Program Office Manager within Powertrain

Program Office Manager within Powertrain

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

The Powertrain Planning and Coordinator team is a part of Quality & Program Management department, supporting the Powertrain project team to deliver VCC projects. We work cross functionally within Research and Development, purchasing and manufacturing. Tasks that we undertake are various, both at a detail level as well as from a holistic perspective. This ensures that every day is both challenging as well as stimulating.

As Program Office Manager you are working cross-functionally inside and outside of powertrain means that you will establish and develop relationships with engineers, project managers, purchasing, manufacturing and even external contacts in connection to powertrain engineering systems. In this position you will therefore build and maintain a large personal network. It will be within your role to assist the Chief Program Engineer with co-management of all program related tasks and with development of the program management prerequisites to execute the Powertrain program. If you are looking for a position where you can develop your leadership competencies, utilize your communicative skills and build upon your knowledge of project work, then we are looking for you!

Main responsibilities

* Be the go-to-person in the Powertrain Unit program
* Perform as acting the Chief Program Engineer when necessary
* Take lead in securing that all deliveries from the unit program are contained according to decided working procedures, timing and targets
* Take lead in the dialogue with the Process Management Team to improve the working processes related to the Unit program management
* Lead Program Core Team activities
* Secure that all decided working methods & processes are implemented in the program and develop and adapt unique working process within Unit program team
* Secure that all program prerequisites are available for the team
* Manage the program database structure & documentation
* Manage the Agenda, Minutes and Decision log for decision meetings on Powertrain program level
* Manage the Job request prerequisites and communication within Powertrain
* Manage & coordinate Industrial program team development

Required qualifications

* Technical university degree, engineering civil, mechanical or electrical back-ground
* Fluent in English (written and spoken)
* Documented leadership qualities and experiences
* Proven coordination / project management skills
* Analytical skills and planning experience

Personal qualities

* You are a great communicator and have excellent corporation skills
* Good administrative capacity
* Ability to take initiatives and show drive for results
* Positive, structured, analytical and pro-active mind set
* Great communication skills
* Self-managed, while being a good team player
* Positive mindset
* Interest in developing methods and processes
* Holistic view and conceptual thinking

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Karin Ardbo at +46 729 88 94 28 or by e-mail karin.ardbo@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and that your application documents should be written in English.
Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than August 24th, 2016.