Senior Program Mgr Forward Model Quality

Senior Program Manager- Forward Model Quality

At Quality & Customer Satisfaction, you are part of a dedicated global team with the mission to drive and challenge the organisation of Volvo Car Group to exceed customer expectations. To make this happen, we provide all parts of the company with tools, methods, processes, targets and audits relating to quality and customer satisfaction. Are you passionate about customers and quality? Do you want to reach your personal goals together with other people? Quality and Customer Satisfaction is the place for you to prosper.

Product Development Quality department, within Quality & Customer Satisfaction (Q&CS), is responsible for the Quality assurance of the Product Development system. The department consist of Current Model Quality, Forward Model Quality and Quality methods and tools. The Forward Model Quality (FMQ) group consists of 11 highly skilled senior program managers responsible for quality assurance in our vehicle programs from a technical and business point of view.

As Senior Program Manager FMQ you will work together with Technical Concept Leader (TCL) and Technical Project Leader (TPL), in the Industrial Project and with the Vehicle Line Management (VLM) in the business project. You will ensure that the program teams apply and work according to the Product Creation Process/VPDS (Volvo Product Development System). I addition to this you will also act as the Q&CS representative in the programs, safeguarding that the product reach its customer value/satisfaction.

Main responsibilities

* Secure the quality performance and proactively supports the Program Team to achieve Product quality targets
* Secure that the Project and the Project Management Team understand the required deliverables and initiate activities necessary to achieve milestone/gateway fulfilment
* Participate in the development of the project main time plan and secure logic timing of key activities and milestone/gateways
* Plan, prepare and lead milestone/gateway-loops and support with assessments, conclusions and recommendations
* Initiate & drive activities leading to efficient quality work
* Recommend milestone decisions to Senior Vice President Q&CS
* Work in several programs in parallel

Required qualifications

* M.Sc. or equivalent technical experience
* Experienced in Product Development process
* Documented leadership qualities and experiences
* Driver´s license, B
* Knowledge/experience from product development in the automotive industry is meritorious

Personal qualities

* High integrity and Business acumen
* Result focused and drive to work proactively
* Positive and enthusiastic with Strong communication skills
* Good vehicle/product knowledge
* Good administrative ability

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Therese Selander by e-mail therese.selander@randstadsourceright.se note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and that your application documents should be written in English.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than November 17th, 2016