Head of Power electronic and aluminum, Procurement

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 will you do?

As the Head Power electronic and aluminum within Procurement, you will monitor and drive the organization for negotiations and partnership with the area of Power electronics and aluminum. There is a great focus within the area of electric driveline. To build trust and to be able to role model the Volvo Cars transformation within the function, there is expectations on this role to lead the organization with strong understanding from any of these technical areas.

You will be in the part of Volvo Cars’ biggest transformation journey, driving the change with the purpose to make the Power electronic and aluminium more adaptable to Volvo Cars future business model. 

Key challenges in the position

With strong leadership, extensive soft skills and change management experience you will be a crucial part to lead the Power electronic and aluminum organization.
The Volvo Cars change of business model and completely new offering brings along new ways of work including a new range of suppliers and supplier cooperation´s. To build trust and to contribute within the area, the Head of Power electronic and aluminum need to have experience from either part of the Volvo cars future key supplier areas – electronics, semiconductors or electric driveline in general. To implement and develop this new area of competence will be one of the major challenges in the role.

What you will bring?

You have a commercial or technical university degree and global management experience, preferably from multinational OEMs or Tier 1 supplier.
Sound procurement experience is a must, as well as commercial and supplier process development. 
You are a guru in negotiations,  strong technical interest and sound knowledge of continues production process improvements. You are interculturally savy and are used to do business in a global environment. Previous project management experience and product development or manufacturing is a merit. 

Who are you?

The new Head of Power electronic and aluminum is a senior leader with significant purchasing experience within the aria and the automotive industry. Experience from other functional areas of the automotive business such as e.g., product development or manufacturing is a merit.

You initiate and drive transformation with high business acumen and you are constantly challenging the status quo with a passion to continuously improve. As a change leader you are not afraid of challenging situations or managing ambiguity with conflicting interests, but instead you tackle them directly and find innovative solutions ensuring the best possible outcome for our company. 
You know how to turn strategies into actions, and you involve your team in this. You are structured, plan and prioritize your/your teams work to meet commitments in line with the organization's goals, achieve consistent results, even in tough circumstances -you are able to achieve a lot with limited resources.

As a leader you encourage innovation and create the excitement for exploring new opportunities. You see your team members needs and are able to adjust your style to maximize outcome. You are a strong communicator that is inspiring your team, your colleagues across procurement and adjacent functions. With this skill you master change management in the areas you transform. You work efficiently, handle stress well, and even when things are tough you are looking for opportunities. You are a respected and trusted colleague.

Learn more and apply

Location for this role is Volvo Cars Headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. As a leadership position, the candidate is expected to primarily work on-site.
We want your application at the latest 18h of July and we are kindly asking you, not to submit your applications via emails, as they will not be accepted and processed due to GDPR.