Senior Innovation & Early Phase Manager

Imagine yourself being one of the key stakeholders in establishing Group Trucks Purchasing’s (GTP’s) innovation agenda. Imagine that you are together with the CampX Innovation team, as well as other innovation stakeholders in Volvo Group, deeply involved in developing innovative technologies and new business models within areas such as Fuel cells and Electromobility, contributing to the future success of the Volvo Group. Do you want to join us in this journey? Together we will make Volvo Group the most desired and successful transport and infrastructure solution provider in the world!


The GTP Electromobility, Autonomous & Electronics (EAE) Purchasing function has the responsibility for New Technologies & Markets (where this role is hosted), Electronics & Energy Management, Autonomous Solutions and Electromobility. In our function, we have the passion for technology and new business models, and we are seeking you to join our team. We are a team that strongly collaborates with our internal colleagues and external partners globally, every day. Our team’s mission is to drive the work towards making Volvo Group the most desired Innovation Business Partner when it comes to Exploring and Optimizing through new technologies and services – do you think this sounds interesting? Then stop and press the apply button!


About the role


As Senior Innovation & Early Phase Manager, you are one of the key stakeholders in establishing GTP’s overall innovation agenda. This includes leading early phase investigations and pre-studies, primarily in the Hydrogen & Fuel cells area, as well as exploring different types of business models and partnerships, all to secure Volvo Group’s leading position in these domains. The role also includes being the purchasing interface towards the Group Trucks Technology (GTT) Innovation Managers in CampX Gothenburg as well as other innovation stakeholders in Volvo Group. You are also, together with your other colleagues, responsible for being the purchasing interface towards different external innovation hubs and networks.


Another important task in this role is to enable successful networking, scouting, and integration of innovations and new technologies from external suppliers and partners in the Group Trucks’ Technology Development initiatives and to continue our transition from a reactive to a proactive way of working in early phases.


Who are you?
You have a Masters or Bachelor university degree within relevant field (e.g. in Purchasing Management), or comparable work experience.
You have experience from Purchasing and/or Product Development within the automotive industry.
Background within Innovation is a strong merit.

We are looking for a person with passion to develop sustainable solutions with pioneering products and services for the transport and infrastructure industries. If you have a strong drive and like to have fun at work, this will be a job opportunity that will suit you well.


We believe that you have a result oriented mindset, which will help you to take on challenging work assignments in a successful way. In addition to this, you have the ability to learn quickly when faced with new issues. Furthermore, you are future oriented and loves the challenges our broad scope brings. It is not standard purchasing; we look for a true change agent and developer. Being the spider in the web and being part of a global organization, it is important to have good communication skills and to be fluent in English, both spoken and written.


We believe that you have a customer-oriented mindset and the ability to lead, inspire, challenge and coach different teams. In this context, it is important that you can act as a connector and leader towards the rest of the GTP organization. As we are solving a variety of different issues, often starting with limited information, we believe you are agile, pragmatic, driven and always open to learn new things. We have a strong emphasis on collaboration and sharing, hence we expect you to be a team player that builds relationships over time.


What can we offer you?


We can offer you an exciting and global working environment which will give you valuable experience that will contribute to your future development within the Volvo Group. In this role, you will have the privilege to manage and drive the Purchasing innovation activities in the early phases. Last but not least, you will get the opportunity to interact with highly committed colleagues from different cultures and to influence the development of our future products and services.


We can’t promise you an effortless job, but what we can promise are some really skilled colleagues and some truly exciting challenges. You will work in a global environment that provides opportunities both professionally and personally. We at GTP New Technologies & Markets Purchasing want you to prosper and be happy, because when you succeed, we succeed. Together we drive prosperity.


At GTP we are actively working to establish groupings that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender, nationality, etc. Customer success, trust, passion, change and performance are the values that guide us.


Want to join the team?


Then send your application as soon as possible. We will be screening applications continuously. If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact us:


Hiring Manager: Daniel Heimer, Director and Head of New Technologies & Markets, +46 31 3223473.
HR contact: Jenny Lilliehöök Widestadh, HR Business Partner, +46 31 3229057.

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden.


Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.