Senior Buyer

3 weeks ago


Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden Volvo Group Full time
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"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. What you will doAt Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) you will contribute to the transformation of our company, the transport industry and society at large.

As a Segment Leader within our purchasing team you will be responsible for:

  • Building and driving the development of the segment strategy and purchasing process to support Volvo's strategic objectives
  • Strengthen Volvo's competitive advantage by understanding the business needs and the supplier market in this area
  • Manage and develop the supplier base, using categorization, segmentation, evaluation, etc. developing resilient and sustainable partnerships
  • Manage the segments in a QDCFTSR mindset
  • Drive and coordinate the global activities in close collaboration with the regions.
  • Negotiate upcoming requests, contract and frameworks with suppliers
  • Actively contribute to the team development, by bringing improvement ideas, support your peers, coaching buyers when relevant, sharing good cases Your future teamYou will join a professional team, creating business value in an open, multicultural, dynamic, and rewarding working climate. Our motivation, competence and team spirit are enablers for successful deliverables. We value team players, with energy and creativity, who know how to have fun.
Our trustworthy attitude creates lasting relationship among colleagues, peers and stakeholdersWho are you? To be successful in this position:
you need to have excellent business acumen, excellent communication skills together with cross-functional networking agility.

As a segment leader you will also be required to show strong leadership skills, strategic thinking and a track record in negotiation.

You are able to prioritize and strive for the best solutions with proactive actions, efficiency and speed in execution in order to secure expected performance.

You stay accountable for the deliveries striving to learn and develop every day. You also enjoy sharing experience, supporting others and most of all you are a true team player.

You contribute with energy and creativityWhat's in it for you?We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

  • A supportive, engaged and inclusive leadership team
  • Amazing colleagues who build their motivation from an excellent balance of work and life sharing similar values being developed/trained in inside and beyond your core competences
  • Relate to location, physical work environment and services on site when they are seReady for the next move?If you want to make a real impact in your career, the transportation business is where you want to be. Looking forward to meet you Are you curious to find out more and ready to explore how we put our words into actions? Reach out and apply now or latest 21st June 2024.
Maximilian Scheiter, Head of Steering Brakes Wheel & Tires PU, Contact me on LinkedIn:
value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. Who we are and what we believe in Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production.

We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners.

We support Volvo Group's mission 'Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation.

Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

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