Director Commodity Manufacturing Engineering Final Assembly

Let's introduce ourselves

At Manufacturing Engineering (ME), you are part of a team that works globally to make sure that the cars we build meet the highest expectations from our customers. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units, we develop and implement flexible and efficient production systems with people in focus. We offer you an exciting challenge in an international and growing company with a strong culture and great development opportunities. You will have the opportunity and responsibility to actively contribute to the growth of our business through people.

Come join us!

What you will do

As Head of Commodity Manufacturing Engineering you will be a part of the ME Final Assembly management team. The ME Final Assembly department is responsible to define, install and implement new product and process solutions within the Final Assembly shops worldwide, both within hardware and software. The Commodity team consists of 6 area teams, who focus on global process design (specifying the process, the equipment and the assembly method), ensuring product manufacturablity and process / product verification.

You will work in close cooperation with the other departments within ME Final Assembly, with other departments within the company (eg Engineering) and with our plants to ensure robust solutions and flawless launches. You will work with a global setup for all our manufacturing sites worldwide. This offers you a great opportunity to act in many different arenas and gives you a broad network throughout the company.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about leading, motivating and developing people and teams and who strives for creating strong relationships cross-functionally throughout the organization.

What you will bring

As head of Commodity Manufacturing Engineering Final assembly we believe that you posess:

•    Senior leadership with significant experience in Product development / Manufacturing Engineering / Manufacturing 
•    Ability to set strategy, provide clear directives and lead for effective implementation in a global environment.
•    Business insight and strategic/financial acumen 
•    Excellent ability to manage complexity and balance stakeholders
•    Strong communicator with strong presentation skills and a good command of English
•    Ability to build networks throughout the organization, collaborate cross-functionally and communicate at leadership level 
•    A people leader with a genuine interest in leading and developing teams and with previous successful experience of leading leaders.
•    International experience is preferred.

The position is located in Gothenburg.