Senior Electronics Project and Commodity Buyer
I love that no day is the other day alike.’
‘I love to work in truly global context with internal and external stakeholders from all over the globe.’
‘I love to work in a fast-paced context where I learn a lot and have great colleagues.’
‘To work here is a great school for people that really want to become Purchasing professionals. I have learnt and experienced so much.’
When asking some of our ‘co-responsible’ about what they love about their job those are examples of the answers we get. We would like to call the people in the teams ‘co-responsible’ rather than ‘co-workers’ as that is how we would like everyone to feel.We are all in this game together and every person counts to make a difference. Would you like to join our team to work together with us on the journey to build the future of our electronics department?
We are proud to be on a super exciting journey where we will grow our teams to be ready for committing to our long-term targets to be 100% fossil free, 100% safe and 100% more productive. To get there, sustainability needs to be at the heart of everything we do, and we thus need to grow our electronics purchasing department.
We are now looking specifically for a Buyer for our HMI controls perimeter. A quick overview of the missions:
You will manage the purchasing of Displays and HMI Controls used by the Volvo Group Brands on a worldwide scale, in close collaboration with the local buyers and Segment Leader.
You will drive various activities in commodity mode (commercial discussions, supply chain resiliency, technical developments support, etc) and in sourcing mode (RFQ package definition, supplier benchmark, supplier selection process driving, presentations to management, etc).
You will also contribute to the purchasing strategy and secure its implementation in your scope.
Let's shape the world we want to live in. Join us and make a difference!
Who are you?
We believe that one of your greatest assets is to build high quality relationships with your internal and external stakeholders. With well-functioning supplier interactions, we know that we easier support our business and develop sustainable long-term partnerships in our supply chain.If you love to work in a multicultural context with a high pace and to cooperate with various functions, you will also love and excel at this job.
What we absolutely need you to do- Develop and drive the strategic agenda for your area
- Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize your buyer portfolio in various aspects
- Negotiate, implement changes, and manage crisis in your portfolio
- Speak up, influence and drive transformation to create positive change and support our learning culture
- In other words, you will strengthen Volvo Group’s competitive advantage and support our important journey by understanding and leading the commercial needs of your business.
- Ability to run a profitable lemonade stand
- Having an ownership mentality in your job
- Be able to deal with the issues that arise when navigating in unknown terrain
- Communicate so everyone can understand what you’re trying to say
Purchasing experience from an international business environment with global suppliers would be considered as a plus.
Ready for the next move?
If you want to make a real impact in your career, the transportation business is where you want to be. We look forward to meeting you.