Global Battery Center Production Manager

Let's introduce ourselves

Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey when it comes to electrification, aiming for 50% of global sales to be pure electrified by 2025 and with the first pure electrified cars being introduced during 2020. To ensure we can achieve and sustain a strong position in the market as an electrified OEM, it is critical to have a solid set up for how to handle aftermarket challenges for both Volvo Cars and Polestar. Volvo Cars Service Business will therefore implement Battery Centers in each region to secure battery pack replacement supply for the aftermarket as well as fulfilling Volvo Cars strategy for electric vehicle batteries post 1st life. Our department Battery Life Cycle Services’ purpose is that we deliver circular, cost efficient and responsible battery lifecycle services. The Battery Center will manage storage, analyze and repair/remanufacture as well as build BEV and PHEV battery packs. 
We are now looking for a Global Battery Center Production Manager that will lead our Battery Centers globally in Sweden (Torslanda), China and US. 

What you'll do

As you have global production responsibility for our Battery Centers in Europe, US and Asia Pacific, you will also be responsible for warehouse and logistics, related to our Battery Centers. You have therefore also responsibility for your managers and staff in Gothenburg.

Further responsibilities will be:

• Lead the global production and logistics leadership team.
• Delivering an anchored production plan and produce accordingly.
• Establish production Key Performance Indicators and follow-up.
• Ensure deliveries according to parts and warranty orders.
• Support core management.
• Secure parts availability for production and recycling logistics.
• Implement and maintain Lean principles as well as process efficiency optimization.
• Manning, Recruitment, People development, Health and Safety.
• Responsible for Quality of production and environmental aspects.
• Business & Investment plan for Battery Center.
• Participate in the Battery Lifecycle Services Leadership team.

What you'll bring

You will bring a high-level leadership experience and a dedicated mindset to create value in everything we do. You enjoy a high pace and fast-changing business and are committed and collaborative with the ability to create trust around you. You have strong communication skills that create clarity and motivation for the team and colleagues. We also see that you have ability to lead through people, listen and coach. 

Furthermore, you have experience from:

• Leading a manufacturing unit or workshop unit safeguarding deliveries. 
• A good track record of implementing and maintaining lean principles in an operation. 
• Establishing clear targets and follow-up on targets in a successful way. 

Experience from Battery technology and repair is a merit. 
Fluency in spoken and written English and Swedish is required as well as a Swedish B driver´s license.