Senior Project and Commodity Buyer
Göteborg, SE, 417 15
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.
What you will do
‘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-responsibles’ 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-responsibles’ 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.
Ticket to ride
- 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
We believe that you have an academic degree in engineering, business or similar. We hope you have an experience in purchasing where you have demonstrated accountability and a willingness to learn new things. We know that you love to cooperate and build strong business relationships. 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.
Last application date: 2025-08-15
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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”.