What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Buyer - Injection Molding position at Volvo Group?
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.
Our Offer To You
Volvo Group offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.
Volvo Group is defined by a set of five carefully chosen values, which include Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. These values are a major force in guiding our day-to-day behavior and drive our decision making at all levels of the organization. Our values are easy to understand, and yet fundamentally important. They express our shared beliefs across countries and entities to form the basis for a high-performing culture that can help maximize the full potential of the organization.
To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.
Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?
What You Will Be Doing
This Strategic Buyer will serve as the purchasing interface towards projects and suppliers within the Exterior injection mold segment during the entire project phase. You will report to the Head of Cab Exterior Purchasing North America, and will be based out of Greensboro, NC.
Main areas of responsibility:
- Develop and support sourcing plans for components and systems in alignment with cross-functional time plans and Segment Business Plans
- Lead and support supplier selection processes, ensuring alignment with Volvo’s targets, budgets, and sourcing deadlines
- Secure all necessary agreements with suppliers, including standard and specific contractual packages
- Drive supplier performance and fulfillment of QDCFTSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, Risk) targets throughout sourcing, project, and production phases
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders including Commodity Buyers, Cost Engineers, Product Cost Controllers, and SQE’s to ensure sourcing and project success
- Monitor, identify, and mitigate risks across both project and production phases
- Ensure supplier readiness for production, including capacity planning and system integration (e.g. Parma codes, EDI connectivity)
- Manage parts and orders during project phases
- Oversee tooling inventory and lifecycle management, including funding requests for replacement or repair
- Participate in supplier performance reviews and provide input to support continuous improvement and strategic alignment
- Support transitions between project, commodity, and uptime phases, ensuring smooth handovers and compliance with service level agreements
What We Are Looking For
- 3 years of strategic purchasing (e.g. end-to-end supplier relationship management, sourcing, negotiations, contracts) or business development (client relationship management, negotiations, etc.) experience
- Developed verbal and written communication skills
- Proven negotiation and analytical skills
- Experience in creating and delivering critical path timelines
- Well-developed business acumen, agile in way of working
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent working experience
- To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status
Compensation / Benefits
We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Competitive base salary
- Annual company bonus
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and others
- 401(k) with employer match, plus additional company contribution
- Generous Employee Time Off, additional company holiday days, community volunteering hours
- Onsite facilities and activities that make everyday living easier, including a cafeteria, fitness center, health services, and more
In addition to the above, you will also enjoy:
- An inclusive organization that prioritizes employees’ health and well-being
- Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
- A global organization with expansive career growth opportunities
- Modern workspaces that allow agility and collaboration
- Multiple automotive electric charging stations
- Bike racks, walking paths, multiple locations for outdoor dining/seating
- Employee discounts
- Would you like to learn more? Please visit volvogroup.com/en/careers.html to explore further!
At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $72,600 - $89,700 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:
- Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off.
- Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
- Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
- Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
- Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
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.
“Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.
Salary : $72,600 - $89,700
