TG_B72156999

ICE Project Manager
Position Description

The automotive industry is at the heart of an exciting transformation. In order to lower the impact of its products and services, the industry is evolving its product portfolio towards fossil free solutions. We are proud to be on this exciting journey to implement the Volvo Group long-term targets to be 100% fossil free, 100% safe and 100% more productive. To support this transformation, the electrification of the products initiates a significant decrease in production volumes for the Internal Combustion Engines (ICE), especially in the passenger cars area. As ‘ICE Project Manager’, your role will be to support the purchasing organization to identify, anticipate and mitigate all the risks related to this on-going transformation.

This is how you could make an impact We work in a global set-up with colleagues from all regions and culture with the ambition to constantly bring value to our business and customers. We are a team that works cross functional and support each other. We are a team that values a lot ownership, independence of decision, value based leadership and business mindset. Do you share our passion to lead and grow teams as well as making the world a better, cleaner place? Great, then you are the person we are looking for!
Part of the ‘ICE Strategic Development’ team, you will have an important role by supporting the purchasing teams to identify the risks impacting their supply partners related to the transition.

To excel in this position, you will need to be well connected with your x-functional stakeholders, with an ability to see the end-to-end perspective at company level. You will also have to manage and be part of several ecosystems, cross-departments, and cross-functions, aiming at maturing our business practices. You will be responsible to develop and drive the strategic area of your business by promoting a strong collaboration between your project team members and Truck Divisions, Brands, Business Areas and Partners, capitalizing on regional inputs towards segment strategies, negotiation tactics and other possible opportunities.

With well-functioning interactions we believe that we easier support our business and develop sustainable long-term relationships with our supply chain partners. We believe that someone that loves to work as a leader in a multicultural context with a high pace and that enjoys cooperating with various functions will also love and excel at this job.
Your role As ‘ICE Project Manager’, you will be responsible to support the strategic activities and alignments on the ICE related segments. You will be part of one of the major challenge within the Powertrain & Fossil Free Materials purchasing team.

The ‘ICE Strategic Development’ team will support in any topic related to the ICE trends:
- Segment Business Plans including ICE risk assessment and mitigation planning
- Partnership Agreements
- Supplier industrial risks & opportunities

The ‘ICE Strategic Development’ team will be a cross-functional team, able to support any of the ICE related segments.
Some key responsibilities and activities will be to:
- Drive ICE Projects among different purchasing segments
- Support segment leaders by deploying the methodology on their segments
- Coordinate, facilitate work sessions & help with methodology
- Perform market modellings
- Challenge & provide an outside perspective to support the Segment Leaders
- Develop innovative contract package to support the mitigation plans
- Be the representative person of the ICE Strategic Development project for one Business Area
- Build a global overview of the outputs from the different deep-dive sessions on different segments, draw global strategies
- Report your findings into X-functional foras and Steering Committees.
- Participate actively to the development of the ‘ICE Strategic Development’ team.