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SEGMENT LEADER - SENIOR BUYER

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What we do in our Team?
The axle team is based at Gothenburg (Sweden) and Lyon (France) and part of the Volvo Group Truck Purchasing organization.
The Axle team is characterized by a close collaboration with our supplier base to integrate the solution that will bring a real value to our product offering. In our daily work, this collaboration approach is constantly strengthened with the aim to shift to a partnership.
The team manage the global purchasing strategy of axles and propshaft with our internal stakeholders (brands, engineering, and manufacturing) and the end-to-end business for Europe and KD.

What is the job ?
As a Segment Leader, you will be accountable of the elaboration of the segment strategic and its implementation in all the regions, and the global QDCF TSR of the segment.

Main tasks of your segment leader role:
  • Leading the cross-functional team responsible for defining and implementing a segment business plan.
  • Promote and ensure a strong collaboration between buyers working in your segments and strategic vendor managers by capitalizing on inputs towards segment strategies, negotiation tactics and leveraging
  • Build/update segments strategies by being part of the early phase investigations with our engineering teams
  • Drive the development of the segment strategy and purchasing process to support Volvo’s strategic objectives
  • Lead strategic sourcing projects to completion in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Strengthening Volvo’s competitive advantage by understanding the business needs and the supplier market
  • Manage and develop the supplier base, using categorization, segmentation, evaluation, etc. in order to establish the appropriate levels of relationship
  • Manage the segments in a QDCFTSR mindset
  • Drive Strategic line activities with global Team
  • Drive optimization, synergies and share best practices within the Volvo Group
  • Negotiate upcoming requests and contracts with suppliers
  • Actively contribute to the team development, by bringing improvement ideas, support your peers, coaching buyers when relevant, sharing good cases
Who are you ?
As a person we believe that you are an experienced buyer, a business oriented mindset with both a financial and technical understanding. You enjoy the challenge of having contact with important suppliers and you also have a strong communication and networking skills. In addition to this you enjoy driving your own work and taking initiatives, with a team player attitude.

Qualifications:
  • University degree (Master), preferably in engineering or business
  • Motivated by change management and ability to drive change
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken
  • Multicultural experience is an asset
  • Excellent communication and networking skills
  • Creative and solution-oriented mindset
  • Ownership/Accountability
  • Positive mindset and team player
  • Business Acumen
  • Negotiation skills
  • Learning on the fly
  • Self-driven and autonomous
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with counterparts
  • Analytical skills
  • Willingness to learn from others and share best practices
If you are interested in joining a new challenges, then pick up your phone or apply in the Volvo career site.
Saïd KEROUANI, Head of Axles +336 65 86 05 52

Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.

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Volvo 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. When you join Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, you will become part of a global network with more than 1,400 professionals in 50 different sites across 25 countries. Joining us means working in a global context with people from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

Diversity is important for us, we therefore put a lot of time and effort into creating an open and inclusive environment for all. We are extremely proud to say that we are almost as many females as men in our team. We are goal oriented and business focused people who believe that the best results are achieved while having fun and when we challenge each other. We offer unique opportunities where you can accelerate your career through competence development and connect with people who are truly passionate for purchasing. Join us and work where the action is!

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