Senior Supply Chain Architect

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.

The logistics function Parts Supply & Logistics (PS&L) within Supply Chain Management (SCM) is responsible to secure that spare parts and accessories are available for customers world-wide, thus enabling a hassle-free consumer experience. The responsibility covers the procurement, storage and distribution of spare parts and accessories to Volvo Cars customers globally and includes operational control of all Volvo-owned parts inventory, warehouse management and transportation, as well as the long-term development of the global logistics process.

What’s in it for you?
Global Warehouse, Packaging and Quality Engineering at PS&L drives the operational and logistics development work, making sure we further improve our logistics capabilities and flow efficiency throughout our network. Operations- and supply chain performance are tightly intertwined, where the capabilities combined sets the end-to-end total efficiency. 
In this role you will have the opportunity to interact with many stakeholders within PS&L and SCM as well as across Volvo Cars, including Service Business, Engineering & Operations, Digital and Finance. Our current team consist of 12 people with diverse areas of both local and global logistics engineering and project management responsibility. If you are looking forward to work in a collaborative and stimulating team aiming for new heights, this is a great opportunity! 
We are now looking for a Senior Supply Chain Business Architect to enable our ambitions in increasing the flow efficiency in our entire network, including the operational capabilities linked to it. The work location is in Gothenburg, Sweden.
What you’ll do
In short, being a Supply Chain Business Architect, it is your job to:
•    Take a central role in guiding, shaping and developing our supply chain strategy
•    Define and put the supply chain building blocks together to secure a seamless inbound-, operations- and outbound flow of service parts
•    Lead global cross functional supply chain projects with stakeholders within and outside PS&L / SCM
•    Represent PS&L in cross functional projects
•    Represent Volvo Cars in projects with external stakeholders

You and your skills
Being a Supply Chain Architect, you need to possess a quite unique mix of competence width and depth within automotive and retail supply chains and its associated building blocks – and how they all fit together. From package structures, EDI / labelling and general transport management, to x-docking, bonded warehousing, trading house concepts and Warehouse Management Systems / ERP. Having this said, we see that you have at least 8-10 years prior experience within this field, whereof a couple of years on strategic level.
Although competence and experience are highly important, so is your personality of course!  To succeed in the role, you need to have strong leadership and project management skills with a genuine interest in developing people and our business. You are positive, engaged and have a desire to motivate others and you take pride in always delivering on time and with high quality. Teamwork is a natural ingredient in your everyday work.
You have a technical university degree (master’s level) and are of course fluent in English, both written and spoken and have possibilities to travel. Experience from leading teams is meritorious and you are comfortable with people- and change management.  

How to learn more and apply 
For questions about the position please contact Linus Svanström, Head of Warehouse, Packaging and Quality Engineering at Linus.svanstrom@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the selection process, please contact Recruiter, Ayla Kutlay at ayla.kutlay@volvocars.com. We’d like to have your application as soon as possible but no later than 2022-02-28. We are not accepting any applications or CV’s via e-mail. 
We are looking forward to your application!