About this role
Qualifications Professional Purchasing qualification. 5-10 years of experience from sourcing in international environment Proven leadership skills for a supply chain organization Strong collaboration and communication skills. Target oriented and achievement driven Business mindset/Strong commercial acumen University/college graduated . Very good in English Volvo Group’s global core plant for wheel loaders in Arvika is a versatile operation with over 900 people who are manufacturing high tech machines that brings value to societies all over the world. We believe in a sustainable future and work with our customers to build the world we want to live in. To turn this into reality, we are looking for one new colleague who wants to be part of our journey towards the best plant in the world, as the leader of our Purchasing and Supplier management team. The P&SM Site Manager position is today shared between Arvika and Hallsberg. From Jan 2019, there will be one P&SM Manager position in Hallsberg and also one in Arvika. In Arvika, we therefore have an open challenging position in which: You will lead and develop the P&SM function within the location, and manage all P&SM personnel on site. You will lead the local P&SM activities to meet the overall Volvo CE P&SM objectives and to drive the best value (Quality, Delivery and Cost) from Suppliers throughout the product life cycle. The P&SM Site Manager is a member of the P&SM EU Operations Management Team and reports to the Director of P&SM EU Operations. Responsibilities (Within given commodities) Execute and support the Volvo CE P&SM objectives/Site objectives Secure supplier capacity and supply in order to reach disturbance free production Contribute to the P&SM cost saving targets Secure material procurement for New Development Projects (QDC) and continue driving the Right First Time approach Secure material procurement for Product Maintenance activities Manage the competence development of direct reporting personnel Ensure Stakeholder alignment, and further develop the relations with Technology and Operations Drive change towards High Performance culture Attend and represent P&SM in Arvika Site-meetings For further information please contact: Ove Kempe, Purchasing Director P&SM EU Operations, +46 16 5414583 Rickard Odin, HR Business Partner Arvika Site, +46 16 201 99 44 The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus, Sunwin Bus and Volvo Penta. With Volvo Construction Equipment, one of the world’s leading providers of products and services to the construction industry under the brands Volvo, SDLG and Terex Trucks, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.