Professional Buyer
Curitiba, BR, 81260-900
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.
Ready to shape tomorrow's society together with us?
Are you engaged in your work, professional in everything you do and prepared to go that extra mile? If yes – then TTI Purchasing is the right place for you. TTI Purchasing provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products & services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers.
We are on a super exciting journey to be ready for our Volvo Group long-term targets to be 100% fossil free, 100% safe and 100% more productive. To get there we see a big need of accelerating platform systems and technology transformation.
This is us, your new colleagues
Purchasing in the Truck Technology & Industrial (TTI) Division is the global group function covering the purchase of automotive products and parts including aftermarket. We are looking for a buyer that will lead purchasing activities related to North America region.
You will be based in Curitiba and report to the Head of North America/South America Collaboration Purchasing, with a dotted line to the Head of Sealings and Fluid Management.
What’s in it for you?
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Experience in purchasing and negotiation within supplier relationships
- Experience within the manufacturing industry
- Proven negotiation, analytical and communication skills
- Strong business acumen, agile in way of working
- Positive attitude, service minded and target oriented approach
- Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose
- Strong team player with the ability to lead
- Ability to be open minded, to encourage collaboration and to add value with a continuous improvement mindset.
- University degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent working experience
- Multicultural experience
- Willingness to travel occasionally.
This selection process will be conducted with the support of Manu Mourão Consulting
At Volvo do Brasil, we value the candidate experience and collaborate with approved partners to ensure a professional selection process aligned with our values.
We reaffirm our commitment to protecting the personal data of all participants, in full compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful experience at every stage of the process.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
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.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.