Process Owner

Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow?

It’s crystal clear: the actions we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. At Volvo Cars, we embrace change. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. For this, we’re seeking out more creative minds to shape that future. Don’t miss this opportunity to create your tomorrow.

Senior Supply Chain Business Process Architect (Procure to Pay)

Company Overview

Since 1927, Volvo Cars have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our customers. Today Volvo Car Group consists of several companies, Volvo Cars, M, Zenseact and the strategic affiliates, Polestar and Lynk&Co with a clear purpose of being Personal, Sustainable and a Safe brand. Personal meaning new models of car ownership and attractive services whenever and wherever you need, we aim to make your life less complicated. Sustainable meaning to help protect the world we share, we must do more than merely electrify our cars. And with Safe we mean we make cars for people who care about other people. So when it comes to safety, we think just as much about your surroundings as we do about you and your passengers. 
Until 2018 the Volvo Cars business model has more or less remained the same i.e. relying on our authorized retailer network to take care of the customer journey of new vehicle sales and the car service business (aftersales). However, since 2018 our traditional business model has been challenged by our commercial transformation strategy focusing on Growth, Electric and Online business. At that time, PS&L started to design its supply chain to meet the new requirements.

Job Description

To secure an efficient and uninterrupted supply of spare parts and accessories to all our markets and customers, the PS&L supply chain network capabilities needs to be further aligned with tomorrow’s requirements. The commercial transformation requirements on the aftermarket supply chain continuous to accelerate and we need to strengthen our team to support to design the next generation spare part Supply Chain within the area of Procure to Pay (making spare parts available for customer orders regardless customer order point in the Supply Chain). This in order to meet growing volumes, new car technology that requires a new set of components to be handled in our supply chain and high focus on cost and capital tied up requires a new set of supply chain capabilities. Therefore, we need to strengthen our team with a Senior Supply Chain Business Process Architect within the area of Procure to Pay.

Key Competence and experience: 

-You are the person who listens at least as much as you talk. When you do talk, you talk with intent to learn or to give meaning and to raise the level of conversation. 
-You follow through on your ideas and your commitments. People around you see you as trustworthy, dependable and a collaboratorative. 
-You balance the interests of all areas of conflict, and you are proactive in shaping expectations from stakeholders as well as communicating your expectations clearly.
-You keep abreast with what is happening around you both in your job and in the wider world. 
-You work to anticipate the implications of those developments, business ideas and legislative changes and you create the strategy to address that future.  
-You map the steps needed to achieve those strategies keeping it simple instead of rushing into unplanned activities.
-You have a clear focus on delivering your value. You never give up but you know when to stop and direct your focus on what’s more valuable.
-You have excellent English communication skills (verbal & written).
-You have an strategic mindset rooted in strong analytic, theoretical and practical knowledge, strong sense of delivery and a personal eagerness to accomplish results.
-You have previous experience from working as a business process architect, IT solution architect or business process owner, and can maneuver efficient in an environment with low or no process documentation. 
-It is a requirement you hold an MSc in Supply Chain & Logistics / Industrial / Mechanical engineering or similar fields.  

Responsibilities: 

To take an active role in strategy formulation of the PS&L Global Supply Chain related to the procure to pay process. For PS&L the Procure to Pay process spans over three main areas: Phasing in new parts, Procuring parts from suppliers to our Central Distribution Centers and refilling our Local Distribution Centers. 

To play a vital role in linking the strategy with the restructuring of both business and IT processes and development of holistic, multidimensional business architecture to achieve an organization’s goals and solutions.

To design a best-in-class supply chain from a flow perspective by identifying the most optimal design from a physical, financial and information flow perspective. You will translate processes supported by legacy IT systems into next generation processes supported by new technology.

You will work together with other Process and Business owners as well as the Logistic management team to align PS&L strategy end to end. Initiate process changes and projects that then will either be handed over to operation or dedicated project managers for development and implementation.
Be a spokesperson for PS&L in process discussions with departments such as R&D, Purchasing, Digital etc. in the Procure to Pay process.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Please submit your application through our career page. Due to GDPR regulations, we’re unable to store or consider applications from other platforms. Make sure to submit your application in English. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to Recruiter Keerthi Veeraraghavan at keerthi.veeraraghavan@volvocars.com. For specific questions about the position, please reach out to Hiring Manager Jonas Engström, Head of PS&L Strategy at jonas.engstrom.3@volvocars.com or Erik Alin, Business and Process owner team-lead at erik.alin@volvocars.com . Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Applications are open until 17th of November 2024. We’re excited to get to know you! 

Volvo Cars – driving change together

Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.

And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!

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