Segment Leader /Senior Buyer - Engineering Services

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity.

Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."

What you will do
With Gothenburg as your primary location you will take the lead in driving the engineering services segment within Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing. Engineering Services Purchasing supports the entire Volvo Group related to Product Development and electrification to name a few. The supplier base is global, and the segment has an annual spend of around 4 bSEK.

 Some interesting elements in your job are:
•    Be responsible for development and implantation of the segment strategy.
•    Ensure alignment with key stakeholders of the R&D functions of the Volvo Group - for which your business acumen and people management is vital for success.
•    Actively contribute to the team development, supporting your peers and coaching buyers when relevant.
•    Lead Global segment negotiations and/or support Project & Commodity buyers as escalation in negotiations or supplier issues.
•    Drive continuous improvement and facilitate the segment’s performance by focusing on sustainability, quality and cost to name a few strategic parameters.
We all believe that high performance comes from having fun and the courage to take action. Doing the same thing as we did yesterday will not make much of a difference. And this is where you come into the picture. You, as us, believe in action, collaboration and clear communication.
The strength is the team-player-culture. We support each other, have lots of energy and we make sure you have a smile on your face when you come to work. You will join a passionate and engaged team located in both Gothenburg and Lyon, creating business value in an open and multicultural, dynamic environment.
We work closely together with our cross-functional stakeholders in the internal and external ecosystem and we are here to make a difference and shape the world we want to live in. 

•    You like to do business and have a passion for purchasing. 
•    You demonstrate excellent communication skills, and you are comfortable in a cross-functional and multicultural set-up.  
•    You have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with your counterparts.  
•    You are driven, responsible and accountable for your deliveries. 
•    You are solution-oriented and can simplify complex topics.
•    You have excellent problem-solving skills.
•    You know how to prepare and lead a negotiation successfully.
•    Experience from strategic supply chain development, contingent workforce management or similar is meriting.
•    You have an adequate academic education.  




Ready for the next move?

Curious and have some questions? Contact hiring manager:
Majken Marie Olsson, Head of Engineering Services, Advisory & Real Estate Purchasing (Majken.olsson@volvo.com)
Last day of application is September 15th 2024.


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Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities. 
Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.