Services, Digital & Investment (SD&I) Purchasing is a global organization within GTP representing a yearly purchased spend of 45 BSEK; the team is responsible for Investments, Packaging & Industrial consumables, Digital & IT, Market companies and Purchasing Revenues, and Services. Services, Digital & Investment Purchasing Europe being the Strategic steering line for all SD&I Purchasing activities within GTP, we organize a strong collaboration within SD&I teams spread across different sites/regions, and we are also the operational line responsible for SD&I Europe business all along the Purchasing process. GTP SD&I Europe team is responsible to drive end to end Purchasing activities whilst delivering on Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk management for well-known technologies and new innovations.
Services, Digital and Investment Purchasing is a great place to work and grow. We are passionate about what we do, and our work is meaningful. We feel proud, cared about, trusted & empowered to perform & transform.

What is your mission?

The Segment Leader role within GTP SD&I is similar to other Global Category Manager roles across the industry, focusing primarily on setting the strategic direction of a segment or group of segments. This by taking into account current and future business needs, technology and business trends and partnering closely with all internal and external stakeholders involved.
As the Global Segment Leader and Commodity buyer for Printing and Merchandise, you will develop and implement the sourcing strategy in strong collaboration with the global buyer network as well as the cross functional colleagues. You will lead the cross-functional team being responsible for defining and implementing a segment business plan/segment sourcing strategy. You will lead the strategic sourcing projects and contracts, find the right business partners, and take ownership for the purchasing deliverables.
In the role you will also drive digital transformation and work with sustainability activities. As our Segment Leader you will promote and ensure a strong collaboration between buyers working in your segments and the strategic vendor managers by capitalizing on inputs towards segment strategies, negotiation tactics and leveraging. You will actively contribute to the team development by bringing improvement ideas, coach buyers and share benchmark.

Who are you?

We think you are an experienced purchasing professional with a strategic and business-oriented mindset. You enjoy having contact with experienced and skilled suppliers and you also possess strong communication and networking skills. In this position you will both be driving your own work yet collaborate with others, which is why we think you thrive when working in teams. In addition to this, we believe you are recognized for your agility to adapt and react in a complex environment and to drive change with your creative and solution-oriented mindset.

Main requirements:

• Relevant University degree in Engineering/technology and/or Business Administration.
• Previous experience working within purchasing
• Ownership mentality and knowledgeable in current and future business trends.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Motivated by change management and ability to drive change.
• Ability to lead and execute in a global, matrix organization.
• Ability to face problems and act quickly and directly.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Reporting To: Head of Marketing Purchasing
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden or Lyon, France

Sounds interesting? Apply today!

For more information, contact me:
Christina Skoglund, Head of Marketing Purchasing Group Trucks Purchasing, [email protected]

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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.

Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group’s mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions’ through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

144337BR

Group Trucks Purchasing

Regular

Occasional Travel

Purchasing

France,Lyon,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Sweden,Göteborg,Västra Götaland

01-Oct-2023