotive industry. We would also like you to have previous experience from working with Volvo product development processes


Other important competencies for the position:
• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• Several years’ work experience where of minimum 5 years in line management
• Experience from leading global teams
• Proven experience from working with strategy, process-, and method improvements
• Documented ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 experience


As Director Business Operational Services, you will report to Vice President CV Business Office, and be part of the CV Business Office Management team.


We are actively working to establish teams that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent to differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender and nationality, among others. We find that well balanced work teams increase group dynamics, creativity and new approaches to solutions.


Are you curious or do you have questions – reach out to:
Hiring Manger:
Malin Husberg, Vice President CV Business Office, +46 31 322 43 55.
HR:
Carl Esselin, Vice President HR Complete Vehicle, +46 31 323 14 41.


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