Senior commodity buyer - Sheet Metal

"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." Are you a person that loves to do business? Are you at the same time a creative, solution-oriented person with strong communication skills that has a true passion to work with other people in a global context? If yes, then we believe this is the opportunity for you! We believe we can offer you a dynamic, interesting and challenging job where you will be able to grow and develop your skills in these and many more areas. THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES We are a team of passionate and driven colleagues located in Europe (Lyon, France and Gothenburg, Sweden). We see opportunities, we are flexible and we support each other and are open for dialogue and exchange. You will work in an exciting and global environment and you will join a team with a positive atmosphere who enjoys working together. We look forward to welcome you and have you on board. ROLE DESCRIPTION As a senior commodity buyer for sheet metal parts, you will be accountable for the Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management (QDCFTSR) of suppliers in your portfolio. You will be responsible to continuously securing supplier QDCFTSR performance by using the tools and purchasing/cross functional network during and after production. Your main responsibilities will be to work closely with the Segment Leader and buyers of the segments and, as per needs : * Be a driver on the related segment, contributing to define the purchasing strategies, selecting and managing suppliers, in link with industrial and technical roadmaps; *  Drive purchasing activities in cross-functional product projects in early phases, to deliver commitments fulfilling project gates; * Forecast cost evolution for scope, implement agreements and negotiate extra cost savings by using your own skills, Purchasing tools, Volvo Production System (VPS) toolbox to drive efficiency across the supply chain; * Elaborate sourcing cases to be presented to the sourcing decision body; * Monitor, identify and mitigate risks in cooperation with internal stakeholders (SQ&D, Manufacturing,…); * Bring innovation in your scope and actively contribute to the VOLVO Transformation journey WHO ARE YOU? As a person we believe that you have a business-oriented mindset with both a financial and technical understanding. You enjoy the challenge of having contact with suppliers and you also possess strong communication and networking skills. In addition to this you enjoy driving your own work and taking initiatives, with a team player attitude. Your main qualifications can be summarized as: * University degree (Bachelor or Master), preferably in engineering or business *  5+ years of Purchasing experience, preferably in automotive * Fluent in English, both written and spoken * Multicultural experience is an asset * Excellent communication and networking skills with positive attitude * Interested in future business trends and technology * Creative and solution-oriented mindset * Accountable, self-driven and autonomous * Structured way of working * Negotiation skills * Proven ability to establish targets and drive results * Analytical skills with ease on Office/IT tools This position will be located in Gothenburg, Sweden. We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.  Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.  Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.