Category Buyer - Battery Hardware

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

What’s in it for you?
Volvo Cars offers an electric and fulfilling work environment with additional focuses on work/life balance and open feedback. The supportive culture you would join values creativity and curiosity to drive our team through new initiatives and challenges in an ever changing global environment. Positivity and experience in a Category Buyer role are desired to strengthen a team that we are all proud to be a part of.

What you’ll do
Our team’s main areas are Battery Structural Hardware and Battery raw materials. In this role, you will be managing products in the Battery HW portfolio in the development, sourcing, industrialization and running production phase. You will be working in a global cross-functional team with other buyers, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and others, to find ways to increase value for Volvo Cars by focusing on quality, cost and sustainability which is one of our top priorities.  

By leading negotiations and building relationships with an international supplier base, you will be responsible for continuous improvement of the overall performance and competitiveness in the value chain. You will also be handling order management and capacity assurance. 

You and your skills
In order to succeed in this role we believe that you:
•    Have a Business or Technical University degree (or equivalent).
•    Are very skilled in negotiations.
•    Are an excellent communicator. 
•    Are creative and motivated to find new solutions and opportunities.
•    Dare to challenge status quo, suppliers and our stakeholders.
•    Can handle parallel projects and see the whole picture of a business case.
•    Are excellent in building relations both internally and externally.
•    Are a strong team player, you’re honest and work actively with self-development.
•    You have experience from Commercial and/or Engineering work. 
•    Experience from working with Electrification is meritorious.

On a personal note, we believe that you are a person who is commercial and result driven. You have a strong business acumen and like challenges where you get to set and reach goals. You have high integrity in your work, where prioritizing is an important part for you as is delivering on time.   

The automotive industry and Electrification is changing rapidly, and the competitive environment and our company’s strategy might change fast. Therefore, we are not only valuing your previous experience and competencies but also your personality and your passion to develop and embrace unknown future challenges. We believe that the perfect candidate for this role has positive and energetic mindset- everything is possible!

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, please contact Battery team Manager Ghader Heravi at ghader.heravi@volvocars.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Emina Dedeic at emina.dedeic@volvocars.com. We want your application latest November 28th, but selection will be running continuously. Please note due to GDPR we only accept application via our Recruitment Tool.