Purchasing Manager jobs in North Carolina

Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with real passion for innovation, sustainability, and people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to our customers, society, and the Volvo Group.

Are you engaged in your work, professional in everything you do, and prepared to go that extra mile? If yes – then Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) is the right place for you. GTP provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products and services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers. GTP is located in 52 sites around the world, has 1,300 employees and a yearly spend of 120 BSEK (approx. $14B USD). We have 2,550 suppliers in serial production that delivers 1.9 billion parts to Volvo Group Truck plants annually. We are a global team working with pride, breaking new ground, capturing the latest innovations, as well as supporting the brands and safeguarding Volvo Group synergies. We work together with speed and agility, in close collaboration with, and a strong mandate towards our suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Vehicle North America is the team in charge of the supplier base that delivers Cab, Chassis Vehicle Dynamics, Sealing & Fluid Management components to build our Volvo and Mack trucks in North America. We own the responsibilities for these segments along the purchasing process (sourcing/projects/operations/revenue service parts) and work in a strong collaboration with our Global Vehicle strategic line. The team is responsible to drive end-to-end Purchasing activities whilst securing QDCFTSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management) targets.

We currently have an opening for a manager position for the scope of Cab Visibility (exterior/interior lighting, mirrors, wiping, washing, glass, and hood/door components). This area is under a significant transformation in North America due to supporting all new projects in this region with the ambition to raise the bar for our Brands on all aspects of QDCFTSR. This includes scouting and selecting new partners worldwide, capturing innovation that will bring value to our customers, and developing new ways of working both with partners and with our internal stakeholders.

You will report to the Director of Vehicle, North America, and will be based out of Greensboro, NC.

As Head of Cab Visibility Purchasing North America, you are responsible for strategic and operational activities within your area of scope pertaining to your region by implementing global methods. You are responsible to drive/manage day-to-day business and performance of your team of project and commodity buyers from a QDCFTSR standpoint. Your scope will include, but will not be limited to, managing supplier relationships, cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to supplier negotiation and global segment strategies.

Your target? To build a strong, cohesive team of purchasing specialists, to drive business excellence, and execute the needed change in an industry full of exciting challenges. You will need to be agile, think globally, act locally, and appreciate cross-functional work and global setups.

Main responsibilities will include: