Apprentice BAC +4/+5 Buyer Bodies and Transformation 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.
Are you ready for the roadtrip of your life ?
We offer you the opportunity to join one of the leader in the transport industry and to have an active part in our transformation journey.
You have an agile and creative mindset? You enjoy tasks diversity and having autonomy in your daily work? You are ready to take new challenges? You are engaged in providing the best Customer Value and interested in being close to the final product? You want to drive changes and develop new services? You are a team player?
If yes, then you should apply, we need you!
We are looking for a 2-year apprentice in Uptime & Adaptation (U&A) team to purchase Bodies & Transformations products for our trucks. Going the extra mile is not just words, we walk the talk!
What is our offer to you?
You will be a Bodies & Transformation apprentice buyer within Customer Adaptation.
The Bodies & Transformation segments represent everything Volvo is putting on top of our rigid chassis, such as tippers, boxes, cranes, hook-lifts and mixers. They are a key success factor for our customers and sometimes even more expensive than the actual truck they are mounted on. You will have a true role in making sure our customers get a complete vehicle that meet their tough standards, contributing to their satisfaction and success.
We are also handling trucks transformations for special applications, in this area, every new project is unique and innovative
So, are you ready for the ride?
This is us, your new colleagues
You will have colleagues and stakeholders working spread across the world and work in different networks, teams and groups. You will have interactions locally, continentally and globally. You will be part of the Adaptation – Bodies & Transformation team within the Uptime & Adaptation (U&A) department. The department and team has personnel sitting in Gothenburg (Sweden) and Lyon (France).
Uptime & Adaptation is a global organization within Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) who support Service Parts Purchasing and Vehicle Adaptation Purchasing. We are operating in small teams with a large degree of freedom. We support each other, everyone is contributing to build the Uptime & Adaption future.
This is your mission
You will be leading the purchasing activities within your portfolio to maximize our truck brands offers.
- Support sourcing & project activities
- Drive price & agreement negotiations and contract execution with suppliers
- Drive all relevant activities to secure & improve the QDCF-TSR
- Contribute to the segment strategies
- Take an active part in the development of new business model in relation with “complete solutions”
- Develop partnership approach with bodybuilders
What does that mean?
You build upon your knowledge in complete truck solutions and bodybuilders to secure and strengthen a resilient supplier base, establish well-balanced partnership with our suppliers and contribute to Brand offers, their success is our success.
You benchmark and scout innovation in our ecosystem and identify new business opportunities.
You capitalize on your creativity and agility to propose a meaningful purchasing approach to our stakeholders.
This is you
At Volvo Group, we have a culture of high performance created through employee engagement and we value Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change and Performance. We like to work hard, have fun and we are committed to the Volvo Group success.
We believe in the concept “Hire for attitude, train for skills”. Therefore, what’s most important is that you have a drive and passion for business, people and to develop yourself and those around you.
Since the job is about customer success you should have business acumen with a holistic view and ability to communicate with facts, to sell your vision and get desired support.
We also believe that you are:
- Team player with strong business acumen, eager to learn and improve
- Curious and self-driven
- Fluent in English
- Good analytical skills
- Enjoy managing many parallel activities
At GTP, we strive to be a multicultural and global organization. We welcome applicants which can even further increase our diversity.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.
“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”.