Senior Purchasing segment leader HMI controls and Displays

Do you want to contribute to the Volvo Group innovation and transformation journey ? Do you have fun doing business ? Do you want to be part of a diverse and dynamic global organization ? If the answers are yes, then you may be the right person for the Senior Purchasing segment leader HMI controls and displays and position within the Connectivity and Driver Interface team in Volvo Group Purchasing.


THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES
We, Connectivity & Infotainment team, are looking for a Senior Purchasing segment leader HMI controls and displays (Displays, Instrument Clusters, Top column modules, Switches,..), located in Goteborg (Sweden) or in Lyon (France).
Connectivity and Driver Interface is part of Volvo innovation roadmap, characterized by a dynamic environment, fast moving technologies, and new customers' demands. We strive to be in the front seat of this development, and this is where you come into the picture. We offer a chance to together with us be a part of developing and setting the course for our society’s future solutions.


YOUR CHALLENGES
As a Senior Segment leader HMI / Senior Commodity Buyer, you will be responsible for driving the strategic work for your area globally. This business area is under transformation, where new technologies can provide new business opportunities for our truck brands and our final customers, by impacting directly the truck drivers.


Some key responsibilities and activities will be to:
Lead the global buyer network
Co-ordinate the Segment Business Plans work and drive Segment Business plans implementation
Build the right Suppliers / Partners base for your commodities and ensure their involvement in advanced development activities.
Drive Sourcing activities and supplier selection process for key areas
Guarantees cross-functional interaction between Purchasing and the whole Volvo Group
Represent Purchasing in relevant x-functional fora
Support agreements negotiations and executions with buyers as escalation point.
On limited area with direct supplier responsibilities: drive all relevant activities to deliver on QDCFTSR (*) targets during production phase and after production phase.
Actively contribute to the team development, support your peers, and coaching others.

*QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management


WHO ARE YOU?
We are looking for a strong and flexible team player, curious and eager to learn and improve.
You have a can-do approach: you have a positive mindset, high level of energy, you are ready to make things happen,
You have fun doing business, have strategic mindset and are target oriented.
You demonstrate superior communication skills with capacities to influence, you are comfortable in global cross-functional and multi-cultural set-up,
You enjoy working with technology related topics, have strong sourcing skills and very good purchasing process understanding.
You have a Master of Science or Business Administration, you are fluent in english, you have at least 5 year experience in a similar position (within an industrial player, multisite and mulcultural environment), former experience in electronics scopes and automotive are considered as assets


ARE WE THE PERFECT MATCH?
If you are eager to take on new challenges, contribute and develop in a fast-moving scope,
If you believe that key conditions to success are to be curious, persistent and have fun in what you do,
If you are convinced that together we are stronger,
You will be a great addition to our team and we are really eager to hear from you !


CURIOUS, AND HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? CALL US!
Call us: Anne-Laure Michel, anne.laure.michel@volvo.com, +33 665859333


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