Senior Project Manager Aftermarket – Powertrain Engineering Projects

Senior Project Manager Aftermarket – Powertrain Engineering Projects


If you grow with responsibility, has an interest in project management and enjoy when the day is full of challenges? Are you a team player who loves to work at a strategic level in a global environment? Well, look no further!


We are now strengthening our team with a Senior Project Manager who has experience from the Powertrain Engineering and Aftermarket areas. Are You the one we are looking for?


Complete Vehicle contributes to deliver the right Products & Services to all Volvo Group brand customers according to product segmentation and brand positioning. In Complete Vehicle we are a team of specialized functions with various responsibilities: Aftermarket technology developing aftermarket solutions for the brands; FVV breaking down features to technical requirements, as well as verifying and validating products and services; Product Design translating the soul of the brand to a product message; Product Builds delivering all truck and component builds; Special Vehicle Development developing niche products.
In Complete Vehicle we are close to end customers, understanding their needs and behaviors. Our engaged teams have a holistic view of the entire truck and bring hands-on truck experience.


Aftermarket Technology provides Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks, Mack Trucks, UD Trucks, VECV and partly Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Bus and Volvo Penta with the best possible solutions supporting their aftermarket business. Thanks to our deep technical, business and customer knowledge, we deliver solutions and services for the salesmen, the mechanics and parts personnel at dealerships and other service points such as Spare Parts Assortment, Parts Information, Diagnostics and Repair Information, Service Planning and supporting systems solutions and tools. In Aftermarket Technology we aim at securing that Volvo Group Truck vehicles can be easily maintained to secure uptime. Aftermarket Technology teams are working close to engineering functions as well as to end customers and are located in Hagerstown, Greensboro, Lyon, Gothenburg, Curitiba, Ageo, Bangalore and Brisbane.


Job Summary
Within the Aftermarket Project Office in Gothenburg, you will have the opportunity to work in projects developing the Heavy Duty Powertrain Range (Engine, Transmission, Alternative Fuels and Electromobility).
Here you have an opportunity to work with cutting edge automotive technology in a highly international and technically advanced team. Due to our internal and external customer width we can promise you interesting contacts with people all over the world and challenging developing tasks.


Accountabilities/Responsibilities
As a Senior Project Manager Aftermarket, you will be a key player in powertrain projects and manage aftermarket strategic areas in order to maximize vehicle and powertrain efficiency and customer uptime.
The projects assigned to this senior position will primarily be Heavy Duty Engines which are in the category of strategic importance, high complexity of change within the Powertrain portfolio.

You will have the possibility to work and develop in an enthusiastic and challenging global atmosphere surrounded by skilled co-workers. You will work in close cooperation with a variety of stakeholders and solution providers e.g. GTT Powertrain Engineering and Quality, Group Truck Business Areas (Renault, Volvo, Mack, UD Trucks and Volvo Bus), Group Trucks Operations (GTO) and AMT to secure a complete aftermarket delivery supporting maintainability (diagnostics, spare parts, service and repair, service intervals) as well as taking part of securing the AM business opportunities.


Main responsibilities
Represent the Aftermarket in the project management team lead by the CPM (Chief Project Manager)
Manage the Aftermarket project team
Manage the Aftermarket project Quality Delivery Cost Feature according to set targets
Take an active role in developing future ways of working in aftermarket projects, with an end user and customer mindset

Who are you?
In order to be successful in this position you need to be a team player with an open and creative mindset, interacting through a broad network. You possess good communication skills and are able to encourage project team members as well as report project status in steering committees and management teams. You are comfortable communicating within project teams as well as across the organization’s key stakeholders. You are driven to deliver according to set targets and agreed timeframes and have good ability to work both in project teams as well as individually. You possess a solid interest in supplying the best possible support and delivery to the end customer.


Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Master degree in engineering or equivalent
Excellent knowledge in project management
3-5 years of Project Management or equivalent experience
PMP certification is a merit
Background of working in global x-functional global development teams
Technical experience in Automotive business
Understanding of the Aftermarket business and workshop environment
Track record in delivering vs set targets at agreed time by using a structured, longsighted and fact based way of working
Clear communication, verbally and in writing
Fluent in English, verbally and in writing

Reports to
Manager Aftermarket Project Office Powertrain Engineering


For more information please contact:
Erik Hwasser, Manager Aftermarket Project Office Powertrain Engineering, tel. +46 76 553 8105


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