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Project Buyer - Metal

Location:

Greensboro, NC, US, 27409

Position Type: Professional

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure 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.

Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with real passion for innovation, sustainability, and people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to our customers, society, and the Volvo Group.

Our Offer To You

Volvo Group offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.

Volvo Group is defined by a set of five carefully chosen values, which include Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. These values are a major force in guiding our day-to-day behavior and drive our decision making at all levels of the organization. Our values are easy to understand, and yet fundamentally important. They express our shared beliefs across countries and entities to form the basis for a high-performing culture that can help maximize the full potential of the organization.

To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.

Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?

What You Will Be Doing

This Project Buyer will serve as the purchasing interface towards projects and suppliers within the Metal segment during the entire project phase. You will report to the Head of Tanks, Tubes, & Structural Parts Purchasing North America, and will be based out of Greensboro, NC.

Main areas of responsibility:

• Support sourcing plan for components and systems according to cross-functional time plans

• Support supplier selection process, securing that they comply with Volvo's targets, budgets, and timelines

• Secure all standard/specific agreements with suppliers

• Manage sourcing activities in project phase with support of the Commodity Buyer and Group Manager

• Challenge, negotiate, secure, and report fulfillment of project targets in terms of Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, and Risk Management (QDCFTSR) targets during sourcing and project/industrialization phases

• Monitor, identify, and mitigate risks in the project phase

• Ensure that suppliers are prepared for production, including capacity and all needed system updates

• Manage Project Performance Reviews with suppliers and stakeholders

• Provide input on Supplier Project Performance to the Commodity Buyer

• Manage parts and orders in project phase and ensure a timely part transfer in the system to the Commodity Buyer(s)

What We Are Looking For

• 3+ years of strategic purchasing (e.g. end-to-end supplier relationship management, sourcing, negotiations, contracts) experience

• Experience within the heavy manufacturing industry

• Proven negotiation and communication skills

• Strong business acumen, agile in way of working

• Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent working experience

Compensation/Benefits

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Competitive base salary

• Annual company bonus

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and others

• 401(k) with employer match, plus additional company contribution

• Generous Employee Time Off, additional company holiday days, community volunteering hours

• Onsite facilities and activities that make everyday living easier, including a cafeteria, fitness center, health services, and more

In addition to the above, you will also enjoy:

• A culture with a passion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all

• An organization that prioritizes employees’ health and well-being

• Volvo Group University for professional and personal development

• A global organization with expansive career growth opportunities

• Modern workspaces that allow agility and collaboration

• Multiple automotive electric charging stations

• Bike racks, walking paths, multiple locations for outdoor dining/seating

• Employee discounts and perks

• Would you like to learn more? Please visit volvogroup.com/en/careers.html to explore further!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

“Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.

Job Category: Purchasing

Organization: Group Trucks Purchasing

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Requisition ID: 18211

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Do we share the same aspirations?

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.

Nearest Major Market: Greensboro