Strategic Buyer/Senior Buyer
Volvo Car Group / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Göteborg
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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.
Indirect Purchasing (IDP) is a global organisation with highly skilled and motivated employees located in Sweden, Belgium, China, Malaysia and India. We have the responsibility for purchasing of Non-Production Material, Services and IT within Volvo Car Group. Our task is also to provide ongoing support for related projects and vehicle programs. We are responsible for development of supplier collaboration together with internal stakeholders in order to reach Volvo Cars' cost, quality and environmental requirements. Currently we are approximately 80 employees, organized in four sections.
We are now looking to add a Senior Strategic Buyer to join the group Professional Services. This group is responsible for services towards R&D, HR, Finance & Legal. Responsibilities includes consultants on-site and Service package with identified deliverables as well as executing operational purchasing activities of IDP to support stakeholders within defined commodities. Today the group consists of 6 persons that support the organisation in the implementation of strategic sourcing results and promotes operational efficiency. As Senior Buyer you will continuously lead sourcing activities and find business opportunities in collaboration with Purchasing managers, senior buyers and stakeholders. It is your mission to ensure acceptance and implementation of the sourcing strategy and you will actively participate in the validation of such approach.
Main responsibilities
• Perform procurement according to defined strategies and frameworks
• Negotiate and sign agreements
• Review purchase requisitions, identify and select contract/suppliers in accordance with defined strategies and agreement
• Advise stakeholders on procurement issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of the procurement cycle as well as on modifications in requests
• Participate as required in global and regional strategic sourcing projects
• Provide market data and information to strategic sourcing teams
• Actively participate in the implementation of new contract
• Track key performance indicators on supplier and stakeholder contract compliance; define and take corrective actions to improve contracts compliance and continuously track supplier performance on quality and cost
• Perform necessary market analysis to support the sourcing activity
• Initiate and conduct supplier evaluations and supplier audits
• Take an active role in develop and support efficient standardised req-to-pay processes.
Required qualifications
• At least a B.Sc in Engineering or Economics, or relevant work experience
• 10' years experience from strategic purchasing, preferably in the automotive industry
• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Driver's license
Personal qualities
• Customer focused and business acumen
• Engaged and encouraging people
• Drive change and implementation
• Relations oriented
• Communicative
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". And we believe our global success will be driven by making life less complicated for people, while strengthening our commitment to safety, quality and the environment. 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 Stina Sörensen at +46 729 88 94 47 by e-mail
stina.sorensen@randstad.se .
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 Otctober 22nd, 2015.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid Permanent
Publiceringsdatum2015-10-01ErsättningNegotiable
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2015-10-22
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: BBBH968
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktStina Sorensen
stina.sorensen@randstad.seFöretagVolvo Car Group
AdressVolvo Car Group
40531
40531 1480
KontorsadressAssar Gabrielssons väg
Jobbnummer 2459169
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