Consumer & Strategic Foresight Manager

We are people who want to make a difference.

Everything we do starts with people. It’s what makes us different from all other car companies. If you share our belief in the power of people and our passion for human-centric innovation, you will thrive together with brilliant, like-minded colleagues who are committed to making a true difference?

We're creating our own future. So are you. 

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new products, develop technologies and innovations, all of them serving our purpose: Freedom to move in a safe, sustainable & personal way.
We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales, and customer experience, and we’re developing new technologies to lead in safety, autonomous driving, and electrification. If you want to grow together with talented people who are creating a new automotive future, we have a job for you.
Are you up for the challenge?

The Propose for The Position.
Drive innovated research in business and consumer intelligence. Obtain insights on market competition, consumers profile, preference and needs towards our product and service offers. Support business stakeholders to identify product & service improvement needs from the research. 
Is this you? Then we have the perfect mission for you. 

What you will do?

• Independently lead the consumer research project to provide valuable business insight (design the approach, coordinate the key stakeholder, manage bidding process, reporting and presentation). The project covers different stages of product incl. product definition, product specification setup, product launch etc. and general understanding on premium customers and car usage. 
• Provide professional suggestion on the methodology to key stakeholder based on business need
• Scan and select competent suppliers, prepare SOW, cooperate with procurement & legal team to complete the bidding process per business need
• Proactively react on the unexpected changes during the project.
• Present the result to key stakeholders and management team
• Data and industry analysis on specific topics to steer business discussion and support high management report, eg. auto industry trend study on smartification, autonomous drive, sustainability or market competition study such as OEM deep dive etc.
• Influence business stakeholders incl. design, R&D, marketing, sales, product managers etc. actively based on business insights
• Play active role with Global team, support global team to understand regional needs and dynamics. Engaged in global projects and provide regional input and make sure the global input are properly taken by global team.

Why do you fit the profile?

• Bachelor degree or above 
• Position requires market analysis, research or product experience gained through firsthand experience from working in an OEM marketing/product team or Market research agency.
• Great passion and sufficient knowledge of market research skill and good sense of automotive market.
• Strong market research and data analytics skill 
• Strategic thinking from different angle views. 
• Good project management skill
• Ability to assume responsibility & take action
• Highly resilient
• Manage multiple key stakeholders and complexity 
• Drives for results with a high level of energy and passion.
• Strong verbal, writing and presentation communication skills.
• Analytical, financial, and business acumen with attention to details.
• Innovative and willing to try new ways of working.
• Decision quality
• Manage complexity
• Balance stakeholder
• Being resilient
• Drive ambition and propose
• Values differences
• Global perspective
• Strategic mindset
• Teamwork spirit 

About you

• You have developed strong project management skills, and are at ease with driving research agencies & institutes to get to your objectitve
• You are of course passionate about our customers, and will proudly represent them within the company. You are autonomous, self-starting, and do not hesitate to take uncharted paths. 
• You are willing to embark on our company’s transformation journey with the support of our leaders, to make Volvo, the premium brand for the world to come. 

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.