Lean Manufacturing Engineer - Supply Partner Development

Volvo Group; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Volvo Group in Lyon is seeking a Supply Partner Development/Lean Engineer to strengthen our global supply partners' manufacturing performance and capacity. You will evaluate on-site capabilities, identify gaps, and drive clear roadmaps to close them.

You will monitor implementation outcomes, reduce risk, and collaborate with buyers and supplier quality engineers to deliver measurable business impact. The role offers cross-functional exposure, travel up to 50%, and the chance to influence

Qualifications

• University degree in manufacturing/industrial engineering.
• Fluent in English.
• Willing to travel up to 50%.
• Hands-on Lean on the shop floor with value stream mapping and OEE analysis.

Responsabilités

• Strengthen suppliers' manufacturing performance and capacity.
• Evaluate on-site capabilities and identify gaps to close with roadmaps.
• Follow up implementation and outcomes to reduce risk.
• Collaborate with buyers and supplier quality engineers to drive improvement.
• Coach and train teams in lean methods across functions.

Connaissances

Lean

Value stream mapping

OEE analysis

Cycle time data

Training & coaching

Cross-functional

Communication

Travel up to 50%

Formation

Engineering degree in manufacturing/industrial engineering

Description du poste

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

As a Supply Partner Development/Lean Engineer you will contribute to building a resilient global supply network by strengthening our supply partners' manufacturing performance and capacity. You will evaluate current capabilities on site, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, and ensure clear roadmaps are in place to close them.

As a continuous improvement and risk reduction driver, you will follow up implementation and outcomes, helping supply partners produce the right volumes efficiently to meet demand. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders such as buyers and supplier quality engineers and work with supply partner leaders and improvement teams to influence change through facts, structure, and strong communication.

Your future team

You will join Supply Partner Development, a department of three teams covering the full truck. We are a diverse team with different backgrounds, nationalities, ages, and experiences, working together in a collaborative and performance-focused culture.

Who are you?

In this role, you will bring solid manufacturing or supplier development experience, with hands-on practice applying Lean principles and tools on the shop floor. You are comfortable running value stream mapping activities, collecting cycle time data, identifying waste, and analyzing OEE to turn findings into clear priorities and measurable business impact. You build trust while challenging in a constructive way, and you can train and coach others in improvement methods. You enjoy working with people across functions and levels and you communicate with clarity.

To Thrive You Also

• Enjoy both using a helicopter perspective and having a holistic approach, while at the same time paying attention to details.
• You like to travel, see the world and meet our suppliers in their arena.
• You plan and prioritize independently when you manage several parallel activities.

We believe that you have an university degree in manufacturing/industrial engineering and you are fluent in English.

• Sometimes you travel up to 50% of your time and it might be on short notice.

Ready for the next move?

Reporting to: Azadeh Moazami, Head of Supply Partner Performance Powertrain

Location: Sweden, Gothenburg or France, Lyon

Last application: September 13, 2026

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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