Alternance Bac +4/5 - Acheteur/Buyer Sheet Metal parts (H/F)
Saint Priest, FR, 69800
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.
Position Description
Ready to shape tomorrow’s society together with us?
Are you willing to learn Purchasing in a multicultural, mature and dynamic environment? Are you an enthusiastic team player with a taste for the cross functional work? Would you like to shape the future of transportation with us? If the answer is yes, we strongly believe that we have a nice opportunity to start your career with us
Here is your future team
Part of Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing division, the Sheet Metal team is constituted of 15 buyers based in France, Sweden and India, dedicated to secure the delivery of competitive, reliable and sustainable Metal components to our wordwild footprint (Europe, North America, South Ameria, Australie ...)
Our team is driven by the willingness to support each other in the challenges we face, share best practices, and achieve our goals together.
We are looking for an apprentice Commodity Buyer able to reinforce our team from August 31st 2026.
We are located in Saint Priest (France) well connected to Lyon’s public transportation.
The apprenticeship duration and modalities could be adjusted based on your school’s constraints.
What could be your main tasks?
- Manage a portfolio of 3 or 4 suppliers (price negotiations, risk/opportunity management, delivery and quality performance…)
- Handle the goblal process for product change request (PCR)
- Benchmark the current suppliers for potential price savings, to mitigate coming risks and resource the parts when needed.
- Propose & promote ideas to improve the CO2 Footprint of our supply chain
- Contribute to the segment strategies with your Segment Leader (optimization, rationalization…)
Who are you?
- We are looking for a strong and flexible team player, eager to learn and improve.
- You have a can-do approach: you have a positive mindset, high level of energy, and you are ready to tackle challenges,
- You like to do business, demonstrate superior communication skills and comfortable in cross-functional and multi-cultural set-up,
- You are fluent in English,
- You enjoy managing many parallel activities and you have a target-oriented approach,
- You are following an engineering / business school / Purchasing Master education
- Former experience in Purchasing, technical background and automotive experience are a plus
Are we the perfect match?
If you like working with international teams, having the passion for building relationships and taking initiatives to solve issues, then this is a job for you!
Curious, and have some questions? We are eager to hear from you!
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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.
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.