Junior Product Buyer

Volvo Car Group / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Göteborg
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Junior Product Buyer - Car Purchasing

At Purchasing, you are part of a global team with the mission to develop and maintain a world-class supplier base. Ensuring the supply of materials and services - at the right cost, quality and technology - is essential for the success of Volvo Car Group. Ultimately, it's all about cooperating with people inside and outside the company to create a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo.

At Car Purchasing we secure the source of all components to build our Cars; new car programs and cost optimize running production for all of Volvo Car Group's manufacturing plants. As a buyer you will be part of a team of 7-10 buyers lead by a group manager. The team is responsible to develop the supply base and commodity strategy as well as negotiate pricing with the objective to optimize cost and total gross margin for our company.

As Junior Product Buyer your main focus is to learn the buyer work and skills at our company. You will be responsible for running business contracts and manage administration of changes and orders for parts and investments. You will work in a close cooperation with more experienced buyers. The intention is also to in a timely manner take part of more strategic and tactical actions listed below, all to build knowledge and experience to grow in the role and enable new positions in the future.

Main responsibilities

• Drive resolution and establish action plans on part-specific supplier issues in running business
• Negotiate commercial and time consequences at suppliers connected to design changes in vehicle projects
• Negotiate and establish agreements
• Participate in cross functional teams with engineering, quality and manufacturing
• Drive continuous improvement activities within purchasing and at suppliers
• Frequent supplier contacts, day-to-day business
• Support development of supplier strategies and commodity business plans
• Support yearly commercial negotiations with the objective to reduce cost and price for the area
• Support raw material negations for the area
• Support supplier selections
• Work toward individual targets

Required qualifications

• University degree in business, engineering or equivalent work experience
• Interest in purchasing as well as technology and in making business
• Excel and power point skills
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Driver's license
• Purchasing and/or project leader experience is meritorious

Personal qualities

• Ability to independent drive and complete tasks
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment
• Structured way of working
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Target oriented and high driving spirit to secure success for the team
• Passionate and a positive mind-set
• Good overall social and communication skills

About Volvo Car Group

The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact

In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Linda Anstrin at +46 729889434 or by e-mail linda.anstrin@randstad.se . Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than March 16th, 2016.

Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid Permanent

Publiceringsdatum
2016-03-03

Ersättning
Not Specified

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2016-03-17
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Kontakt
Linda Anstrin linda.anstrin@randstad.se

Företag
Volvo Car Group

Adress
Volvo Car Group
40531
40531 1480

Kontorsadress
Assar Gabrielsssons väg

Jobbnummer
2705311

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