About this role
Who are you? To be successful in this position you need to be driven, reliable, well organized and have excellent communication and networking skills. You need to be passionate about negotiation and problem solving together with others. You should already be an experienced buyer, able to handle complex agreements and high pressure situations. Most of all you should be a true team player and you contribute with good team spirit! Desired Education/Experience: Master of Science or Business Administration Excellent spoken and written Swedish and English. French would be an advantage as well. At least 5 years of experience in Purchasing Genuine interest in Information Technology and Innovation High integrity and personal drive Strong discipline with follow up, a finisher If you don’t check all the boxes but are a quick learner, we can talk! At Volvo Group we believe in hire for attitude and train for skills. If you are eager to learn, love doing business and have the drive to take on new challenges, you will love it here. Introduction Are you interested in the commercial side of innovation and technology? We are now looking for an IT Commodity Buyer to be located in Gothenburg. Role Description This is an IT Buyer role, where you are responsible for one of the more technical portfolios in the IT Scope. The Business Applications for DVP segment covers business software solutions which are designed to support business capabilities by enabling information processing inside the enterprise as well as with business partners. You will initially work with Electrical, CAD, and other simulation tools in your portfolio. As a buyer, you are responsible for managing your portfolio, and to lead the supplier negotiations. You will ensure to maintain strong relationships with our suppliers, and with our internal stakeholders. You will be working with engineers and developers, as well as with high level managers in your stakeholder organizations. You will be part of a DVP-team, consisting of 2 more DVP buyers, working in matrix with the DVP segment leader. Curious, and have some questions? Call me! Fredrik Vogstad, IT Purchasing Manager +46 73902 51 23 The Volvo Group aims at being the most admired employer in the industry by attracting and engaging the best people. Volvo Group Purchasing provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products & services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers. We are a global division with approximately 1,300 professionals world-wide providing expertise to secure Purchasing Excellence for Customer Success. Volvo Group Purchasing has 120 BSEK in Purchasing annual spend, 2,550 suppliers in serial production, and 1,9 billion parts delivered to the Group Truck plants annually. We support the Volvo Group’s mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions’ by applying the principles of Code of Conduct and responsible sourcing to the purchasing processes.