UPTIME BUYER VIE ON CASTING, MACHINING AND FORGING HF

Job description

Entreprise:
Do you enjoy working in an agile environment with high focus on the customer? Do you like to take the lead and run activities in autonomy? Do you embrace continuous improvements and enjoy working in teams? Are you pro-active, challenging, service minded and target oriented?
Group Truck Purchasing is looking for an Uptime Buyer in VIE within Uptime Powertrain Europe team.
Uptime, adaptation & synergies is a global organization within GTP supporting Service parts purchasing, Vehicle adaptation purchasing and aiming at building strong purchasing synergies amongst the various Purchasing organization of the Volvo group:
- Uptime purchasing focuses on ensuring customer uptime by building relationship and engaging suppliers throughout the life cycle
- Adaptation Purchasing supports three different areas: Customer Adaptation (CA), Special Vehicles (SV), Trailers and Superstructures (TST)
- Group synergy hosts GTP South America and GTP India as Group Purchasing synergies pilot to capitalize on potential Synergy opportunities among all Purchasing entities within Volvo Group
As Uptime Buyer VIE, you’ll team up with the buyer owning the overall strategy on the casting, machining and forging portfolio. The portfolio is challenging and of large importance for uptime to customers; it requires a successful and efficient networker to face the challenges and ambitions we have for that portfolio!
You’ll be responsible for a part of the purchasing portfolio in casting/forging as well as you’ll be heading some activities cross the whole segment in alignment with the overall strategy and business plan defined. You will be part of a dynamic and integrated
European buyer team located in Gothenburg and Lyon.
Poste et missions:
The Uptime Buyer is leading the activities with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the customers maximum uptime and satisfaction.
Main responsibilities
- Manage the purchasing portfolio for service parts (delivered the warehouses and remanufacturing facilities in Europe)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers in order to secure the best QDCF-TSR performance
- Support the strategy/business development for the casting/forging segments in cooperation with the other casting/forging buyer
- Source or resource parts in projects or in maintenance according to these strategies
- Rationalize the portfolio with consolidation towards responsive and service minded suppliers and drive activities related to the supplier switch if needed
- Scout and seek for new suppliers offering new solutions with alternative/new technologies. Typically maximize the usage of 3D printing to serve the customer in a short leadtime.
- Use Volvo Production System toolbox to drive efficiency across the supply chain
- Highlight improvement opportunities and drive negotiations
- Drive supply chain optimization (SCO) and low performance supplier improvement activities
- Perform purchasing activities related to ordering, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers
- Ensure implementation of contracts and agreements with suppliers
- Forecast prices evolution
- Manage risk mitigation and crisis activities
- Build and maintain a strong relationship with internal cross functional stakeholders such as Service Market Logistics, Spare Part engineering, Commodity and Project buyers, Brands, Quality etc.
- Run Performance Reviews with suppliers and contribute to Business Review Meetings with suppliers (BRMs)
- Report direct in line to the Purchasing Manager
- Foster the Volvo values (customer success, trust, passion, change and performance
Profil:
- Business acumen and customer focus with an holistic view
- Master degree in Business, Engineering, supply chain or related field
- Experience in Purchasing and/or negotiation experience in a supplier/customer relationship is seen as a strong advantage
- Experience in casting/forging is a plus
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Positive attitude, service minded and target oriented approach
- Team player acting with integrity and trust based collaboration
- Strong team player, autonomous with the ability to take initiatives
- Appreciate feedback and seek for continuous improvement
- Multicultural experience is an asset
- Willingness to travel occasionally based on ongoing activities