Lead Buyer - Project Buyer / Investments
Volvo Group / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Göteborg
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hela Sverige The Project Buyer reports to the Commodity Manager Investments - Region Europe. The successful candidate will possess "out-of-the-box" thinking, strong negotiation skills, ability to build strong supplier and stakeholder relationships as well as working successfully in projects.
We are looking for a candidate who is proactive, independent and innovative with the ability to work in teams as well as individually. She / he must have a high level of integrity and have the ability to easily grasp the holistic view in major and complex investment projects as well as work with details when required.
We value a high level of energy, a positive spirit and openness for handling the changing environment that we face.
Your mission
The project buyer will be part of the investments team which has the responsible for all purchasing activities associated with production equipment and property investments for the Volvo Group.
We are now looking for a Project Buyer within the area of Production Equipment investments mainly for our operations in Sweden. However, Investment projects in Europe and overseas might occur.
Main responsibilities
• Drive sourcing activities for investment projects in production equipment according to defined strategies and frameworks
• Lead supplier negotiations
• Shape the supplier base for your area of responsibility in cooperation with segment leaders
• Build and maintain strong business relationships with our suppliers
• (Work in close cooperation with the global segment leaders in order to contribute to the global strategy implementation)
• Lead innovative purchasing solutions based on life cycle cost thinking
• Drive improvements in purchasing processes and stakeholders behavior
• Close monitoring of supplier performance and take corrective actions where needed
• Closely monitor market developments, trends and the best practices available in the market
• Advise stakeholders on procurement issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of the procurement cycle
• Build and maintain strong relationship with internal cross functional stakeholders
For more information please contact:
Hanna Eliasson, Commodity Manager Investments Region Europe, +46 31 3228371
Desired Education/Experience:
• Master's degree Engineering and / or Business Administration or equivalent
• Preferably experience of working with production equipment and/or property investments
• Strong background and knowledge about specific terms and different ways of contracting
• Experience in sourcing activities and negotiations for CAPEX related purchases
Main skills & competencies:
• High energy and passion for performance
• Positive spirit
• Dare taking initiative, autonomous and self-driven
• Segment technical knowledge - Production Equipment and/or Property
• Ability to influence
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills
• Solid commercial skills
• Project management understanding
• Excellent negotiating and networking skills
• Holistic view and ability to be pragmatic
• Communication Skills: excellent written and verbal communication
• Presentation Skills: Ability to be effective in a variety of formal presentation settings
• Strong continuous improvement skills
• Fully proficient in English
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.
Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the global organization with more than 1,300 purchasing professionals distributed worldwide that bring all their expertise in securing purchasing excellence. We provide competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products and services that add real business value. Group Trucks Purchasing has 78 billion SEK in Automotive Purchasing annual spend, 2,550 suppliers in serial production, 1,9 billion parts delivered to Group Truck plants annually. The Volvo Group applies the principles in its Code of Conduct in the purchasing process.
Publiceringsdatum2017-06-01Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2017-06-30
FöretagVolvo Group
AdressVolvo Group
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40508 Göteborg
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Jobbnummer 3533557
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