Buyer Senior

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Are you engaged in your work, professional in everything you do and prepared to go that extra mile? If yes - then the Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the right place for you. GTP 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.

GTP is located in 52 sites around the world, has 1 300 employees and a yearly spend of 120 BSEK. We have 2,550 suppliers in serial production that delivers 1,9 billion parts to Group Truck plants annually. We are a global team working with pride, breaking new grounds and capturing the latest innovations as well as supporting the brands and safeguarding Volvo Group synergies. We work together with speed and agility, in close collaboration with, and a strong mandate towards our suppliers and internal stakeholders.

We like to work hard, have fun and we are committed to our customer and the Volvo Group success. You will work with a high performing team aiming at world-class Purchasing - do you have what it takes?

**This is us, your new colleagues**:
Group Truck Purchasing is looking for Senior Electrical Buyer, in Curitiba, Brazil, within our Vehicle and Uptime team in LATAM.

You will have near colleagues working spread across the world and work in different networks, teams and groups. You will be part of the Vehicle Uptime team, daily work in a dynamic and integrated team.

Vehicle & Uptime team and aim at building strong purchasing synergies amongst the various Purchasing organizations of Volvo Group.

**This is your mission**:
You will be leading the purchasing activities (related to Electrical wiring parts) on your scope with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the customers maximum satisfaction.

That means that you will secure delivery of the projects you will lead within more challenging planning than regular production vehicle project; scout and seek for the best suppliers plus bring creative and innovative solutions. You will have the challenge, source and create the ad hoc supplier base **. **You will also lead the negotiations and in order to secure the best QDCF-TSR performance and perform purchasing activities related to ordering, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers.

**The ticket to ride**:
At Volvo Group, we have a culture of high performance created through employee engagement and we value Customer success, Trust, Passion, Change and Performance. We like to work hard, have fun and we are committed to our customer and to the Volvo Group success.

We believe in the concept ‘Hire for attitude, train for skills’. Therefore, what’s most important to get the opportunity to join us on journey is that you have ability to motivate, engage and involve others with passion for innovation. Since the job is about customer success it is also important that you have business acumen, customer focus with a holistic view and ability to communicate with facts, to sell your vision and get desired support.

An important part of this job is to develop our organization, which is why strategic ability, service minded and target oriented approach plus integrity and trust based collaborations are your strengths.
- Business acumen
- University degree in Business, Engineering or related field
- Min 5 years experience in Purchasing and/or negotiation experience in a supplier/customer relationship, with a proven track record
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Positive attitude, service minded and target oriented approach
- Strong team player with the ability to lead
- Multicultural experience is an asset
- Automotive experience is a plus
- Willingness to travel occasionally

GTP strives to be a multicultural and global organization. We welcome applicants which can even further increase our diversity.

**For more information please contact with recruiting manager**:
**Who we are and what we believe in**

**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.