Commodity Buyer

2 months ago


Bengaluru, India Volvo Group Full time

India

**Position Description**

Position: Commodity Buyer

Are you a curious changemaker who thrives in a fast-paced, global and complex environment? Does the opportunity to make an impact excite you, and are you looking for a career where you grow and learn every day? At Volvo Group Purchasing we shape the world we want to live in, by leveraging our ecosystem of supply network partners to drive prosperity.

Innovation, sustainability, diversity, competitiveness, resiliency, new business models, and digitalization are all key drivers in how we select partners, partners that have the same value based and people centric view of the world as we do here at Volvo Group.

Together we deliver business value to our customers and the Volvo Group.

We are looking for talent with passion, commitment and big ideas who want to make a difference. Sounds like you? Join our team

GTP Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization is a Centre of Excellence. We are responsible for driving and facilitating the strategic direction of purchasing on behalf of Executive Management Team.

PS&D are, together with relevant line functions, driving efficiency within digitalization, governance, harmonization, group synergies, continuous improvements, and digital & IT projects to enable business value. We work proactively with change management and transformation in collaboration with GTP line functions.

Head of Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization is also hosting GTP India organization on behalf of GTP EVP.

Our Mission and Offer to you:
The area of Iron Castings is characterized by a dynamic environment with fast moving technology, new business models, varying demands from customers and a full focus on quality, safety, and sustainability amongst others.

We strive to be in the front seat of this development, and this is where you come into the picture. We are looking for you who are eager to be a part of developing and setting the course for our society’s future electric transport solutions together with us.

On top, the Commodity Buyer is accountable for the QDCFTSR of the supplier base on his segments. He/she is responsible to make sure that the segment strategy is implemented through the selection of the right suppliers, and by continuously securing supplier QDCFTSR performance by using the tools, methodologies, and purchasing/cross functional network. QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, Risk Management

Reporting To: Head of Vehicle/Powertrain/Uptime Purchasing, India

Location: Bangalore, India

Main Responsibilities:

- Building expertise within defined segments and understanding of complete supply chain (market benchmarking, suppliers, competition, new technologies, projects, new business models, total cost of ownership etc.)
- Responsible to optimize sourcing activities together with the other region Buyers & the Segment Leaders
- Responsible to secure that supplier selection is aligned with the approved segment business plan with the right QDCF-TSR = Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management
- Manage and align with critical stakeholders like Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Logistics & Aftermarket teams during sourcing, project & operation phase
- Perform activities required for the portfolio: e.g., negotiations, project implementation, crisis and risk management and total cost optimization
- Drive India segment business plans for concerned segments & be an active member in the global network of buyers
- Work in close collaboration with suppliers to map and reduce the end-to-end supply chain CO2 emissions
- You will be leading all purchasing activities along with the critical stakeholders related to involvement of suppliers in development projects
- Deliver the defined KPI’s on time and in accordance with set targets (Revenues, Uptime, Projects)
- Secure the outcome of the sourcing in a contractual package, and that all agreements are approved and signed
- Ensure valid agreements with all suppliers in production and extend contracts on time before expiry through deep dive methodologies to ensure right QDCFTSR with existing suppliers
- Lead and Drive cost reduction activities (VA/VE, logistics optimizations etc) with suppliers & stakeholders to meet all commercial targets
- Challenge, Negotiate, & Report changes after contract signature and ensure fulfillment of project targets.
- Forecast cost evolution for scope of responsibility
- Manage Project Performance Reviews with suppliers and stakeholders
- Monitor, identify and mitigate risks in cooperation with SNQ team for parts in production and under development
- Perform purchasing activities related to production orders, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers
- Ensure that the supplier is prepared for production, including capacity and all needed system updates (Parma codes, EDI connection ) with Supplier Host support when needed
- Own and drive the Continuous Improvements and Excellen


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