Group Manager Diagnostic Engineering Workshop Systems Gothenburg

Are you an experienced manager with an interest in automotive and IT? Would you like to lead one of our two Workshop Systems teams in Gothenburg into an exciting future? This team innovates, develops, maintains and delivers Diagnostic Service Based Solutions for Volvo Products on the aftermarket, globally!
If you have a passion for people, technology and IT and like to have a holistic view with the end customer in focus this opportunity could be perfect for you!


Complete Vehicle contributes to deliver the right Products & Services to all Volvo Group brand customers according to product segmentation and brand positioning. Within Complete Vehicle there are specialized functions with various responsibilities where Aftermarket Technology is one of them. Aftermarket Technology provides Volvo Group with the best possible solutions supporting our aftermarket business. We are working close with colleagues in many parts of the world as well as towards our end customers. Aftermarket’s responsibility entails being close to end customers in order to understand their needs and behavior. We have a holistic view of the entire truck and bring hands-on truck experience. Aftermarket Technology Diagnostic Engineering is a Group function innovating, developing, maintaining and delivering Diagnostic Service Based Solutions for Volvo products on the aftermarket. Main consumer of our services are AB Volvo workshops with more than 43 000 active installations and more than 50 000 active users in 157 countries.


Diagnostic Engineering is now seeking an experienced Group Manager for Workshop Systems Gothenburg. Your main focus within this role is to deliver start cost, maintenance and advanced engineering projects according to quality-, delivery-, cost- and feature targets. You will define, agree, communicate and execute strategies and targets for the group, ensuring that laws and labor agreements are fulfilled. However, your absolute most important assignment within the role is to develop effective teams were people take pride in being responsible for their complete deliveries. You are a member of the Workshop Systems management team including one colleague in Gothenburg and one in Bangalore, all reporting to Section Manager in Sweden. The results of the group are important and you are measured by your ability to lead and deliver within your own team as well as your support to other teams within Workshop Systems but also peers and customers.

Your responsibilities include:
Inspire and motivate the people within your team
Provide technical lead for the team
Develop your co-workers, securing that critical and strategic competencies are strengthened and maintained at all times
Full responsibility for the teams deliveries
Continuously improving the operation by monitoring and improving on relevant performance indicators
Taking part in defining, agreeing upon, communicating and executing towards strategies and targets supporting the organizations business plan
Securing way of working with common and stable processes, always on the lookout for making them more efficient within a global agile context

We believe you are passionate for both the technical and the human resource part of the job. For the right person we offer a challenging and developing position where you will manage a team with highly engaged people. It is also a position that will give the right person opportunities to grow in an inspiring organization. If you also find energy working in a global environment you will not be disappointed.


For you to really enjoy this position we think you have the following interests and experiences:
Proven people skills
A passion for developing people, operations and products
Eager to learn and work with your own development
Embracing and managing challenges and changes with ease
University/Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent
Great communication skills in English, spoken and written
Experience from Management positions within line and/or project organization
Experience from Agile System Development, projects and Aftermarket business

If you feel excited and challenged about the opportunities in this position, please contact me for more information or just to share your feelings!


For more information please contact:


Bo Alexandersson, Section Manager Diagnostic Engineering Workshop Systems, bo.alexandersson@volvo.com


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