Group Manager Pack Design

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This is us, your new colleagues at Electromobility


The Electromobility Department is responsible for developing electromobility solutions and to secure a stepwise implementation in different segments/regions. This organization develop and drives the electromobility product portfolio for Trucks & Buses as well as creating opportunities for all business areas within the Volvo Group. Volvo Group has a strong market position with our electromobility products, and we are growing the organization to keep shape the future!


At Energy Storage Systems (ESS) we are accountable for the lifecycle management of the ESS, from advanced engineering, throughout product development into the maintenance phase.


We now recruiting a Group Manager Pack Design ESS


In this position, you will be part of the Pack Design and Thermal Management section management team, an organization dedicated to technology as well as empowering and developing our employees. We always use customer satisfaction as the ultimate performance measurement.


You will be part of an agile and approachable organization with skilled teams consisting of passionate people. We work in an optimistic atmosphere, where joy, knowledge sharing, and openness are key characteristics. With us, you will have a diverse, friendly and open-minded team on your side, always providing you the help needed to manage tasks you cannot imagine today.


Responsibilities / Main tasks


As Group Manager, you are responsible for the development of the team and the development of the products. With us, you need to be an accessible Manager who leads and, with focus on individual development, forms a high performing team. You are responsible for ensuring that resources both short- and long term are positioned correctly. You will create the conditions necessary for the team to develop and to meet the requirements of quality, efficiency and shortened lead times.


Technically you will be the overall responsible for the products in the group including battery pack housings, connector boxes and connected components like brackets and carriers. As a group manager you will be overall responsible for the lifecycle of your portfolio of components. Through technical leadership on a holistic level you will secure products with high customer value throughout its lifecycle. To secure this one important factor is cross functional alignment. As a leader you will secure cross functional cooperation with other functions to secure aligned plans both short term and long term.


Who are you? Are we a perfect match?


To be able to fully enjoy this position you should be ambitious, energetic and a communicative leader with an entrepreneurial mind-set creating strong business relations. Since the area is in an early phase, it is important that you are flexible and enjoy working in a changing environment.


To be successful in this position you need to have experience of people management, either through direct reports or as a functional leader. Technical experience from component development and supplier management is needed. Experience from battery pack design and Volvo Group development processes are strong merits.


You will be part of a cross-functional and international environment, with English as a natural language for written and spoken communication. Personal fit will be of great importance in this recruitment, as we are actively working to build a diverse team in terms of experience, gender and backgrounds.


Does this sound like your next challenge?


Please apply as soon as possible as interviews will be held continuously.


For further information, please contact:
Victor Hagman, Director ESS Pack Design and Thermal Management, phone +46 31 322 98 96


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