Senior Buyer/Segment Leader for Brakes, Actuators, Friction Material

Position Description
Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the global group function covering the purchase of automotive products and parts including aftermarket, for all truck brands in Volvo Group Trucks.
CVD consists of three teams responsible for Vehicle Dynamics, Rubber & Cooling and Steering & Suspensions. We are a group of highly dedicated and skilled people located in France and Sweden.
Within the Vehicle Dynamics team, we are now looking for a Senior Buyer/Segment Leader for Brakes, Actuators, Friction Material , located in Lyon (France) or Gothenburg (Sweden).


Mission


The segment leader leads the strategic activities on his scope. He/She is responsible to have the global expertise on all QDCFTSR aspects and drive the consolidated business approach on his/her segments. He/She is responsible for the segment strategies, and shall ensure that they are maintained and implemented.
QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management


Responsibilities:
Own and develop and communicate the Segment Business Plan (SBP)
Consolidate Commodity and Project buyers input, and ensure cross functional alignment including other Business Areas when relevant
Accountable for the Segment Business Plan
Represent GTP and is Influent in System Component Teams (SCT) where applicable and delegated in alignment with Product System Roadmap (PSR)
Drive the commodity buyers network and stimulate the business knowledge within the team (best practices sharing, benchmarking, market knowledge, cost breakdowns, cost drivers, spend analysis, etc.)
Support Project & Commodity buyers in negotiations and supplier issues when several regions are involved.
Identify synergies with other Business Areas when relevant (in co-ordination with Supplier Host, when relevant)
Together with Innovative Purchasing bring supplier innovations on his/her segments within the Volvo Group
Find opportunities and align with buyers on Segment Commercial Performance.
Be the owner of the Segment Sourcing Planning in coordinating and bundling the on-going sourcing through the SBP.
Contribute to supplier strategy with the supplier host when relevant.

Qualifications:
University degree in Business, Engineering or related field and or equivalent experience
3-5 years’ experience in Purchasing and/or extensive negotiation experience with a supplier/customer relationship
Business acumen
Motivated by change management and ability to drive change
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Multicultural experience is an asset



Personal Profile


As a person we believe that you have a business oriented mindset with both a financial and technical understanding. You enjoy the challenge of having contact with experienced and skilled suppliers and you also possess strong communication and networking skills. In addition to this you enjoy driving your own work and taking initiatives, with a team player attitude.


We can offer you:
The opportunity to influence highly strategic supplier decisions impacting a substantial part of the concept selection
The chance to work with large and strategically important suppliers
The opportunity to work with products with a rapid and interesting development as the technologies have a fast development growth
Be able to work and develop in a dynamic and multicultural organization
Work in agile teams with the possibility to interact directly with Director and VP levels

GTP is actively working to establish teams and networks that take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender and nationality, etc.
The preferred location of this position is Gothenburg.


If you have questions, please contact
Arnaud Mouchel, VP CVD Purchasing, Phone: +33 6.65.89.80.47