Senior Category Buyer for Software and Licenses

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

What we do

At Procurement, you are part of a global team with the mission to develop and maintain a world-class supplier base. Ensuring the supply of materials and services – at the right cost, quality and technology – is essential for the success of Volvo Car Group. Ultimately, it's all about cooperating with people inside and outside the company to create a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo. Highly sophisticated Software will be key for our ambition to lead innovation for the future of Autonomous Drive / Shared Mobility / Electrification / New Ways to Consumers. Volvo Cars have taken ownership with inhouse development and procuring Software packages from traditional Tier 2 suppliers, separately from hardware suppliers.
You are confident in advising stakeholders in commercial issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of the procurement cycle with collaboration as a guiding star towards common goals. As a persona, you need to dare to question the status quo or specific paths with stakeholders, suppliers, people; and work proactively to build a better understanding and work for common solutions.
You will work in a dedicated Software team, focusing solely on licensing software for all product streams. Highly focused areas are the software licenses and services within Autonomous Drive, Connectivity, Electrification and Shared Mobility. The team is part of the Global Procurement team for Software & Electronics located in Gothenburg, Sweden. There will be some need for global business travels.

Do you fit the profile?

Together with the rest of the Software team, you will continue the journey of developing this new procurement category at Volvo Cars, all in very close cooperation with colleagues in the areas of Product Development, Legal and Consumer Experience, Digital and Product Strategy. The missions include developing specific terms & conditions and contracts to license software, scan the global market for new potential suppliers, evaluate & rate the suppliers, performing sourcing’s, contract management, business development and to work out future strategies – all to enable the ambition of making Volvo Cars a true Software company. 
To perform these missions, you will do both administrative, analytic and strategic/tactical actions on a daily basis. We strive to follow the Agile way of working guided by the SAFe framework. We believe that you have commercial experience in licensing software, including understanding of the cost involved in developing software and the value/price of the software. You are a prestigeless team player with excellent networking abilities and strive in cross-functional cooperation.  With your passion for identifying, enabling, and creating new solutions you also see new business opportunities in this field. You are known to always take ownership of your deliveries and have a strong strategic mindset.
You possess a strong business acumen with an understanding of the many dimensions of business issues while having the ability to make sense out of complexity, including the legal and contractual aspects. You enjoy negotiating and challenging suppliers, always with great respect and a focus on achieving win-win agreements. Having experience from an Agile way of working is very beneficial.

How to learn more and apply

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Henrik Olsson at Henrik.h.olsson@volvocars.com
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Maria Westermark at maria.westermark@volvocars.com
We want your application before 13th, 2021 but selection will be running continuously.

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