Purchasing Associate

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

The Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization (PS&D) function within Trucks, Technology & Industrial Division is a Center of Excellence. We are responsible for guiding and facilitating the strategic direction of purchasing on behalf of the Executive Management Team. PS&D, together with relevant line functions, drives efficiency in digitalization, governance, harmonization, group synergies, continuous improvements, and digital & IT projects to create business value. We work proactively with change management and transformation in collaboration with TTI line functions.

Your future team

Purchasing Support Center (PSC) is a young, energetic team of talented and skilled professionals delivering the purchasing-related tactical scope of activities to global purchasing communities. Here we work with global stakeholders and suppliers cross-functionally, performing various purchasing tasks and being problem solvers.

Who are you?

If you have a burning desire to be a part of developing and setting the course for our society’s future, efficient and sustainable transport solutions together with us, this is the right place to be!

You are passionate, value-driven, and have a keen eye for detail to work on transformation in the purchasing area.

Purchasing Support Center is a young, energetic team of talented and skilled professionals delivering the purchasing-related tactical scope of activities to global purchasing communities. Here we work with global stakeholders and suppliers, cross-functionally performing various purchasing tasks and being problem solvers.

What’s in it for you?

As a Purchasing Associate, you will get to learn and perform at the same time with highly experienced global end users and supply chain experts which will pave your path to becoming a successful purchasing and Supply Chain Management professional.

The Purchasing Associate within the Purchasing Support Centre will be responsible for handling standard scope activities delegated by buyers from all Group trucks, buses, and Penta sites globally.

For those who want to leave society in good shape for the next generation. You see this opportunity to bring in the change you want for the society we want to live in.

Main Activities & Responsibilities

• Supplier Financial Risk Management Activities
• Administrator for EBD user and Backing Configuration for IPS
• Global Early Payment Request Approval follow-up
• Analysis of Early Payment Request report to the SVP controller
• Verification of the invoice with the mandatory details
• Refreshing the price discrepancy invoices in the Global Price Discrepancy tool for buyers
• Following up with the controllers and buyers for the debit and credit note approval, and notifying Accounts team
• Approving One-Time Payment requests in the tool
• Generation of Global Price Discrepancy Report
• Invoice processing and clearing buyer queries
• Execute approval process to pay the invoice, inclusive of packaging cost
• Weekly Buyer Follow-up for Price Discrepancy clearance
• Service request raised from the supplier or buyer on price discrepancy invoices
• Volvo Group Case Service Request from ACC and coordinate with Buyers
  
  

Ready for the next move?

Qualifications

• University degree in BCom/BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile/E&E/ Industrial + MBA in Finance
• Quick Learner who drives Competence Building
• Continuous Improvement and Excellence mindset with good communication skills
• Good understanding of different manufacturing processes and best practice costing.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills - true connector working in eco-system
• Positive and collaborative mindset and strong energy to contribute to the success of the Volvo Group
• MS Office Skills / Advanced Excel Programming Skills
• Proactiveness is an absolute must!
  
  

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.

Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.

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