SQ&D North America – Advanced Supplier Quality & Development - BIW

Job description

Auto req ID

105876BR
Entity

Group Trucks Purchasing
Position Description

GTP SQ&D North America – Advanced Supplier Quality & Development - Body in White
Are you engaged in your work, professional in everything you do and prepared to go that extra mile? If yes – then the 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 & 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. We have 2,550 suppliers in serial production that delivers 1.9 billion parts to Group Truck plants annually. We are a global team working with pride, breaking new grounds and 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.

We like to work hard, have fun and we are committed to our customer and the Volvo Group success. You will work with a high performing team aiming at world-class Purchasing – do you have what it takes?

North America Purchasing is an organization within GTP supporting Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Mack brands on the purchasing related activities both on Automotive and indirect purchasing. Supplier Quality & Development (SQ&D) North America is an organization within GTP representing a yearly purchased spend of $2.5B USD.

Mission
As the Advanced Supplier Quality & Development - Body in White for GTP NA, you drive and manage supplier performance, secure that the right suppliers are selected and that the suppliers develop a zero tolerance quality culture for part production. You're mission is to drive activities in support of zero defects or capacity issues at all launch events.

Reporting To: Quality Manager

Main Responsibilities:
·  Be a member in GTPNA SQ&D team and in an active way contribute to the development of the BIW suppliers.
·  Ensure that there is close interaction with stakeholders specifically in Engineering and Operations, and develop and work with the team to ensure common strategy is driven and communicated to the suppliers.
·  You would drive and lead the SQ&D APQP activities in accordance with defined strategies and targets
·  Ensure that there is close interaction with suppliers to constantly assess risk and apply solutions for supplier process and product development.
·  Eliminate risk from supply base using all APQP tools and resources Develop reliable and capable plans for supplier readiness for all assigned process and product development phases – sourcing, APQP, Run at Rate, PPAP, and launch support.
·  Secure quality, capacity and cost targets and KPI fulfillment
·  Secure needed communication with cross-functional teams
·  Evaluate suppliers and increase skills and capabilities over time
·  Work in accordance with the Volvo processes, the Code of Conduct and the Volvo Values
·  You will also manage interactions with Engineering in development of technical roadmaps, ensure all the available data is ready for Supplier selection committee/board Essential skills and needed experience:
·  University degree in engineering or business management or supply chain management
·  Minimum 8 years of supply chain (quality and development) and/or production experience with BIW
·  Preferably experience from the automotive or heavy commercial truck industry in plant supplier quality, APQP implementation, manufacturing engineering, supplier development or crisis management
·  Strong experience in Stampings/ BIW commodities
·  Strong problem solving skills
·  Strong communication and teamwork skills
·  Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision Competence required for the position:
·  Act with strong sense of urgency and commitment
·  Ability to manage intense pressure and remain calm under fire
·  Able to handle uncertainty and the unexpected.
·  Face problems and act quickly and directly.
·  Able to handle unfamiliar tasks, using previous experiences
·  Ability to multitask and delegate workload efficiently and effectively
·  Ability to drive sense of urgency to team/suppliers focused on information, communication, and results. Provide direct & actionable feedback.
·  Act with customer in mind and dedicated to meeting expectations
·  Provide timely information for accurate decisions
·  Pursue activities with energy and drive to completion.
·  Able to manage diversity
·  Able to create trustful relations and face reality, surface problems and support finding solutions
·  Strong collaboration and issue leadership skills
·  Able to execute in a complex regional organization
·  Align with internal stakeholders, making solid decisions (with risks and opportunities and alternative solutions in mind)
·  Anticipate bottlenecks, explore contingencies and provide solutions
·  Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company's success
·  Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
Country

United States
Position Title

SQ&D North America – Advanced Supplier Quality & Development - BIW
City/Town

Greensboro
Functional Area

Purchasing
Travel Required (maximum)

Frequent Travel
About us

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers' uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group's leading brands - Volvo, Volvo Penta, UD Trucks, Terex Trucks, SDLG, Renault Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, Mack, Eicher, Dongfeng Trucks and Arquus.

Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 suppliers in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners.

We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. When you join Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, you will become part of a global network with more than 1,400 professionals in 50 different sites across 25 countries. Joining us means working in a global context with people from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.

Diversity is important for us, we therefore put a lot of time and effort into creating an open and inclusive environment for all. We are extremely proud to say that we are almost as many females as men in our team. We are goal oriented and business focused people who believe that the best results are achieved while having fun and when we challenge each other. We offer unique opportunities where you can accelerate your career through competence development and connect with people who are truly passionate for purchasing. Join us and work where the action is!

Employment/Assignment Type

Regular
Last application date

14-Oct-2020
State / Province

North Carolina
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