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What You Will Be DoingProject Office, North America Purchasing is an organization within Group Trucks Purchasing (GTP) responsible to lead all projects supporting the North American truck brands from project inception to completion and review. Project Office consists of Project Managers, Purchasing (PMP’s) and Project Planners working across multiple projects with varying priority, timelines, and resource requirements. The Project Office aligns with the GTP organizational strategy collaborating between the project management teams and the functional line organization. PMP’s bring their expertise to manage procurement activities from sourcing to production, tracking clear and actionable deliverables and owners, ensuring clear communication channels, identifying and securing risk mitigation plans, achieving quality, cost, and delivery targets, and executing change management throughout the project.
The North America Project Office team is looking for a proactive leader with accountability of planning and executing the project needs for key projects in the North America region. As a Senior Project Manager, Purchasing, your purpose is to represent the Purchasing Group in assigned product development projects. Using a proactive approach, you will achieve an understanding of the purchasing requirements and drive/follow up the Purchasing activities necessary for a specific project. Your objective will be to deliver the Purchasing project on time with agreed Quality, Delivery, Cost, Features, Technology, Sustainability, and Risk Management targets (QDCFTSR) according to requested volumes and production capacity. Tasks include managing schedules, following up with stakeholders, tracking progress, and reporting the results. Confident decision-making and a sharp eye for detail will be as essential as tactical thinking and clear communication.
This position will be based out of Greensboro, NC and will report to the Head of Conventional Range, Electronics and Electromechanics Project Management Purchasing North America.
Main areas of responsibility include:
- Work in accordance with Volvo processes, Code of Conduct, and Volvo Values
- As a part of a Volvo Group cross-functional team, bring GTP North America voice/business into the Projects
- Drive the projects performance with the GTP teams through active leadership to fulfill the Purchasing Gate deliverables according to Volvo’s Develop Product and Aftermarket Product Portfolio process (DVP):
- Manage Project integration phase
- Be accountable for sourcing performance/sourcing plans for the projects
- Be accountable for supplier involvement in projects activities
- Be accountable that material costs and tooling costs are aligned with project budget and cost engineering objectives
- Be accountable for Supply Network Quality (SNQ) activities for the projects to ensure input and involvement in planning and executing of the parts (i.e. APQP, PPAP)
- Be accountable for Parts planning/securement for the projects
- Be accountable for Cost change management for the projects leading buyers to follow Product Change Request (PCR) process
- Manage Purchasing stakeholders with great communication and focus on projects demands, targets, and time schedules
- Strive towards having Purchasing resources secured for projects and provide performance inputs to concerned managers
- Lead Projects risk management from Purchasing standpoint, including risk response and risk mitigation plans
- Escalate issues/inputs needed to deliver Projects on agreed QDCFTSR targets utilizing proper escalation process (GTP North America Reference Group, Projects P-PULSE, Project Reviews, etc.)
- Manage projects reporting with dashboard to report on projects performance
- Contribute to continuous improvement and global alignment of processes and procedures
- Be an inspirational leader for the Projects team members within the GTP North America organization
- Bring value to the GTP North America Vehicle Project Office organization and beyond
What We Are Looking For- 3+ years of project management or senior level strategic buyer experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
- Heavy trucking or automotive industry experience desired
- Well-developed communication and collaboration skills, agile in way of working
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field, or equivalent working experience
Compensation/Benefits- Competitive base salary
- Company bonus
- Comprehensive health benefits
- 401(K) with company match as well as additional automatic company contribution
- Culture with a passion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all
- Aggressive approach to Sustainability
- Flexible work environment
- 5 - 6 weeks of annual vacation
- Global organization with expansive career growth opportunities
- Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
- Workplace health/wellness, and reimbursement programs
- On-campus fitness center and cafe
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