Strategic Product Planner Energy Storage Systems

. Volvo Group refers to the coming decades as the “Opportunity of a Lifetime”. The commitment to challenging reduction of green-house gases towards 0% in 2040 also represents great new business opportunities, and in all fairness some pitfalls to be avoided. To contribute to setting the direction for this journey can be your opportunity of a lifetime too!  Who are we?  At Strategic Product Planning, we work with the Volvo Group products from a global and strategic perspective and through our industry knowledge we apply a holistic approach towards a visionary Product and Service offer. Our team is brave and inclusive, and we are passionate about inspiring the organization towards the future.   Electric Solutions is a function within Strategic Product Planning. We are global in nature and support Strategic Product Planning and Volvo Group Trucks Technology with Product Plans and strategies focusing on Zero Emission Vehicles. Needless to say, this area is of high importance for a successful journey towards 100% fossil free in 2040.   The Position  Our current employee is moving to a new challenging position therefore we are now looking for a replacement for the position as; Strategic Product Planner, Energy Storage Systems.   Volvo Group is deeply committed to and engaged in the global roll out of electric vehicles and has already taken a leading position. This means that the number of customer applications are constantly increasing and along with it the size and significance of the battery business. Coordination and optimization become strategically important.  Always with a focus on what’s best for our customers, your role is to support the Volvo Group to navigate among numerous opportunities represented by e.g. existing and future cell technologies, battery architectures, intelligent software solutions and manouver around those attributes to secure best possible battery system for the application the truck serve in.   It is also requested that the way forward considers; Sustainability, Group synergies, Production & supply, Local content requirements and Legislation demands.  Complex? Yes. Exiting? Truly! And above all – super important.  Clear deliverables are to;  •    Develop and lead the battery product plan evolution steps for the Volvo Group  •    Define the phase in/out of the various battery evolution steps  •    Supporting the long-term volume forecasts for the battery variants   •    You will also initiate and lead investigations crucial for the above items  •    Write prerequisites for coming battery projects, and support the project when applicable   You will be working closely and interact with many departments due to the complexity of the system, such as obviously the Energy Storage System (ESS) engineering department and specialists but also to develop an extensive network with Vehicle Engineering, Volvo Energy and brand representatives. This is a global position meaning your Product Plan, pre-requisites and other studies will be of global nature and support all our products worldwide for all our brands. There will be regularly investigations mostly of commercial nature wrapped up on a business case at the end. You should be prepared to present your results at all levels of the company.   Who are you?  You should be capable of grasping the complexity of the subject and transforming it to clear actionable directions. Therefore, traits as being analytical and structured as well as being an effective and inspiring communicator are highly valued. Some experience from platform/modularization work is useful and you should be comfortable with conducting business case studies. Of course, you will need to have or develop a deep understanding of the technologies involved  It is a role where you will be a key person within your area, why you need to exhibit excellent networking skills. You always strive to be fact-based, however when managing future uncertainties, you must also have the courage at some point to put the stick in the ground and be decisive. You have a winning attitude and are always prepared to push the targets to secure products in the technology forefront.  You do not have direct reports on your own, but you are nevertheless in a leading position, expected to strongly influence on our future.   You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree education. Experience from the battery industry is a merit  It is taken for granted that you live and share the Volvo Group Values and take inspiration from the Mission – “Driving prosperity through transport solutions”. The daily working language is English both written and spoken.  Your home-office is in Gothenburg, Sweden. The role includes occasional travelling.  If this sounds interesting to you, please don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions you may have or just submit your application.   Erik Enström, Electric Solution Manager, Strategic Product Planning, erik.enstrom@volvo.com Last application date 3rd of November.  We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.