Senior Buyer - Glass

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At Volvo Cars, we are committed to advancing safety, sustainability and electrification. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for forward-thinking individuals who can identify challenges before they arise and deliver cutting-edge solutions that set new industry standards.

When you choose a career with Volvo Cars, you're not just joining a company - you're helping shape the future of mobility.

Job Summary

The Senior Buyer is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for direct material commodities supporting advanced and new vehicle projects, as well as ongoing production, for Volvo Cars' U.S. manufacturing and regional operations. The role owns complex sourcing decisions, supplier commercial relationships, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity for assigned commodities.

Key responsibilities include leading strategic sourcing and complex negotiations; driving cost reductions, commercial recoveries, and localization; integrating cost engineering into procurement decisions; managing supplier performance and risk; supporting vehicle launches and engineering changes; and mentoring Buyers. The Senior Buyer works closely with global stakeholders across Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Logistics, and Program Management within globally aligned processes and governance.

• Develop and execute commodity and supplier strategies aligned with business objectives, vehicle programs, cost targets, localization priorities, technology roadmaps, and global category direction.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for complex direct material commodities, including market analysis, RFQs, supplier selection, business cases, negotiations, contracting, transfers, resourcing, and implementation.
• Deliver cost competitiveness and margin improvement through productivity, localization, commercial recoveries, claims resolution, cost avoidance, and disciplined control of pricing, tooling, capacity, and engineering changes.
• Integrate Cost Engineering into sourcing and negotiations by applying should-cost analysis, benchmarking, cost transparency, design-to-cost, and fact-based challenges to supplier quotations and investment assumptions.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and performance, serving as the primary commercial interface for negotiations, escalations, agreements, and resolution of cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and financial issues.
• Protect supply continuity by assessing supplier financial, operational, capacity, quality, geopolitical, and launch risks; lead contingency plans and mitigation for production-critical components.
• Ensure sourcing and supplier readiness for vehicle launches, engineering changes, volume shifts, and production requirements through cross-functional governance with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Program Management.
• Provide senior procurement leadership by driving cross-functional decisions, communicating financial impact and supplier exposure to management, mentoring Buyers, and advancing sourcing standards, negotiation practices, and continuous improvement.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Master’s degree or equivalent advanced business or technical education is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with strong emphasis on Excel.
• In-depth knowledge of the automotive industry, including suppliers, systems, processes, manufacturing economics, and direct material sourcing.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, strategic…