Commodity Buyer

Volvo Buses; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Buses is seeking a Commodity Buyer for Wiring Harness in the Chassis Platform & Projects Team, located in Gothenburg. You will own an end-to-end supplier portfolio, negotiate contracts and drive supplier performance across global production sites.

Collaboration with cross‑functional teams and a strong network are essential. The role requires a university degree in Business or Engineering and at least five years in Purchasing/Supply Chain, preferably within automotive or transportation.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business or Engineering.
• Minimum five years’ work experience within Purchasing and/or Supply Chain.
• Experience in automotive, industry or transportation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end portfolio of suppliers and commodities for wiring harnesses.
• Lead supplier selection, contract negotiation and implementation.
• Manage supplier relationships, development and cross‑functional stakeholder processes.
• Develop and update sourcing strategies with buyers, project managers and quality teams.
• Lead daily purchasing activities and secure quality, delivery and performance.

Skills

Positive attitude

Accountability

Negotiation skills

Strategic mindset

Networking skills

Cross-functional teams

Cultural openness

Sourcing balance

English fluent

Wiring harness knowledge

Education

Business or Engineering degree

Job description

We are now hiring an additional Commodity Buyer for Wiring Harness in the Chassis Platform & Projects Team, with location Gothenburg (SE). Together we make sure that we develop the best supplier base for each commodity and help generate the best possible result for the team, the company and our society. Our organization is made up by great people who believe in great teamwork. We are a global company, and we believe in the advantage of a diverse and creative workplace that brings out the best in everyone.

As Commodity Buyer at Volvo Buses, you have an end-to-end responsibility of a portfolio of suppliers and commodities, delivering to production sites globally. You will be a part of our diverse team with motivated buyers and purchasing project managers. We will gladly share our expertise and experience with you and are looking forward to learning from yours.

Your role

Working in this position you will be responsible for Wiring harness, teaming up with our other wiring harness buyers and together secure the commodity deliverables including quality, cost, delivery and features.

You will be responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiation and implementation, appropriate supplier relationship management, supplier development, supplier partnerships while ensuring a strong key stakeholder process on a regional/global level. You will also be responsible to implement and update sourcing strategies in cooperation with other buyers, purchasing project managers, supplier quality, cost engineering, product development and our manufacturing plants.

You will contribute in many different and exiting new development projects and source components to our production. The internal network is vital, and we expect you to be able to effectively work and communicate in a cross-functional setting.

Moreover, you will lead daily purchasing activities in your scope, securing quality & delivery supplier performance, driving cost ratio activities, implementing segment business & supplier business plans and leading contract negotiations in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.

So, who are you?

We are curious to get to know you! We assume that you are driven and take own initiatives. You are a target-oriented individual with a business mindset. We imagine that you are well organized and have a general technical understanding. You are an open-minded team player with good communication skills.

Required Competencies

• A positive attitude to new challenges and a can-do attitude
• Accountability and focus on result
• Excellent commercial understanding and negotiating skills, both in preparation and execution
• Strategic mind-set and business acumen
• Great networking skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Openness to and interest in different cultures
• An ability to balance relevant variables in sourcing/negotiations – quality, deliveries, cost, features, technology, sustainability and risk
• Fluent in English is a requirement, Swedish is an advantage.
• General technical understanding and interest, experience from working with wiring harness is an advantage

For this position we are looking for candidates with a university degree in Business and/or Engineering and a minimum of a five years’ work experience within Purchasing and/or Supply Chain having a holistic view, preferably within automotive, industry or transportation.

For Further Information, Please Contact

Sara Hollmann, Director Chassis Platform & Projects, [e-mail]

Last application date is the 29th of September.

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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.

At Volvo Buses you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.