Commodity Buyer Operating Fluids

Volvo Group / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Göteborg
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A great possibility to join the team is to work as a Commodity Buyer of Operating Fluids. We need you to change the future.

Commodity Buyer of Operating Fluids is a unique position within VOLVO Purchasing. You will be working with the largest companies in the world and be part of the technical evolution of the automotive use of fluids (oil, fuel, etc..). It is also a position where you are responsible of the complete spend of a product, i.e. both the direct material and the service part volumes combined.

You will have a regional purchasing responsibility which will focus on areas such as: optimizing the supplier base, securing competitive and quality secured agreements, developing best practice purchasing processes, benchmarking and reporting with the aim to drive continuous improvement within the segment.

An important part of the job is also to interact and collaborate with other parts of the Volvo Group and represent purchasing in related key stakeholder forums. Since you are responsible of both direct and service market, the focus will not only be to develop and ensuring implementation of a global purchasing strategy, you will as well work close with all brands (Trucks, Bus, VCE and Penta) in order to maximize the profit. This mean you need to understand the marketing and sales strategy of the products.

Responsibilities
• Manage the segments from a strategic and regional purchasing perspective
• Develop and optimize segment strategy and purchasing process to support Volvo's strategic objectives
• Strengthening Volvo's competitive advantage by understanding the business needs and the supplier market
• Manage and develop the supplier base for Operating Fluids, using categorization, segmentation, evaluation, etc. in order to establish the appropriate levels of relationship
• Prepare and report Key Performance Indicators development to key stakeholders
• Lead or support large/regional/global sourcing projects or ad-hoc purchases within the segment
• Manage networks for the Operating Fluids area (direct purchasing, internal stakeholders, suppliers, etc.)
• Drive synergies and share best practices within the Volvo Group
• Be the purchasing center of expertise for Operating Fluids purchasing within the Volvo Group

For more information please contact
Ann Jernbratt, Mgr Operations Chassis &Vehicle Dynamics, +46 31 3231087

Personal Profile
• We would like to welcome you to our team where positive attitude, perseverance and focus on continuous improvement are a must
• We believe you are a supportive team player and are comfortable working with different cultures, people and also cross functionally
• The ability to take ownership of various tasks is necessary and problem solving skills in combination with analytical mind set is a must. We also think that you are result oriented and like doing business
• We can offer you a very dynamic, interesting and challenging job where you will be able to personally grow and develop your skills

Overall Requirements
• Master of Science or Business Administration
• Excellent spoken and written English (Additional languages are given merit)
• Experience within Operating Fluids is considered as a benefit but not a must
• Experience of working with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Project management knowledge and/or Purchasing experience is required
• International experience is meriting
• Motivated by change management and ability to drive change

Education
1st choice: MSc degree in Business and/or Engineering/ Supply Chain

The Volvo Group aims at being the most admired employer in the industry by attracting and engaging the best people. Volvo Group Purchasing provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products & services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers. We are a global division with approximately 1,300 professionals world-wide providing expertise to secure Purchasing Excellence for Customer Success. Volvo Group Purchasing has 120 BSEK in Purchasing annual spend, 2,550 suppliers in serial production, and 1,9 billion parts delivered to the Group Truck plants annually. We support the Volvo Group's mission 'Driving prosperity through transport solutions' by applying the principles of Code of Conduct and responsible sourcing to the purchasing processes.

Publiceringsdatum
2017-11-20

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2017-12-09

Företag
Volvo Group

Adress
Volvo Group

40508 Göteborg

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Jobbnummer
3811082

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