As Supplier Development Engineer you are expected to support all activities that ensure a continuous flow of parts supply to our Plants. In addition this role must also attempt to minimize costs to Volvo. During supplier development and technical assistance missions the engineer must choose the right approach depth focus techniques and lessons learned in order to properly address situations. Each supplier development opportunity may be unique.

Core responsibilities:

• Able to analyze supplier capacity and supplier investment requests

• Actively engaged with suppliers and supply chains

• Ability to accurately assess supplier weaknesses and provide solutions

• Monitor high risk supplier development issues to prevent crisis at our Volvo operations

• Drive and develop supplier problem solving techniques for identified supplier fault issues

• Fix and develop supplier production systems and processes to prevent impact to operations

• Drive supplier operational excellence

• Set focused priorities to reach objectives

  Competence required for the position:

• Act with strong sense of urgency and commitment

• Able to handle uncertainty and the unexpected

• Able to handle unfamiliar tasks using previous experiences

• Ability to multitask and manage workload efficiently and effectively

• Ability to drive sense of urgency to suppliers focused on information communication and results. Provide direct actionable feedback

• Be customer focused

• Provide timely information for accurate decisions

• Able to create trustful relations and face reality surface problems and support finding solutions

  What We Are Looking For :

• University degree required. Major in engineering or business management or supply chain management preferred

• Supply chain quality and development and/or production experience

• Preferably experience from the automotive or heavy commercial truck industry in supplier quality and capacity manufacturing engineering supplier development or crisis management

• Strong problem solving communication and teamwork skills

• Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision

• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Customer focused mindset dedicated to meet external and internal customer expectations

• Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose

• Strong integrity and creativity

• Flexibility and preparedness to travel with short notice

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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