Senior Project Buyer - Saudi

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.

What You Will Do

In Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, we are now looking for a Saudi Project Buyer to be based in Dubai, UAE.

You will join a passionate team, creating business value in an open, multicultural and dynamic environment. We value team players, with energy and creativity, who are willing to drive the change and strive for the best in order to deliver results and motivated by challenging situations.

As Saudi Senior Project Buyer you will take on the important challenge to secure Volvo & Renault Trucks objectivities for local sourcing in Saudi. You will work with your other colleagues in Volvo to build localization plan for different parts being delivered to Volvo & Renault Trucks Plant in Saudi.

Core Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers in Saudi
• Participate in Supplier Evaluation activities
• Build business cases that meet Volvo requirement of QDCFTSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management)
• Work cross functionally with other Volvo stakeholder to implement decided parts
• Manage negotiation and contract management required by Volvo
• Work with colleagues in Purchasing contributing to Supplier strategies
• Secure that Supplier in your portfolio fully meet Volvo requirements, i.e. logistic demands
• Work with cost improvement ideas in your portfolio
• Manage all project related supplier relations
• Ensure supplier readiness for production
• Make presentation to Management for business case presentations
  
  

Who are you?

We believe that you have a business oriented mindset with strong communication, negotiation and networking skills. You also have a financial, technical and legal understanding. In addition to this you enjoy managing many parallel activities and you have a target oriented approach. A successful candidate has a high level of integrity and trust and gets quickly up to speed. You have a positive mindset and like to be a part of a team. At the same time you feel comfortable managing your own work, and taking the lead whenever needed.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Engineering or related field
• Purchasing and negotiation experience is seen as a strong advantage
• Solid experience of local sourcing projects
• Project management experience is seen as a strong advantage
• Arabic language in addition to English will be a merit
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We can offer you

• The opportunity to work in a highly competitive environment with purchasing responsibilities.
• The challenge to be the cornerstone of all activities from the early phase of the project until its complete industrialization
• Be able to work and develop in a dynamic and multicultural organization.
• The chance to join our solid cross functional team consisting of team players with energy and creativity, who are willing to drive the change and strive for the best in order to deliver result.
  
  

Ready for the next move?

• If you are curious to explore how we put our words into actions, follow us on LinkedIn and volvogroup.com.
• If you want to make a real impact in your career, the transportation business is where you want to be. We look forward to meeting you.
• Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!
  
  

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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.

Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.