About this role
Desired Education/Experience Master of Science or Business Administration Excellent spoken and written Swedish and English Main skills & competencies High energy and passion for performance Positive spirit Good networking skills Strong analytical skills Holistic view and ability to be pragmatic Excellent written and verbal communication Ability to be effective in a variety of presentation settings That’s a lot of requirements and responsibilities you might think. Well to be honest I didn’t really match everything in the job ad either when I started at Volvo. But who can, right? Who can know it all, I mean. 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. Have you recently graduated from a University and are eager to develop your skills and career further by finding THAT right place to work? If yes – then the Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the right place for you. We like to work hard, have fun and are committed to customer and Volvo Group success. We are now looking for a Project Buyer to be located in Gothenburg. The majority of the stakeholders and suppliers you will be working with are located in Sweden but we also have the global, strategic responsibility for investment purchasing with in the Volvo Group. Your main stakeholder will be Volvo Group Real Estate Services who is responsible for identifying and providing Volvo Group with real estate-related solutions. With this position, you will have the possibility to interact with people from the whole world and get a good insight into different cultures and people. You will develop and grow through formal trainings, but mostly, by learning by doing and interacting with senior colleagues around the world. Main responsibilities Drive purchasing activities for real estate consultants and real estate CAPEX projects Lead supplier negotiations Build and maintain strong business relationships with our suppliers Build and maintain strong relationship with internal stakeholders For more information please contact: Carl-Johan Starck, Manager PPM Investment, Volvo Group Purchasing +46 31 323 41 83 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.