Senior Commodity Buyer, Global Sustainable Power

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Volvo Construction Equipment North America, LLC seeks a Senior Commodity Buyer, Global Sustainable Power to: Support purchasing activities within the Sustainable Power organization, contributing to the coordination of supplier related tasks and ensuring alignment with established purchasing processes; Work within an international team setting and help facilitate the transition toward new technologies while maintaining support for the existing supplier base; Regularly interact with suppliers as well as various Volvo business areas and functions, including R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Logistics; Be part of the Sustainable Power Global Commodity team, providing input and participating in activities connected to selected sub commodities as assigned; Support the Global Commodity Manager in sourcing activities for assigned components in line with established QSCC expectations; Participate in evaluations, selections, and supplier follow-up according to Volvo CE processes; Contribute to sub commodity strategies and related documentation; Coordinate activities aimed at optimizing and improving the supplier base; Coordinate information flow across internal stakeholders (Quality, Logistics, R&D, Supplier Development); Support Regional Commodity meetings and, when assigned, coordinate and drive meeting activities and follow-up actions; Facilitate communication on commodity related topics within the region; Conduct and participate in commercial discussions with suppliers and, when assigned, coordinate and drive the implementation of agreed commercial terms; Contribute to the preparation of long-term agreements and related documentation; Support purchasing activities within production (OTD) and engineering (PPD); Support performance tracking for Quality, Delivery, and Cost (QDC); Contribute to continuous improvement activities and, when assigned, coordinate and drive improvement tasks in line with Volvo CE principles; Assist in actions related to warranty cost recovery; Support project teams in supplier related tasks such as cost targets and proposals; Register purchasing agreements in the PAM system; and Work according to Volvo CE processes, the Volvo Way, and Volvo values and behaviors. Job Site: 312 Volvo Way, Shippensburg, PA 17257

Requires Bachelor’s or foreign degree equivalent in business, engineering or a related field. Requires5 years of experience in the job offered or in buying major commodities  in construction equipment. Requires experience with global supply and applying problem-solving techniques including root cause analysis. Salary: $102,918 to $103,605/Year. Occasional telecommuting permitted in Shippensburg area.

Any Applicant who is interested in this position may apply online at https://jobs.volvogroup.com/, or to HR, 312 Volvo Way, Shippensburg, PA 17257

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