Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Your Mission To secure Operations and Deliveries efficiently and lead the team towards High Performance, Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement while securing competence development and value addition from the team and working towards Stakeholders’ and End Users’ Delight. To also drive the Transformation initiatives / projects and excellence in the team in collaboration with Technical Leads and other cross functional teams within Purchasing / Volvo Group. Who are you?

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! What will you do? Lead and be the first line manager for a high performing team within Purchasing Support Centre, Volvo Group Purchasing

Secure optimized resource management, Competence development and assessment, drive performance and excellence in the team

Drive Continuous Improvement mindset in the team. Identify & lead “transform” initiatives and projects. Contribute towards digital transformation

Close collaboration with X-Functional Teams on Perform and Transform topics





Responsible to maintain and improve End User Satisfaction Results from the team / drive stakeholders & customer delight

Secure manpower planning, recruitment / resource availability and efficient utilization of team for management prioritized projects / activities

Responsible for Identifying, Monitoring, Review and Reporting of KPIs / performance metrics and secure action plan for gaps / Improvement Areas. Metrics and Reporting

Organize and Drive Monthly Meetings with departments / Managers and secure Monthly Reporting to all key stakeholders / departments

Be the face of team towards End Users - Buyers, Managers and VPs and various Project Leaders working with & responsible for work transition

Work with Technical leaders to close all Escalations and secure Corrective and Preventive Actions and related Communication in the team and end users

Represent Purchasing Support Centre in any assigned Project or Initiative

Responsible for performance Management, People Development, Coaching & Feedback for continued team development, enhanced performance and high engagement level

Responsible for Delivery and Quality from the team at agreed levels, stretch targets

Key Stakeholders and End User Communication for the group

Bring in Best Practices from the Industry and other Volvo teams and drive benchmarking

Drive Value Add, Standard Scope deployment across user teams, work towards team growth and scope enhancement

Competence & Experience University Degree in Engineering or Equivalent

Min. 8-10 years’ of overall experience of which minimum 5 years in Leading Operations / People Management / handling large teams

Leading People & Operations, Working in Global Capability Center





Excellent Communication & Networking Skills, Cross Functional collaboration, Global Operations

Leading Operations Transformation & Digitalization

Driving excellence in team with Continuous Improvement Mindset / Continued Value Addition / Solution Focus

Excellent Business Understanding & Knowledge within the field of responsibility, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management

Ability to go from the holistic strategic view and into the details

Ability to work with Stretch Targets / work through ambiguity

Integrity & Trust

Stakeholder / Customer Relationship Management

Customer Focus - Ability to put what is best for Volvo Group in focus

Resource / Capacity optimization & management

Project Management, Work Transition

Excellent Data Management & Analysis Skills

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Who we are and what we believe in We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Trucks

Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need. Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value.

Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your cooperative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.

📌 Head of Purchasing Support Centre (Powertrain) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Volvo Group
📍 Bengaluru