Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Volvo-Isuzu Alliance

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.

This is us

Change is inevitable and in today’s context when we see the change around us at an even faster pace the future belongs to those who are empowered by great ideas. To be relevant, influential, and successful today, partnership is the new leadership needs to be the approach.

Do you want to be part of our journey to achieve and exceed our joint goals in the transportation industry? Do you love challenges, high pace and working in a truly global context? Do you thrive on leading change through collaborative cross functional teams with individuals who are proud of our products and customer success? Then we think this may be the job for you!

In April 2021, Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors formed a strategic alliance with the goal of becoming the largest and most competitive commercial vehicle alliance in the world. This long-term worldwide cooperation is based on a "win-win" approach, with each party leveraging its strengths in specific products, technology, and markets to maximize value and benefits. In this strategic alliance, Purchasing has a key role in identifying and executing synergy initiatives and projects that harvest on the alliance strengths.

We are now strengthening the Purchasing set-up by recruiting a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE). The mission is to be the interface in between SQEs from each company supporting the project activities for all Alliance components. You will also be the day-to-day interface from Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing to Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks Purchasing as well as to other Volvo Group stakeholders to deliver the project an efficient and compliant manner.

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor, identify, and mitigate risks in the project phase and running business / maintenance in cooperation with your cross-functional project team and Alliance members.
• Efficiently manage and resolve queries that do not require the specialized knowledge of component SQEs through established Volvo Group processes, tools and resources.
• Assess the requirements and streamline the process for initiating support requests from Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks by precisely outlining the case details.
• Be the interface in between Volvo SQE and Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks SQE organizations.
• Be the interface with Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks Plant Quality department to support solving Zero KM supplier quality issues for Alliance components.
• Prepare the first investigation report and define the problem reported by Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks.
• Be the first point of escalation for SQEs in case of any issues related to plant quality and compliance topics for common parts.
• Interface with Volvo Group Trucks Technology (Quality & Customer Satisfaction) to support solving field supplier quality issues for common components.
• Effectively convey prioritized field and plant quality information to the relevant stakeholders at Volvo Group Purchasing Supply Network Quality department.
• Secure needed communication with Volvo Group cross functional teams.
• Support to develop the quality process and way of working on the Alliance scope.
• Gather and share feedback from the Isuzu Motors / UD Trucks SQE organization to key / relevant stakeholders within Volvo to enhance operational processes and drive continuous improvement
• Secure compliance according to the policies and guidelines.

Competence & Experience

We are looking for a person with a results-oriented mindset that puts an emphasis on collaboration and relationship building with both our internal and external partners, which will help you to take on challenging work assignments in a successful way. We have a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and best practice sharing to improve the way we approach our daily activities.

We are looking for someone with :

Ready for the next move?

Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We look forward to receiving your application!

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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.

Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.