Senior Purchasing Manager

Volvo Car Corporation(Prd) / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Göteborg
2018-02-19
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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.

Global Procurement Vehicle Propulsion at Volvo Cars is responsible for developing purchasing strategies, new vehicle sourcing, new engine and electrification sourcing, supplier quality, supplier foot print set-up/optimization and non-design cost reduction for all direct material supplies to Volvo Cars related to components within our responsibility area.

Our global team has numerous exciting challenges ahead related to internal combustion engines and electrification. Our team's motto is "We drive the future" as we like to drive change and take the lead in driving our business forward. Within our team we now have an open position as Senior Purchasing Manager.

Main responsibilities

The Senior Purchasing Manager is responsible for the group to deliver in accordance with Procurement priorities, targets and business plan. Within the position lies the responsibility to develop, support and coach both the individual employees and the team as well as the Human Resource responsibility for the group:
* Develop, support and coach the individual employees and team in the daily work
* Recruitment, new employee introduction, competence development and salary setting
* Ensure that targets within the group are settled and met if targets are not met, develop appropriate action plans to ensure recovery
* Overall responsibility for supplier base and strategy development
* Cooperation with internal as well as external contacts

Required qualifications
* Experience from leading people
* Strong business acumen, drive and ambition with excellent negotiation skills
* Good skills in communication, both English and Swedish
* Experience from purchasing
* Commercial or technical university degree or equivalent
* Preferably experience from a strategic buyer role or a managerial position within purchasing or R&D

Personal qualifications
* Inspiring leadership - target oriented, strong drive and mind-set that everything is possible
* High interest in individual development with the ambition to develop the employees' mind-set and behaviour
* Demonstrated coaching skills
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* Social strength and strives to improve cooperation with key stakeholders
* The ability to work successfully in a team environment
* Strong ability to manage priorities and schedule to meet deadlines and expectations
* Honest person with integrity

Application and contact

Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter via the link below no later than 12th of March. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Donika Sejdiu at Donika.sejdiu@volvocars.com. Please note that applications through email are not accepted.

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 premium 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.

Varaktighet, arbetstid
FULLTIME PERMANENT

Publiceringsdatum
2018-02-19

Ersättning
SALARY

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Sista dag att ansöka är 2018-03-12
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Kontakt
Donika Sejdiu

Företag
Volvo Car Corporation(Prd)

Adress
Volvo Car Corporation(Prd)
VAK building, Assar Gabrielssons väg
41101 Gothenburg

Kontorsadress
VAK building, Assar Gabrielssons väg

Jobbnummer
3974028

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