Site Infrastructure Manager

Site Infrastructure Manager - Olofström

At Information & Technology (IT), you find outstanding opportunities to develop your skills and grow as a professional. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units around the world, you and your team create IT innovations that support the company's overall business development and daily operations. And ultimately - you will contribute to a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo.

The purpose of the function Service Development & Operations (SD&O), Group IT is to provide sustainable value to the business through developing, maintaining and optimizing End-to-End IT Services. Business & Application Services (BAS) is a department within Group IT with the purpose to preserve, maintain and support Volvo Car Group´s total application portfolio. Support in the most effective, robust and secure way, as part of our application life cycle management responsibility. BAS is the primary contact for Business in Operational matters and shall secure fulfilment of service levels in order to safeguard business continuity. We also provide subject matter experts to support and enable operational development.

As Site Infrastructure Manager you will be the primary contact and representative in operational, tactical and strategic infrastructure matters within Volvo Car Manufacturing(VCM) site towards SD&O. As well as the primary contact for business and internal IT customers regarding infrastructure services provided to site including infrastructure domains for Network, Hosting and End User Services. You will also support central IT Services in their development of global services towards local customers within Volvo Car Manufacturing, and deliver business valued IT infrastructure services to drive globalisation, growth and change, with continued quality and cost efficiency. You will be responsible for specifying expectations/requirements on Infrastructure services from a site/business perspective, and to provide managed infrastructure services within Industrial Brick area. You will report to the IT Site Manager. The position is based in Olofström at Volvo Cars Body Components (VCBC) with a global setup that requires a high flexibility when it comes to travel and ability to work in virtual teams and structures.

Main responsibilities

* Manage and coach the VCBC IT Infrastructure team with employees, consultants and bought services agreements in implementation and in everyday operation
* Responsible for organizational management including resource planning, resource acquisition, employee development, employee skill development, employee satisfaction and workload management for the involved group
* Manage customer relations with focus on operational key performance indicators
* Drive continuous improvements
* Provide technical leadership and create high-level designs for IT environment aligned with the Volvo cars and Group IT strategy
* Manage local IT including life cycle planning, prioritization, monitoring, control and governance
* Ensure local implementation of global infrastructure solutions and services aligned across all VCM sites Infrastructure Management, Manufacturing site perspective
* Interface between business and IT for ITS and locally provided services

Required qualifications

* Master degree in IT, or equivalent through experience
* At least 5 years of progressive responsibilities in IT managerial positions
* Experience from managing IT Services in an automotive industry
* Knowledge and experience from ITIL
* Experience in Supplier Management and from Project Management
* Fluent in English, written and spoken

Personal qualities

* Strong leadership skills, negotiation skills and ability to trust and challenge others
* Planning and Organisational skills with a structured process-oriented way of working
* Strong business orientation with sense of urgency
* Good communication skills with the ability to quickly build relationships with different stakeholders
* Holistic view with strong analytical skills, Initiative-taking and eager to learn
* Team player, with a strong drive for results and ability to Lead and drive change
* Initiative-taking and eager to learn with a passion for customers and cars

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Therese Selander by e-mail therese.selander@randstadsourceright.se note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and that your application documents should be written in English. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than November 8, 2016.