{"data":{"id":212567,"slug":"commodity-buyer-2","type":"job","title":"Commodity Buyer","description":"Company description:\n\"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.\"\nJob description:\nWe are now hiring an additional Commodity Buyer for Wiring Harness in the Chassis Platform & Projects Team, with location Gothenburg (SE). Together we make sure that we develop the best supplier base for each commodity and help generate the best possible result for the team, the company and our society. Our organization is made up of great people who believe in great teamwork. We are a global company, and we believe in the advantage of a diverse and creative workplace that brings out the best in everyone.\n\nAs a Commodity Buyer at Volvo Buses, you have end-to-end responsibility for a portfolio of suppliers and commodities delivering to production sites globally. You will be part of our diverse team with motivated buyers and purchasing project managers. We will gladly share our expertise and experience with you and look forward to learning from yours.\n\nYour Role\nWorking in this position you will be responsible for Wiring Harness, teaming up with our other wiring harness buyers and together securing the commodity deliverables including quality, cost, delivery, and features.\n\nYou will be responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiation and implementation, appropriate supplier relationship management, supplier development, and supplier partnerships while ensuring strong key stakeholder processes on a regional\/global level. You will also be responsible for implementing and updating sourcing strategies in cooperation with other buyers, purchasing project managers, supplier quality, cost engineering, product development, and our manufacturing plants.\n\nYou will contribute to many different and exciting new development projects and source components for our production. The internal network is vital, and we expect you to effectively work and communicate in a cross-functional setting.\n\nMoreover, you will lead daily purchasing activities in your scope, securing quality and delivery supplier performance, driving cost reduction activities, implementing segment business and supplier business plans, and leading contract negotiations in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.\n\nSo, Who Are You?\nWe are curious to get to know you! We assume that you are driven and take own initiatives. You are a target-oriented individual with a business mindset. We imagine that you are well organized and have a general technical understanding. You are an open-minded team player with good communication skills.\n\nRequired Competencies\n\u2022    A positive attitude toward new challenges and a can-do attitude\n\u2022    Accountability and focus on results\n\u2022    Excellent commercial understanding and negotiating skills, both in preparation and execution\n\u2022    Strategic mindset and business acumen\n\u2022    Great networking skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams\n\u2022    Openness to and interest in different cultures\n\u2022    An ability to balance relevant variables in sourcing\/negotiations \u2013 quality, deliveries, cost, features, technology, sustainability, and risk\n\u2022    Fluent in English is a requirement; Swedish is an advantage\n\u2022    General technical understanding and interest; experience working with wiring harness is an advantage\n\nFor this position we are looking for candidates with a university degree in Business and\/or Engineering and a minimum of five years' work experience within Purchasing and\/or Supply Chain with a holistic view, preferably within automotive, industry, or transportation.\n\nThis is a great opportunity so reach out to me and I will gladly tell you more about us and this position!\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nSara Hollmann, Director Chassis Platform & Projects, sara.hollmann@volvo.com\nLast application date is September 29th.\n\n\"In some countries and for specific positions within Volvo Buses, background checks may be required, in accordance with local laws and regulations. If this is applicable to the role you have applied for, you will be informed.\"\n\nWe value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.\n\nWho We Are and What We Believe In\nWe 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.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Commodity Buyer","description_original":"Company description:\n\"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers\u2019 uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.\"\nJob description:\u00a0\n We are now hiring an additional Commodity Buyer for Wiring Harness in the Chassis Platform & Projects Team, with location Gothenburg (SE). Together we make sure that we develop the best supplier base for each commodity and help generate the best possible result for the team, the company and our society. Our organization is made up by great people who believe in great teamwork. We are a global company, and we believe in the advantage of a diverse and creative workplace that brings out the best in everyone.\n As Commodity Buyer at Volvo Buses, you have an end-to-end responsibility of a portfolio of suppliers and commodities, delivering to production sites globally. You will be a part of our diverse team with motivated buyers and purchasing project managers. We will gladly share our expertise and experience with you and are looking forward to learning from yours.\u00a0\n \u00a0\n Your roleWorking in this position you will be responsible for Wiring harness, teaming up with our other wiring harness buyers and together secure the commodity deliverables including quality, cost, delivery and features.\n \u00a0\n You will be responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiation and implementation, appropriate supplier relationship management, supplier development, supplier partnerships while ensuring a strong key stakeholder process on a regional\/global level. You will also be responsible to implement and update sourcing strategies in cooperation with other buyers, purchasing project managers, supplier quality, cost engineering, product development and our manufacturing plants.\n \u00a0\n You will contribute in many different and exiting new development projects and source components to our production. The internal network is vital, and we expect you to be able to effectively work and communicate in a cross-functional setting.\u00a0\n \u00a0\n Moreover, you will lead daily purchasing activities in your scope, securing quality & delivery supplier performance, driving cost ratio activities, implementing segment business & supplier business plans and leading contract negotiations in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.\n \u00a0\n So, who are you?We are curious to get to know you! We assume that you are driven and take own initiatives. You are a target-oriented individual with a business mindset. We imagine that you are well organized and have a general technical understanding. You are an open-minded team player with good communication skills.\u00a0Required competencies\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0A positive attitude to new challenges and a can-do attitude\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Accountability and focus on result\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Excellent commercial understanding and negotiating skills, both in preparation and execution\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Strategic mind-set and business acumen\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Great networking skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Openness to and interest in different cultures\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0An ability to balance relevant variables in sourcing\/negotiations \u2013 quality, deliveries, cost, features, technology, sustainability and risk\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Fluent in English is a requirement, Swedish is an advantage.\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0General technical understanding and interest, experience from working with wiring harness is an advantage\n \u00a0\n For this position we are looking for candidates with a university degree in Business and\/or Engineering and a minimum of a five years\u2019 work experience within Purchasing and\/or Supply Chain having a holistic view, preferably within automotive, industry or transportation.\u00a0\n This is a great opportunity so reach out to me and I will gladly tell you more about us and this position!\n \u00a0\n For further information, please contact:Sara Hollmann, Director Chassis Platform & Projects, sara.hollmann@volvo.comLast application date is the 29th of September.\u00a0\n \u201cIn some countries and for specific positions within Volvo Buses, background checks may be required, in accordance with local laws & regulations. If this is applicable to the role you have applied for, you will be informed.\u201d\u00a0\n We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.\u00a0\n \u00a0\n Who we are and what we believe in\u00a0We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. 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