Sales Engineering support

Are you a person with strong drive, interpersonal capabilities, customer focus and good understanding of technology and vehicles?
We are now looking for a talented and ambitious person to take up the position as Sales Engineering support within our Product Management, Technology and Tender support function for Business Unit Chassis (BUC).


​Business Unit Chassis drives Volvo Buses commercial operations and product range in Asia, Australia/Oceania, Middle East, Africa, CIS, South America and UK markets through four market clusters (APAC, MEAC, LAM and West).


The position is located at VBC headquarters in Gothenburg (Sweden) and you will report to the VP Product Management, Technology and Tender Support.


This is us, your new colleagues
Product Management BUC is a small but highly efficient team of 4 people within Business Unit Chassis. We keep up to date with competition, markets and technology development, as well as our current product performance through direct involvement and our network. With both short and long term perspective we are on top of trends as well as current and future opportunities and challenges. Based on analysis and business perspective, we recommend direction and way forward in all products related topics for our business unit.


Job description
As Sales Engineering support, you will:
Give direct support in product and sales engineering related matters
Have a role of PM Marketing in different PMRs (Representing different functions within Business Unit Chassis: product management, market, industry and service market)
Support the internal process for an effective "Release for sale" and "Take to market" strategy
Provide Technical Tender support (evaluate technical and legal requirements compliance, compile technical documentation for the tender)
Support with Sales Tools and simulations (PERF, Buswin)
Ensure information flow between the markets and PD in relevant product related matters
Represent Business Unit Chassis in relevant Global Product forums (PMSC, PMR-RMT)
Issue CA and follow up the same
Follow up R&D spending within MA frame

Who are you?
We believe it is the right mindset that will make a difference within our organization. If you see yourself working in an environment that challenges you to combine your strategic approach with a more hands on attitude, then we believe you have the right prerequisites to be successful in this position. You are inspired by being an active link to our clusters in product related topics, contributing to develop product strategy and improving the way of working to reach profitable product portfolio. Tasks involving investigation, preparation, coordinating and managing are right for you and your personality.


Required knowledge and experience
Successful candidates should match the following skills and experience profile
You have business or technical education at university level or equal
Experience from the commercial automotive vehicle industry
Good understanding of technology and good understanding of vehicles
High level of flexibility and creativity is required as well as good cross-cultural understanding
You are self-confident, a good team worker and self-motivated
Good net-worker with a holistic view and good communication skills
Fluent in English, both in writing and orally is required. Other language skills are benefits.

We also see a distinct advantage if you
Have knowledge of Volvo internal processes
Have experience from international business
Diversity is important for us; we therefore especially encourage women to apply to this position

You will work in highly international and multi-functional network environment consisting of our Market organization, Bus Technology Development, After Market and Operations.


Are we a perfect match?
Volvo Buses is driven by a purpose to ensure that millions of people reach their travel destination every day. Reliably, safely and with respect for the environment. We want to make a difference, being pioneers of sustainable transport solutions of the future. We want to be there for our customers providing uptime and reliability, all over the world every day. Volvo Buses is leading the biggest technology shift in public transport in decades with our electro mobility offer. We work with passion, we trust each other and we embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.
Considering the continued urbanization world-wide, there is an increasing concern about congestion and the environment. Since public transporting by bus plays a vital role in the solution, we expect an interesting and challenging future.


At Volvo Buses we are actively working to establish groupings that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender and nationality.
Customer success, trust, passion, change and performance are the values that guide us.
You will work in a global environment that provides you with opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. We at Volvo Group want you to be prosper and happy, because when you succeed, we succeed! We are egger to know you and learn from you.


For further information please contact:
Dusan Prastalo, VP Product Management, Technology and Tender support
Business Unit Chassis


Phone + 46 739 0242 89
Mail dusan.prastalo@volvo.com


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