Alternance Bac +4/+5

Alternance Bac +4/+5 - Acheteur Thermal Pur - H/F

**Location**:Lyon, FR, 69802**Position Type**:Student- Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport 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.**Position description**
Based in Lyon (France) or Göteborg (Sweden), you will be part of Thermal Man. Purchasing team with colleagues based both in Göteborg and Lyon.
You will work in a global environment with exiting challenges.
As an apprentice buyer for Thermal scope, you will support supplier selection, manage the portfolio continuous improvement & performance.
Together with your purchasing and cross-functional network, you will proactively drive all relevant activities, to continuously secure a best-in-class supplier QDCFTSR (*) performance during product development and serial life. (*) QDCFTSR = Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management
Missions
You will be part of all the below activities within the Thermal Man. Scope:

- Drive all relevant activities to deliver QDCFTSR (*) targets during Sourcing/Project and Operations phases
- Lead strategic sourcing projects to completion in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Drive commercial negotiations with suppliers
- Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers and ensure implementation
- Identify, mitigate and monitor risks and supplier crisis
- Actively contribute to the team development, by bringing improvement ideas, support your peers, sharing good cases and ask for support when needed

**Who are you?**
We are looking for a strong and flexible team player, eager to learn and improve.
- You have a can-do approach: you have a positive mindset, high level of energy, and you are ready to tackle challenges,
- You like to do business, demonstrate superior communication skills and comfortable in cross-functional and multi-cultural set-up,
- You are fluent in English,
- You enjoy managing many parallel activities and you have a target-oriented approach,
- You are following an engineering or business school academic training, targeting a Master of Science or Business Administration,
- Former experience in Purchasing, technical background and automotive experience are considered as assets

**Any questions?**
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- **Who we are and what we believe in**-
**Group Trucks Purchasing** has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.**Job Category**:Purchasing**Organization**:Group Trucks Purchasing**Travel Required**:Occasional Travel**Requisition ID**:7110**View All Jobs**

**Do we share the same aspirations?**

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.