Trainee de Compras

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. 

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Who we are and what we believe in 
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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. 

At Volvo Buses you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.

Purchasing Trainee

Job Purpose : Perform support purchasing activities within the scope of SDI Purchasing to optimize QDCFTSR within a decided area of responsibility. QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management. The SDI Trainee assists SDI Buyers in all daily purchasing activities in her/his segment in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.

REQUIRED: 

• Education: Recent graduates in administrative or related fields.
• Language: Advanced English
• Software: Intermediate Office suite

 Main Responsibilities

• Support Segment sourcing activities/negotiations to ensure the performance of the Segment

• Contribute to Local Segment sourcing activities/negotiations
• Perform Local Segment sourcing activities according to decided SBP
• Secure Suppliers understand and comply with Volvo requirements and procedures

• Perform daily operational purchasing activities
• Drive Local Stakeholder network
• Support in supplier interactions and attend in applicable cross-functional teams
• Assist in negotiating cost impacts, ensuring alignment to cost objectives, amending existing price agreements, and if applicable, initiating re-sourcing activities
• Assist in negotiating and ensuring signature and storage of relevant agreements
• Assist in implementing price updates and conditions based on existing contracts and negotiations

REQUIRED SKILLS AND CompetenceS: 

Hard skills and competencies

• Business Acumen in an International business environment.
• Strong negotiation skills - Preparation and execution.
• Business case development – Securing best QDCFTSR solution.
• Cost Management
• Quality knowledge
• Legal Management – Contract Management
• Tender/Order knowledge – Securing Purchasing deliverables (price negotiations and supplier selection)

Soft skills and competencies

• Holistic view
• Well organized and attention to details
• Teamwork – Collaboration & Coordination X-functionally. Team player attitude.
• Accountability – Take full ownership and responsibility to achieve expected deliverables.
• Action oriented and proactive mindset - Result oriented. Can-do mentality.
• Quality Mindset
• Continuous Improvement mindset
• Delivering Customer value
• Perseverance

WORKPLACE: Tultitlán, Estado de México.