Arbetsbeskrivning

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm." Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the global group function covering the purchase of automotive products and parts including aftermarket, for all truck brands in Volvo Group Trucks. CVD consists of three teams responsible for Steering Brakes, Wheel & Tires- Sealings & Suspensions- Fluid management.. We are a group of highly dedicated and skilled people located in France and Sweden. Within the Vehicle Fluid Management team, we are now looking for a Senior Project & Commodity Buyer, located in Gothenburg (Sweden) or Lyon (France). Mission The Commodity & Project Buyer is accountable for the QDCFTSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management) of the supplier base on his segments. He/She is responsible to make sure that the segment strategy is implemented through the selection of the right suppliers, and by continuously securing supplier QDCFTSR performance by using the tools and purchasing/cross functional network during production and after production for Revenue segments. What You Wil Do * Drive the supplier selection process in Projects * Secure that supplier selection complies to the Project Targets/Budget (Sourcing deadline, tooling/SIPD cost…) * To secure that supplier selection is aligned with the Segment strategy/Segment Business Plan (To be Supplier base, MCL...) * To secure the outcome of the sourcing in a contractual package, and that all agreements are approved and signed * Execute agreements with suppliers during production and after production for Revenue segments * Monitor, identify and mitigate risks in cooperation with SQ&D team * Forecast cost evolution for scope of responsibility * Manage and negotiate product/processes changes during production phase, and after production phase for Revenue segments * Perform daily purchasing activities related to production orders, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers * Contribute to segment strategies Who You Are * University degree in Business, Engineering or related field and or equivalent experience * 3-5 years’ experience in Purchasing and/or extensive negotiation experience with a supplier/customer relationship * You have a business oriented mindset with both a financial and technical understanding. * Motivated by change management and ability to drive change * You have a team player attitude * Fluent in English, both written and spoken We can offer you * The opportunity to influence highly strategic supplier decisions impacting a substantial part of the concept selection and engine development * The chance to work with large and strategically important suppliers * The opportunity to work with products with a rapid and interesting development as the technologies have a fast development growth * Be able to work and develop in a dynamic and multicultural organization * Work in agile teams with the possibility to interact directly with Director and VP levels GTP is actively working to establish teams and networks that take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender and nationality, etc. The preferred location of this position is either Gothenburg.or Lyon. The last application date is 8th January 2025. If you have questions, please contact Loïs Lonjaret, Head of Vehicle Fluid Management Purchasing, [email protected] We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.