E-commerce steering manager - Global Online Business

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

What’s in it for you?
At Volvo Cars, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car brand”. We believe our global success will be driven by making life less complicated for people, while strengthening our commitment to safety, quality and the environment. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people on board. People with passion, energy, and a commitment to customer satisfaction. People that want to help Volvo revolutionize the industry, by offering online services that take all the hassle out of car ownership. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Your mission
Care by Volvo is currently offered in Germany, Netherlands, Norway and UK. In Sweden implementation is ongoing and we are looking to scale further geographically and with new products in the upcoming years. For the development of Global Online Business, we will strengthen the Finance team with an E-commerce Steering Manager role within the area of Performance Steering.

In our team we strive to increase our understanding, analyze and explain to the rest of the online sales community how we make money on our products. We focus on the online subscription product of Care by Volvo which is unchartered territory for both the group and the industry. Our curiosity pushes us to analyze and explain the business in new ways and develop our own tools in doing so.

To succeed you need to understand, navigate and steer in a complex business environment from financial perspective with a holistic mindset. In the role you will develop, implement and maintain performance steering toolbox and ways of working. This in order to develop the product and pricing as well as pushing the efficiency of fleet and operations based on analysis and understanding of customer behavior and profitability, working closely with commercial and operations teams.

You will also
•    Develop and maintain advanced modelling tools for profit calculations, planning and steering
•    Quickly move between data chasing, analysis and action
•    Develop processes and build pragmatic and sustainable governance structures
•    You are a key player in stakeholder (wide range of seniority and roles) education and management in highly cross-functional environment

Who are you
You are curious by nature and passionate about improving a business that is new and evolving. One of your most important skills is to translate your analysis to a message that can be easily understood and immediately acted upon. You also enjoy solving problems with a data-driven approach, explaining complex matters in an understandable way and getting to the core of a problem to resolve it. You have the Cognitive ability to explain and present complex problems and are a strong relationship builder with integrity and robust communication skills.

We are looking for people who enjoy collaboration and take accountability, as the ability to work within teams is key for success. Dare being bold, in a thought-through way, with integrity, and curiosity as guiding stars. Off course with a strong business acumen. You are a person with high ambitions that find an entrepreneurial company mindset inspiring.

To succeed, we believe that your background and skills include:
•    Experience in building steering models and develop tools to steer a complex business based on relevant data and targets
•    Experience with reporting and presenting information to senior management and ability to present findings in a clear and concise manner
•    Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability of building complex models for planning and analysis. Solid Excel skills is a must have.
•    We are building a new business – it’s vital you’re enthusiastic about creating something new rather than maintaining existing processes
•    5+ years of work experience in relevant position probably from performance steering/business controlling or strategy consulting
•    Bachelor's degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred, in Business and finance, logistics or an engineering degree with strong academic records.
•    Fluent in English, additional languages are a bonus

Location
HQ Gothenburg or Stockholm.