Senior Buyer

Volvo Group; Curitiba; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Join a leading automotive company as a Senior Buyer in Curitiba, Brazil. You'll be responsible for sourcing and negotiating with suppliers, ensuring quality and cost efficiency. This role requires strong negotiation skills and a strategic mindset, with a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration in a multicultural environment.

Qualificações

• Experience in Purchasing and negotiation.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Team player with leadership abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead purchasing activities and negotiate supplier contracts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Challenge supplier performance using cross-functional networks.

Conhecimentos

Negotiation

Cost Management

Financial Analytics

Communication

Leadership

Formação académica

University degree in Business

University degree in Engineering

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Join to apply for the Senior Buyer role at Volvo Group.

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

This is us, your new colleagues

Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the global group function covering the purchase of automotive products and parts, including aftermarket, for Volvo Group Truck brands.

We are looking for a Senior Buyer for Suspension Systems & Components in Curitiba – Brazil, to work on our Chassis and Vehicle Dynamics area in South America.

We are a group of highly dedicated and skilled people who contribute to segment strategies. We are active members of the global network of commodity buyers responsible for selecting the right suppliers and continuously securing the best supplier QDCFTSR performance (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, and Risk Management).

Your mission

You will lead purchasing activities within your scope, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure maximum customer satisfaction. Your responsibilities include negotiating QDCFTSR of suppliers, sourcing, contracts, ordering, cost improvements, logistics, and financial flows.

You will ensure the segment strategy is updated and implemented through supplier selection and by continuously challenging supplier performance using tools and cross-functional networks during and after production for Revenue segments.

The ticket to ride

At Volvo Group, we foster a culture of high performance through employee engagement. We value Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. We believe in hiring for attitude and training for skills. It’s important that you can motivate, engage, and involve others with passion for innovation, and possess business acumen, customer focus, and strong communication skills.

You should be strategic, service-minded, target-oriented, and trustworthy, with a mindset for continuous improvement and collaboration. Multicultural experience and automotive background are assets.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• Experience in Purchasing and negotiation
• Strong negotiation, cost management, and financial analytics skills
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated by change management and capable of driving change
• Positive, service-minded, and target-oriented
• Team player with leadership abilities
• Open-minded, collaborative, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Multicultural experience is a plus
• Automotive experience is a plus

We value diversity and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you do not meet every qualification.