Uptime Buyer

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure 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. 

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Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

“Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Manage your After Market /  Uptime portfolio
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers in order to secure the best QDCF-TSR performance
• Highlight improvement opportunities and drive negotiations
• Drive supply chain optimization (SCO), low performance supplier improvement activities
• Manage risk mitigation and crisis activities
• Propose resourcing activities if needed; drive activities related to the supplier switch
• Own and develop the global Segment Business plans / strategies
• Bring efficiency in purchasing through digitisation & using IT tools
• Scout and seek for the best suppliers plus bring creative and innovative solutions on this segment on the whole value chain (challenge design, sourcing & contract, procurement)
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with internal cross-functional stakeholders such as Service Market Logistics, Commodity  buyers, Spare Part engineering, Brands, Quality etc.
• As After Market Buyer, be an active member or lead cross-functional continuous improvement working groups

We also believe that you have:

• BE / B. Tech degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Automobile Engineering with 5+years of experience in purchasing field in an automotive Industry, preferably with OEMs
• High effective written and verbal communication (English)Experience negotiating and interacting internally and externally
• Willingness to travel from occasionally to frequently based on ongoing activities
• Business acumenFinancial / cost management
• Legal management (contractual knowledge)
• Quality management
• Strategic sourcing
• Team work
• Purchasing system and program skills