Senior Buyer (Indirect) Logistics

Volvo Car Germany GmbH; Ridgeville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Cars seeks a Senior Buyer (Indirect) in Logistics to lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, oversee supplier relationships, and drive TCO optimization across global categories. The role emphasizes commercial evaluations, negotiations, and strategic procurement leadership.

You will influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across functions to align on strategic procurement initiatives and risk management while delivering value and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain or related field
• Five years of procurement, supply chain, or relevant industry experience
• Experience leading sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, and commercial evaluations
• Ability to build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders and influence decisions
• Proficiency in MS Office and procurement systems (Coupa, Ariba)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with focus on TCO and risk management
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strategic focus balancing risk, long-term value, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including requirement alignment, RFQ execution, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and TCO analysis
• Own assigned categories and supplier relationships focusing on commercial evaluation and governance
• Develop sourcing strategies and recommendations to support business objectives
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, operational, and business risks with proper planning
• Drive procurement process improvements for efficiency, compliance, and stakeholder experience
• Support contract development and supplier agreements with knowledge of commercial terms

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing strategies

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Procurement systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

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Senior Buyer (Indirect) Logistics

Let's introduce ourselves

Indirect Procurement (IDP) sources the non-production goods and services that support Volvo Cars’ operations. The Senior Logistics Buyer independently leads sourcing initiatives, supplier relationships, negotiations, and stakeholder engagement while driving procurement strategy, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and regional/global category objectives. Volvo Core Competencies include Collaboration, Drives Results, Self-Development, and Builds Trust.

What you'll do

Core Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including business requirement alignment, RFQ execution, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Own assigned categories and supplier relationships, including commercial evaluation, performance management, governance, and value delivery.
• Develop sourcing strategies and recommendations that support business objectives and informed decision-making.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, operational, and business risks through appropriate planning and escalation.
• Drive procurement process improvements that enhance efficiency, compliance, stakeholder experience, and business outcomes.
• Support contract development and supplier agreements through a working knowledge of commercial and legal terms.

What you'll bring

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Supply Chain or a related field
• Minimum of five years of procurement, supply chain, or relevant industry experience
• Multi-year ownership of leading sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, and commercial evaluations
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships with senior and executive stakeholders, influence decisions, present leadership audiences, and drive alignment on strategic initiatives.
• Proficiency in MS Office and procurement-related systems (Coupa, Ariba, etc)
• Scenario Based Decision Making: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate ambiguity into actionable items. Commercial acumen with a focus on total cost of ownership, value creation, and risk management.
• Leadership and Influence: Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple functions and organizational levels. Demonstrates consistent informal leadership through positive influence, knowledge sharing, and collaboration
• Strategic Focus - Maintain strategic focus by balancing risk mitigation, creating long term value, legal implications, escalation paths, and continuous improvement through proactive adaptable and clear communications.
• Negotiation Leadership: Strong negotiation capabilities and ability to develop sourcing strategies within assigned responsibility areas. Advanced negotiation capabilities. Experience applying multiple negotiation approaches, including face to face, reverse auctions, multi-round verbal
• Category Strategy and Ownership: Manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering strong results and meeting stakeholder timelines. Full accountability of commodity scope.Responsible for global work. urns unclear situations into structured scenarios, new process or uncharted scenario, employee engages into solutions before escalating. Solution oriented and pragmatic approach.