Strategic Sales Planning Specialist

Strategic Sales Planning Specialist

At Sales and Production, Planning and Customer Service, you are part of a global team with the mission to ensure that all consumer touch points reflect our brand essence of 'Designed Around You' and that all services deliver a true luxury experience. We oversee all commercial activities for Volvo Car Group around the world, including marketing communication, customer interaction, sales and service. Are you passionate about people and marketing? Do you want to reach your personal goals together with other people? Marketing, Sales & Service is the place for you to prosper.

Global Sales Planning are closely involved in market related activities and we have the ownership of the global volume planning process. We are the department within Marketing, Sales & Service that have responsibility for the global industry forecast and the global strategic sales plan as well as the global sales & volume optimisation and the global production program optimisation. The department Industry Forecasting & Strategic Sales Planning within Global Sales Planning are responsible for industry forecast and the strategic sales plan.

As Strategic Sales Planning Specialist you have the responsibility for creating and aligning the long term planning volume strategy as well as car program related volume deliverables.You will also work with volume scenarios/analysis in preparation for cycle plan decisions and new car projects. This position will comprise cross-functional communication, meetings with suppliers and recurring meetings with many other departments within Volvo Cars.

Main responsibilities

* Responsible for the long term volumes, from planning to release
* Develop the central volumes by carline, market and on engine level based on available knowledge i.e. industry forecast, competitor situation, current sales performance and cycle plan
* Manage the volume consequences in the ongoing cycle plan investigations and studies
* Responsible for the car program volumes and to actively participant in the revenue teams
* To have a close cooperate with the sales regions regarding volume related questions and address challenges when appropriate
* Further develop the long term volume forecasting methods, tools and communication

Required qualifications

* Academic degree in business administration or engineering, or equivalent
* High capability in managing complex scenarios
* Strategic mindset
* Advanced user in MS office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
* Understanding of Business acumen
* Fluent in English, spoken and written

Personal qualities

* Proactive team player with ability to influence others and drive for results
* Passion for accuracy in numbers
* Great communicator and excellent corporation skills
* Driven, structured and result oriented
* Good understanding of retail and financial forecasting/analysis
* High integrity and professionalism
* Business and performance driven

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 Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment Jessica Mitrosbaras by e-mail jessica.mitrosbaras@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.
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 Oct 19th , 2016.