Logistic Engineer in Flow Team Supply Chain Engineering - Olofström

Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What’s in it for you?
You will be member of a Flow Team within Supply Chain Engineering at Volvo Cars Body Components (VCBC). Our main purpose is to continuously find, plan, prioritise and implement the best possible material flow within the given area. You will provide early input to upcoming projects and participate in investigations and analyse car project, Capacity Increase Request (CIR), volume mix variation content and industrialise needed flow changes.

What you’ll do
You will have an important role in our transformation journey towards Flow by create and maintain communication within various departments at VCBC, as well as at our customers. Within the team you will have a given area where general tasks amongst others to, coordinate different flow areas in the plant, standardise way of working (procedure/process/equipment) to best practices, define and work towards KPI´s and targets. 

Furthermore, you will act as chairman of cross functional teams, contribute in product and process development, handle specific projects, securing actions in the masterplan and defining processes, system requirements and equipment for supply chain yard and warehouse (inventory by purpose). You will work with continuously improvement of your competence and share best practise within the flow teams as well as maintaining continuous dialogue with production engineering to secure the most efficient way of working.

Other tasks that you also will attend to:
* Developing processes, system requirements and equipment for line feeding including creating synchronised flow.
* Developing material façade and interfaces towards the production line
* Defining current and future layout for in plant and yard logistics as well as developing processes for sequencing and kitting stations 


Do you fit the profile?
University degree in engineering, preferably Supply Chain Management alongside broad and high experience within Supply Chain. We also think you have high project management skills and launch experience. This role will absolutely suit you if you have excellent interpersonal skills including fluent English in speaking, writing and reading as that will be your working language. 

On a personal level. 
We believe that you are curious and eager to create new ways of working in cooperation with the different teams at Volvo Cars. You are a people centric communicator, with the ability to package the why, what and when into a clear and compelling story to different stakeholders. 

As person you like to be on top of things alongside business acumen, analytical and courageous mindset create trust from others you work with. You are a true team player that is comfortable working in various team constellations, thrives especially well in an environment that is complex and constantly changing. Taking ownership of your tasks, resilintly work forward to reach targets set, constantly see opportunities in improving work realated thing.

How to learn more and apply
To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents, please note that due to GDPR we can’t handle applications via email.
NB, In this recruitment we will have a ongoing selection process so apply as soon as possible but no later than  March 21 - 2021

For questions about the position please contact Anny Lindgren at anny.lindgren@volvocars.com or telephone number 076-621 08 92 or Anders Abrahamsson at anders.abrahamsson@volvocars.com or telephone number 073-333 23 87. 
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact, Senior Recruiter, Camilla Andréasson, at email: camilla.andreasson@volvocars.com