Location | NOVO Energy AB - Volvo Cars Torslanda, Gamla Sörredsvägen, Gothenburg, Sweden |
Remote | See job post for details |
First listed | In the last 2 months |
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Job Description
We are looking for a Purchasing Specialist Indirect who will play an important part in building our passionate supply chain team.
Volvo Cars Group is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to deliver the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery. Together, we have formed a joint venture to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo Cars.
Few industries offer as great an opportunity for career growth and personal development as the new European battery industry. In working for this joint venture, you do not only develop skills that are highly sought after in the global automotive and industrial sector but are also making a concrete impact to create a climate-neutral way of life for future generations.
The gigafactory will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe. We are in full construction mode right now, the plant will have a potential annual cell production capacity of up to 50 gigawatt hours (GWh) and thereby enable a supply of batteries for approximately half a million Volvo Cars per year. As the battery makes up a large part of an electric vehicle’s total life cycle carbon emissions, this foundation for clean battery production forms a key basis for Volvo Cars’ aspirations for sustainable manufacturing and a fully climate-neutral manufacturing network.
What You Will Do
You will drive the sourcing and purchasing to ensure operational requirements are met, considering price, quality, delivery, supplier performance and availability. For some categories you will work in close collaboration with Northvolt’s and Volvo’s Indirect Purchasing teams to ensure pooling of demand and leveraging of frame contracts. We are looking specifically for you who has experience of purchasing IT related categories. You will be reporting to Manager Indirect Purchasing.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Support NOVO overall with purchasing activities including understanding the consolidated needs, finding the right suppliers, negotiating, and putting suitable agreements in place
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders and suppliers on new projects, supply contracts and cost optimization initiatives
- Develop procurement plan/schedule for NOVO to develop a suitable supplier base, bundle needs within the site and across sites, and ensure timely provision of goods and services
- Create frame agreements, and catalogs for the purchase of goods and services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery target
- Communicate with suppliers to follow-up on purchase orders and resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
- Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies, guidelines and procedures
- Assess and evaluate suppliers, undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
- Monitor market trends and supplier market
Skills & Requirements
You share our passion to make the world a better, cleaner place. You have worked in the operations of an industrial or automotive company and embrace working cross-functionally in a matrix. You are convinced that working in a diverse, multi-cultural environment does not only drive value, it also is a source of energy and satisfaction for you. You are service oriented and understand that indirect procurement is a pivotal function ensuring a smooth construction, commissioning, and manufacturing process.
What you bring:
- Preferably, a degree in Engineering or Business Administration
- Several years of experience in Indirect Purchasing across categories, ideally purchasing IT (software, hardware and services) in an industrial or automotive manufacturing environment
- Skills to engage with internal stakeholders and drive early involvement through a combination of subject matter expertise and service orientation
- Collaboration skills in a matrix organization and have effectively represented your site in central supplier and category strategies
- Experince from successfully cultivated supplier networks and built supplier relationships with the objective to establish long-term partnerships
- An eye for details while having the big picture in mind
- Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills
- Flexibility and the motivation to take on new challenges
We want to inform you that we handle applications on a rolling-basis, don’t wait with your application! During the summer though, our recruitment process may take longer than usual due to the holiday season. We ask for your understanding and appreciate your patience. We will review your application as soon as possible and get back to you at the earliest opportunity.
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