Lead Purchasing Revenues VT

The transport industry is developing at a higher pace than ever before and we at Volvo Group want to shape the future of transportation. We are fully committed to the Paris agreement targets and our long-term ambitions are clear. We will become 100% fossil free, 100% safe and 100% more productive.

Volvo Group wants also to enhance services offering to customers towards a sustainable and viable transport solution eco-system. To do that and to support Volvo Group in that journey, an even stronger connecting structure is required among the functions in Purchasing as well as with the Stakeholders

Do you have passion to work and shape new areas of business? Do you have a great capability to involve, inspire trust and engage others? Do you love the idea to work cross functionally and in close contact with both internal as well as external stakeholders? And are you attracted by the challenges and the opportunities that partnership and the digitalization offer? Then, we are certain. You would be a great asset for this position.

If you think it is exciting to pave this new road, together with our Volvo Group’s stakeholders, towards new areas of business join us and take an active part in this journey!

Our offer to you

The Markets, in combination with the requirements from our Industries, are characterized by a dynamic environment with fast moving technology, new business models, and a rapid evolution of services offering to the customers

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 this fantastic journey of setting the course for our society’s future, focusing on enhancing new type of business

Your main focus areas will be the following:

• Understand and be updated about the content of the Brands’ Road map in respective of New Services offering and …

…manage, at GTP, the realization of new services and thereafter new revenues accordingly

• Develop the concerned business plan, map and follow up projects and their statuses
• Be an active member of the cross functional activity with the Brand(s) and the concerned technology divisions
• Be proactive in the dialogue with stakeholders, proposing solutions
• Find the solution on how to optimize/leverage the current supplier base, otherwise scouting together with the buyers, new partnership in the market
• Coordinate the communication towards the stakeholders, both internally at GTP and at Volvo Group
• Individuate gaps/overlaps in deliveries and competences proposing solutions
• Be operational when required (finding suppliers/partners, negotiating, and managing contracts etc)
• Securing the performance in accordance with the purchasing focus areas
• Present purchasing revenue status at the different Management teams at GTP (Regions, Purchasing Strategy and Digitalization, Electromobility Autonomous & Electronic – Purchasing, etc.)

This is us

Are you like us – engaged in your work and professional in everything you do? If yes – Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing is the right place for you. By selecting high performing suppliers who deliver the best possible products and services with the right quality we add real business value to our customers. That gives the Volvo Group a competitive advantage.

We like to work smart and have fun together. We are committed to our customers and the Volvo Group success. We work closely together with our cross functional stakeholders within and outside the Volvo Group we believe we are here to make a difference

You will work with a high performing team aiming at world-class purchasing – sounds exciting, doesn’t it?

This is you

Since we don’t know you yet, we might not have everything right about your background and experience. But we do know that we need someone with the ability to drive change and who dares to try things no one has done before. The most important thing for us is that you are:

• Driven by creation of value for customers
• Genuinely interested by the new services offering and their applications at the markets
• Strong in the X-functional collaboration skills (internal VG & GTP)
• Experienced in purchasing and partnership management
• A true team player which attitude make it easy to establish trust and network
• Highly skilled in supplier/partnership management
• Excellent to lead tasks forward, to do and get things done
• Competent in Negotiation, with digitalization skills and business acumen
• Creative, entrepreneureal

We also believe you have an adequate academic education and experience from the area of purchasing and understand the business development in the area of digitalization. The fluency in Swedish language is a bonus.

The position is located in Gothenburg.

Do you want to be a part of this exciting journey of New Services offering?

Then you should apply today. We are moving into the future, and this is a chance to join us on our ride – jump on!

Are you curious to hear more about the job? Or the department? Or maybe you have other questions? Contact me:

Emanuele Piga, Head of Market Companies and Purchasing Revenue, Volvo Truck Purchasing, Service Digital and Investments, +46 31 3229662

Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.

About Us

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of Trust, Passion, High Performance, Change and Customer Success.

www.volvogroup.com/career.

Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners.

We support Volvo Group’s mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions’ through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. When you join Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, you will become part of a global network with more than 1,400 professionals in 50 different sites across 25 countries. Joining us means working in a global context with people from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

Diversity is important for us, we therefore put a lot of time and effort into creating an open and inclusive environment for all. We are extremely proud to say that we are almost as many females as men in our team. We are goal oriented and business focused people who believe that the best results are achieved while having fun and when we challenge each other. We offer unique opportunities where you can accelerate your career through competence development and connect with people who are truly passionate for purchasing. Join us and work where the action is!

Auto req ID

124311BR

Organization

Group Trucks Purchasing

State / Province

Västra Götaland

City/Town

Göteborg

Employment/Assignment Type

Regular

Travel Required (maximum)

Occasional Travel

Functional Area

Purchasing

Last application date

08-Mar-2022