Senior SPM Engineer

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 you'll do
In this role, you will be a key player in leading supplier readiness, performance and development activities for your category within Exterior. You will be involved in all phases of the Volvo supplier business, from strategic work to running production. Together with your colleagues in the Global Category Team, R&D colleagues and suppliers you are responsible to secure supplier readiness from early phase to launch in projects and challenge suppliers to continuously improve their Q&D performance in running production.

As a person you need to dare to question the status quo or specific paths with stakeholders, suppliers, people. And work proactively to build better understanding and for common solutions.
In this role you will contribute to the company´s growth but as well to your own personal and professional development.

Location for this role is Gothenburg, Sweden.

What you'll bring
We are looking for a person who is quality and result driven and always looks at the whole picture! Ideal candidate is having experience from process engineering and/or quality assurance and strong expertise in one of following product groups:
- painted plastics (e.g. bumpers, spoilers, sill moldings), 
- plastic parts (e.g. backlit panels, grille shutters, front-& rear lamps),
and has good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).

YOU
- feel confident with and enjoy challenges and adapt well to changes
- know and feel confident working with quality assurance tools and processes (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D etc)
- are experienced with Lean manufacturing techniques and tools
- are prestige less, courageous and curious
- are tech savvy and always want to learn more
- dare to challenge suppliers and our stakeholders and are not afraid to face demanding situations
- take initiatives and ownership for your area of responsibility
- are focused on setting and reaching goals
- can handle parallel projects and are able to prioritize
- are excellent in building relations both internally and externally
- are a strong team player who is honest, open and supportive
- work actively with self-development.

To succeed in this role, you have a Business or Technical University degree (or equivalent).
You have experience from Quality and/or Engineering work (3-8 year) including supplier performance assurance.
You also have a strong interest in business acumen combined with high integrity and can prioritize your own work and always deliver on time.
You will work in a global environment so excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are a requirement and additional languages are advantageous.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30-50% of working time

The mobility industry is changing rapidly, and the competitive environment and our company's strategy might change fast. Therefore, we are not only valuing your previous experience and competencies but also your personality and your passion to develop and embrace unknown future challenges and business set up.

Most of all, you share our values and can see everyone's potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us! Youtruly believe in and are motivated by our purpose and have an honest ambition to join a dynamic team that is deeply committed to transform and progress the consumer experience in the mobility industry at global scale.

Want to know more? We hope so
We’d love to receive and review your application no later than 30th of November. If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the hiring manager at (peter.otten@volvocars.com) or the recruiter at (paulina.de.sousa.vieira@volvocars.com).