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Intern: People & Culture / Human Resources (Fall 2022)

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About the Position

The People and Culture intern will help drive the mission of Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) by working with leaders and employees to ensure GTP is a great place to work.
This role is hands-on and provides support in the areas of recruitment, employee relations, performance management, employee engagement, learning and development, and ad hoc projects as the needs of the business dictate.

Duration:

This internship will begin on August 22, 2022, and will be based in Greensboro, NC. The specific work schedule will be flexible but agreed upon with the hiring manager. The ideal candidate should have availability to work 25-30 hours.

In this role, you can expect to:
  • Support the Head of People & Culture for Group Trucks Purchasing NA
  • Promote employee engagement with the coordination of team-building events and employee recognition
  • Provide support with recruitment while driving efficiencies in the processes
  • Work with department leaders to uphold Volvo’s culture
  • Assist in optimizing talent with the coordination of behavioral assessments and employee engagement survey
  • Promote and drive excitement of Group Trucks Purchasing North America
  • Drive the development of quality content to ensure new hires understand GTP’s systems, processes, and procedures
Critical Competencies and Experience:
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to translate ideas into clear and compelling messages with superb attention to detail
  • Ability to perform a wide range of tasks, respond to changes in direction and priorities, and accept new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
  • Evidence of being a strong team player with a customer-focused mindset and ownership mentality
  • An eye toward innovation, continuous improvement, and the needs of the future
  • Self-starter, who champions new ideas and takes initiative to drive next steps
Requirements:
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, at an accredited school and must have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship.
  • Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
  • Applicants should be interested in pursuing a professional career in Human Resources
  • Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of Trust, Passion, High Performance, Change and Customer Success. 
www.volvogroup.com/career. 

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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