We aim high. So do you.
At Volvo Cars, we have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer experience, and we’re developing new technologies to lead in safety, autonomous driving and electrification. If you want to grow together with talented people creating a new automotive future, we have a job for you.
You will do
You will be involved in all phases of product life cycle, starting with suppliers’ strategy, sourcing activities, like supplier selection process and evaluation of their manufacturing process flow and layout. During the project phase we work closely with R&D to meet program milestones. We lead Quality assurance activities to ensure that suppliers have capable manufacturing process to deliver products at required quality and capacity. In running production we ensure continuous development and improvement to meet Volvo Cars standards.
Your responsibility:
- Collaborate on Product Strategy within the category team.
- Assessment and evaluation of potential suppliers, using Volvo Cars tools and methods.
- Validate supplier status, using APQP process in all program phases, leading to completion of quality and capacity requirements.
- Part approval process and successful launch using PPAP procedure.
- Continuous improvement with suppliers during serial production.
- Problem solving during industrialization and running production phase.
- Change management.
- Manage issue resolution for critical supplier, during sourcing, industrialization and running production phases.
Do you fit the profile?We are looking for a person with experience from quality assurance of supplier manufacturing processes and/or manufacturing engineering background. You have strong drive, pro-active mindset and sense of urgency to resolve disturbances caused by suppliers.
YOU and your skills:
- Used to challenge suppliers and not afraid to face demanding situations.
- Confident in representing Volvo during supplier meetings and visits.
- Courageous and curious.
- Accountable for your area of responsibility.
- Deliver results to meet defined targets.
- Manage parallel activities and prioritize.
- Team player, strong collaborator, internally and externally.
- Continuously work actively with self-development.
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
- Able to travel frequently.
To succeed in this role, you have a Business or Technical University degree (or equivalent).
You have e
xperience from Quality and/or Manufacturing work (3+ year) including Supplier Quality performance assurance. Experience within manufacturing processes is beneficial.
The mobility industry is changing rapidly, and the competitive environment and our company’s strategy might change fast. Therefore, we are not only valuing your previous experience and competencies but also your personality and your passion to develop and embrace unknown future challenges and business set up.
Most important is that you share our values, truly believe in and are motivated by our purpose and have an honest ambition to join a dynamic team that is deeply committed to transform and progress the consumer experience in the mobility industry at global scale.
Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.