Director Special Vehicles Development Sweden

Volvo Group / Chefsjobb / Göteborg
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Group Trucks Technology - Special Vehicles Development
Director Special Vehicles Development Sweden

Do you have energy and passion to develop yourself and our team in a broad range of fields, from engineering to project management, closely interacting with commercial and customers?

We are a team which is dedicated to develop VOLVO, MACK and RENAULT trucks adapted to local customer demands, and we are preparing disruptive technologies introduction (e-Mobility, Automation).

Working in a fast-paced, highly creative and customer centric environment, we will play a pivotal role in developing sustainable transport solutions for today and in the future.

Special Vehicles Development is a global organization present locally in all regions (Sweden, France, US, Brazil, India and Australia), to support and further develop business profitability by offering low volumes solutions as unique selling points for all brands.

SVD is a major contributor to innovation for the group with development of demo-trucks and staggered introduction of new technologies (e-mobility, automation and connectivity).

Our way of working is lean and agile and we continuously develop and implement innovative ways of working to secure high performance in time to market, quality and reduced development costs for all our products.

We are now looking for our Director of Special Vehicle Development Sweden who will be in charge leading our team in Sweden, reporting to the Vice President Special Vehicles Development in GTT - Complete Vehicle.

The Special Vehicles Development organization dedicated to Volvo Trucks brand in Sweden is responsible to develop low volume solutions and specific customized offers for Volvo Heavy Duty ranges (FH, FM, FMx).

Responsibilities
Manage a team of ~20 engineers and project managers
Be an active contributor of the Special Vehicles Development Management team
Deliver Special Vehicles projects with high performance on Time to Market, quality and customer satisfaction
Continuously support Volvo Trucks commercial organization and be pro-active in proposing product solutions to commercial forces
Team-up cross-functionally with GTT, GTO, GTP and Volvo Trucks
Secure external partnerships to support projects
Support Volvo group lean and agile Way of Working development
Continue to strengthen innovation development in very close partnership with E-mobility, Vehicles Automation & Connected Solution organizations

For more information please contact:

Thierry Hours, VP Special Vehicle Development + 33664403629
Anna Bäckman, VP Human Resources Complete Vehicle GTT, +46 31 3226593

Profile
The candidate will need to be highly business focused and results-oriented.
He/she will need to have the ability to drive and develop a project and product development team, as well as cross-functional capacities.
The candidate for this position needs to have strong leadership, and to be a real team-player.
Out of the box thinking capability is a must to support lean and agile way of working development.

Qualifications
University degree in an applicable field
Demonstrated successful experience in Product Development and Project Management
Strong knowledge on "cab over engine" trucks
Management experience of direct reports
Demonstrated change management capacity
Established network in the Volvo Group
Management experience of partnerships in the field of engineering and/or manufacturing
Agile way of working experience is a plus
Commercial experience is a merit

The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus, Sunwin Bus and Volvo Penta.

Volvo Group Trucks Technology provides Volvo Group Trucks and Business Area's with state-of-the-art research, cutting-edge engineering, product planning and purchasing services, as well as aftermarket product support.

With Volvo Group Trucks Technology you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.

Publiceringsdatum
2018-08-17

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Företag
Volvo Group

Adress
Volvo Group

40508 Göteborg

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Jobbnummer
4296805

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