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Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing, and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. We are committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions.
Our solutions to today’s global challenges are driven by our Mission of “Driving prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions” and our Vision “To be the most desired and successful transport and infrastructure solution provider in the world”.
Our Offer To You
Volvo Group offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.
Volvo Group is defined by a set of five carefully chosen values, which include Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. These values are a major force in guiding our day-to-day behavior and drive our decision making at all levels of the organization. Our values are easy to understand, and yet fundamentally important. They express our shared beliefs across countries and entities to form the basis for a high-performing culture that can help maximize the full potential of the organization.
To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.
Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?
What You Will Be Doing
We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter to provide administrative support to the various department heads in Group Trucks Purchasing North America. This person will be responsible for ensuring the administrative functions of the department are handled in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Maintain executive and departmental calendars, arrange travel
- Have working knowledge of IT equipment and assist with startup of various scheduled meetings
- Set weekly agenda and facilitate team meetings
- Collaborate with the Executive Admin to make certain the teams are informed of upcoming meetings/events requiring preparation and coordination of material
- Gain working knowledge of business by way of attending functional meetings and or special tasks
- Learn to anticipate business needs and challenge/suggest additional avenues to achieve business goals
- Prepare documents, presentations, and reports supporting either department or governance forums
- Be responsible for the team’s administrative routines as well as proficiency in IT tools such as MS Office, Teams, and SharePoint
- Facilitate clear communication within the teams and to other departments and stakeholders
- Responsible for development and administration of the communication channels/tools utilized
- Coordinate all aspects of meetings and special events (onsite and offsite)
- Reconcile monthly corporate credit card statements, verify incoming invoices, expense reports, and process for payment
- Ad-hoc duties and projects as assigned
- 5+ years of experience in administrative support, preferably in a global environment
- Positive, service mindset
- Team player, strong interpersonal and networking skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications including Office 365: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time and in an accurate and timely manner
- Exceptional organizational skills
- The ability to handle confidential matters
- Excellent communications skills (both written and spoken)
- Competitive base salary
- Company bonus
- Comprehensive health benefits
- 401(K) with company match, as well as additional automatic company contribution
- Culture with a passion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all
- Aggressive approach to Sustainability
- Flexible work environment
- 5 - 6 weeks of annual vacation
- Global organization with expansive career growth opportunities
- Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
- Workplace health/wellness, and reimbursement programs
- Onsite fitness center and café
- Would you like to dig deeper into some of the above topics? We invite you to continue your exploratory journey here!
About us
The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of Trust, Passion, High Performance, Change and Customer Success.
www.volvogroup.com/career.
Volvo 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. When you join Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing, you will become part of a global network with more than 1,400 professionals in 50 different sites across 25 countries. Joining us means working in a global context with people from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.
Diversity is important for us, we therefore put a lot of time and effort into creating an open and inclusive environment for all. We are extremely proud to say that we are almost as many females as men in our team. We are goal oriented and business focused people who believe that the best results are achieved while having fun and when we challenge each other. We offer unique opportunities where you can accelerate your career through competence development and connect with people who are truly passionate for purchasing. Join us and work where the action is!
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