Regional Supplier Development Engineer – Painting & Surface Treatment

Do you want to contribute to Building tomorrow’s purchasing? Do you want to be part of a diverse and dynamic organization? Are you interested to drive continuous improvement activities with suppliers? If the answers are yes, then you may be the right person for this.


THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES


Supplier Development Europe team is a diverse group of colleagues respecting Volvo group values (change, customer success, passion, trust, and performance) that creates a high performing culture. We are an effective and efficient one team organization with a lot of experience in Quality management and Lean manufacturing. We are building tailored Supplier development programs with our suppliers to boost Quality, Sustainability, Capacity, Cost performance and aligning suppliers’ strategies with our purchasing goals and expectations.


ROLE DESCRIPTION


Key responsibilities will include building strong relationship with our suppliers and external paint shops/surface treaters that creates benefits for both parties. You will be responsible for the approval of new paint shops/surface treater and APQP/PPAP activities for selected projects. You will also be a part of creation and execution of Purchasing strategies, and with that comes encouraging our suppliers for development and increase innovation.


You will in your role also educate and mentor activities from cost to quality requirements. To steer sustainability supply chain management programs and drive productivity improvement program such as VPS/Lean and guide continuous improvement actions will also be in your responsibility.


WHO ARE YOU?


We are looking for a colleague, who has an agile character, is eager to learn and improve. You have a positive and entrepreneurial mindset and always looking for the next target to reach. You are experienced in driving project management in an effective way and have knowledge about product development.


Your communicational capability makes it easy for you to make contact with both internal and external stakeholders, you have the ability to manage and influence others, as well as you are structured and focused on the execution. You are analytic and have a sustainable mindset. We think that you are comfortable in meeting and working cross-functional and are able to work within remote management, and also to have parallel activities going on.


KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE we are looking for
University degree in engineering or similar
Experience from quality/production area
Knowledge in supply chain management and Lean manufacturing
Educational or practical experience within paint and/or surface treatment processes preferable
Good communication skills in English + local language

For more information:
Christian Magnusson, Head of Supplier Development CAB/Sheet Metal & Plastics/Paint/Electrics & Electronics/Software Europe: +46 16 541 45 10.


Trade union contacts:
Kicki Höller, Unionen, + 46 16 541 4444
Patrik Sandberg, Akademikerna, + 46 16 541 6229
Pasi Järvelä, Ledarna, + 46 16 541 5682


Location: flexible ESK, BRA, ARV, HAL, KON.


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