Senior Commodity buyer - Segment Leader

Group Trucks Purchasing, is a passionate team of approximately 1200 people located on all continents globally, provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products and services that add real business value for the truck brands of the Volvo Group. You are never alone.


You have here a great opportunity to join the Contingent Workforce team as Senior Commodity Buyer-Segment Leader for Contingent Workforce (Consultants for IT).


Senior Commodity Buyer-Segment Leader is a key position within VOLVO Group Trucks Purchasing. You will interact with different Volvo entities around the globe and your contribution is key to secure the deliveries of our projects. You will have a purchasing responsibility which will focus on areas such as: optimizing the supplier base, contribute and implement segment strategy, securing competitive and quality secured agreements, developing best practice purchasing processes, benchmarking and reporting with the aim to drive continuous improvement within the segment.


An important part of the job is also to interact and collaborate with other parts of the Volvo Group and represent purchasing in related key stakeholder forums.


Responsibilities
Manage the segment(s) in a QDCFTSR mindset
Contribute to the development of the segment strategy and purchasing process to support Volvo’s strategic objectives
Strengthening Volvo’s competitive advantage by understanding the business needs and the supplier market
Manage and develop the supplier base, using categorization, segmentation, evaluation, etc. in order to establish the appropriate levels of relationship
Prepare and report Key Performance Indicators development to key stakeholders
Lead or support large/regional/global sourcing projects or ad-hoc purchases within the segment
Drive optimization, synergies and share best practices within the Volvo Group
Negotiate upcoming requests and contracts with suppliers

Personal Profile
We would like to welcome you to our team where positive attitude, perseverance and focus on continuous improvement are a must
We believe you are a supportive team player and are comfortable working with different cultures, people and also cross functionally
The ability to take ownership of various tasks is necessary and problem solving skills in combination with analytical mind set is a must. We also think that you are result oriented and like doing business
We can offer you a very dynamic, interesting and challenging job where you will be able to personally grow and develop your skills

Overall Requirements
Master of Science or Business Administration
Excellent spoken and written English
Strong negotiation skills / communication
Experience of working with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Project management knowledge
Motivated by change management and ability to drive change
Travel: Travel is required occasionally

For more information please contact:
Christophe Genouel, Manager Contingent Workforce IPS Pu, +33 665860576