The best place to work in the Global Automotive Industry. Join us on this exciting journey into the future, we want to hear from you!
Want to join us on our exciting journey?
Volvo Cars is on an exciting journey, redefining the automotive experience by innovating to make people’s lives less complicated. We offer you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make an impact in a company with unique opportunities to grow and make a true difference.
What you’ll do
At Procurement, you are part of a global team with the mission to develop and maintain a competitive and sustainable global supplier base. Ensuring the supply of materials and services - at the right cost, quality, and with the best technology are essential for the growth of Volvo Car Group.
Ultimately, it's all about cooperating with people inside and outside the company to create a genuine experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo.
The Interior Team is searching for a Category Buyer who is genuinely interested in business development and optimization, problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration and who is always aiming to learn and improve both personally and professionally.
You own and develop your business throughout the life cycle in close collaboration with your internal and external stakeholders.
Owning & developing your business entails responsibilities such as but not limited to:
- Category strategy development
- Supplier scouting and evaluation
- Financial and Market analysis
- Supplier selection
- Handling consequences of various changes during program
- Identify and negotiate cost opportunities in running production
- Risk mitigation and handling
- Secure supplier´s ability to follow our demands such as capacity changes
- Handle supplier cost claims and inability to deliver according to our needs
- Leading Business Review Meetings with suppliers and stakeholders
- Reporting status and plan for your business area to your seniors
- Securing system hygiene (ordering, planning, price & capacity updates, etc)
- Finally, you will handle any ad hoc issues that might arise for your business.
What you’ll bring
As a Category Buyer at Volvo Cars, you will benefit from already having worked at least 3 years within either procurement or sales in a complex industry.
Having worked within both professions as well as having project management experience is a competitive advantage.
You have a Bachelor or Masters´ degree within Procurement, International Business, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering.
You have an analytical and structured mindset as well as extensive negotiation experience.
You are progressive, inclusive, persuasive and positive and want to make a difference for the team and the company in everything you do.
You enjoy working in a collaborative and innovative environment with highly motivated and creative colleagues who all aim to make a difference.
Want to know more? We hope so
We’d love to receive and review your application.
If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the hiring manager at heidi.owren@volvocars.com, or the recruiter at pedram.yousefi@volvocars.com.
We want your application latest October 6th, 2023, but selection will be running continuously.
Please note due to GDPR we only accept applications via our Recruitment Tool
Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.
29-09-2024
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