Buyer, Uptime

Brazil

**Position Description**

THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES
You will be part of the Uptime & Adaptation Team with colleagues based in Curitiba.
You will find passionate colleagues working in an open and collaborative environment.
You will work in an exciting local and global environment with exciting challenges.
As Uptime & Adaptation Buyer, you will be responsible for a challenging portfolio, to manage the supplier relationship.
You will be the Group Trucks Purchasing Customer Adaptation member working in the CA Cell, a Cross Functional environment that will challenge
your main skills, specially agility, leadership and communication.
As a member of the Customer Adaptation cell, you will be involved on a challenging and developing environment to secure customer success.
We would like to welcome you to our team where positive attitude, resilience and focus on continuous improvement are a must.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
- Lead cross functional work with other functions (engineering, logistic, manufacturing );
- Perform Customer Adaptation process, from supplier sourcing to customer adaptation parts delivery;
- Customer Adaptation Cell official representative member for Purchasing organization;
- Perform purchasing activities such are RFQs, RFIs, suppliers evaluation and homologation, negotiation, agreements and issue purchasing orders;
- Work close to stakeholders to secure improvements on sustainability and circularity;
- Drive Cost reductions ideas generation;
- Use Volvo Production System (VPS) toolbox to drive efficiency across the supply chain;
- Drive negotiations and executive agreements with suppliers within the Customer Adaptation segments;
- Do and drive all relevant activities to deliver QDCFTSR* in your daily activities;
- Identify, mitigate and monitor risks; Manage crisis situation;
- Actively contribute to the team development, by bringing improvement ideas, support your peers, sharing good cases and ask for support when needed;
- Be an key member in the global network of Uptime & Adaptation buyers;
- Drive supply chain optimization;
- Supplier base management and relationship;
- QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Features, Technology, Sustainability, Risk Management.

WHO ARE YOU
- We are looking for a strong and flexible team player, eager to learn, act and improve;
- You like to take actions, straight forward approach, wait is not an option to you;
- You work in a dynamic environment, you have good communication and you act uptime as per your customer demands;
- You have a positive mindset, a high level of energy, and you are ready to tackle challenges;
- You have a strong purchasing experience. Experience in the automotive industry is a plus;
- You like Purchasing, you have a commercial mindset, you demonstrate superior communication skills and you are comfortable in cross-functional and multi-cultural setup;
- You are recognized by others in the team as the one with leadership skills;
- You enjoy managing many parallel activities and you have a target oriented approach;
- You like doing business;
- Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose;
OVERALL REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field;
- Excellent Spoken and Written English;
- Purchasing and negotiation experience, Business acumen;
- Motivated by change management and ability to drive change;
- Great negotiations skills;
- Project Management Knowledge;
- Motivated by change management and ability to drive the change;
- Travel: Travel is required occasionally;

**About us**

**Volvo 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. When you join Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, you will become part of a global network with more than 1,400 professionals in 50 different sites across 25 countries. Joining us means working in a global context with people from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

Diversity is important for us, we therefore put a lot of time and effort into creating an open and inclusive environment for all. We are extremely proud to say that we are almost as many females as men in our team. We are goal oriented and business focused people who believe that the best results are achieved while having fun and when we challenge each other. We offer unique opportunities where you can accelerate your career through competence development and connect with people who are truly passionate for purchasing. Join us and work where the action is

**Auto req ID**

135271BR

**Organization**

Group Trucks Purchasing

**State / Province**

Paraná