Operations Planning Manager - SW Capacity Planner

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.

Operations Planning Manager – SW Capacity Planner
We Are People Who Want To Make a Difference.  

Everything we do starts with people. It’s what makes us different from all other car companies. If you share our belief in the power of people and our enthusiasm for human-centric innovation, you will thrive together with brilliant, like-minded colleagues who are committed to making a true difference.  

Who we are 
At the Software Engineering Office, we are responsible for the execution of the complete SW deliveries and activities cross Engineering We secure the program for complete SW and own the Software execution plan. We ensure and run the development of all associated PMTi and assurance processes. We are a team focused on SW execution and operations, and a part of that is to ensure we have containable plans both short-term and long-term.
We have a common mission to support the organization in decision making and we support the daily work with planning and advising in planning logic. You will join a team with great culture and collaboration and gain exposure to stakeholders and managers all over the Volvo Cars Software community.  

The team is managed by Joakim Behrendt, the Engineering Manager responsible for Process & Operations at the SW Engineering Office.

What you’ll do
We are now looking for a new team member to ensure proper intake adhering to our development capacity and create a consolidated order book for SW Engineering to be able to analyze our total ability, based on facts and figures. All to ensure we have the capacity to deliver according to our plans. 

Who you are
Competence is important, but personality is key! To thrive in this position, we believe you are a person with a positive mindset with capabilities to challenge the impossible. You have a demonstrated good work ethic creating solutions and building the information flow and networks needed. If we ask former colleagues of yours, they will likely also describe you as highly motivated, curious, and creative. To land well in the role, you should have roughly 5 years of experience working within software development, integration, and release planning from large-scale SW programs. Additionally, you should be familiar with both agile working methods and agile project leading as well as traditional project, waterfall models. 

What to know more? We hope so
We are curious about what you think about the future. Would you like to know more about our R&D and the role?  
To apply, please register your profile at our career site and attach your application documents as soon as possible since recruitment is ongoing.  
Please note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted due to GDPR. As we use our own channels for recruitment, we respectfully but strictly decline to be contacted for any offer of recruitment assistance from external companies.