Manager Customer Adaptation Design

• Requirements for the position and competence needed
• To have a suitable education (preferably university degree)
• Good leader with the courage and integrity needed to drive and implement changes
• Be open, organized and able to create an inspiring and motivating climate
• Understanding of industrial and market environment
• Be business and customer oriented
• Show high interest in technology development and strategic product changes
• To have an open multi-cultural mindset and have ability to drive and influence others in this direction
• Team oriented person with strong interest in people development,
• Eager to learn quickly when facing new problems, analyzing areas for improvements and quickly adapt to changes

Fluent in English and Swedish

Good VPS knowledge

Within Customer Adaptation we are looking actively to increase our diversity and inclusiveness in our operations. That is why, we would like to create teams with a good mixture of male/female, different personal backgrounds and ages. The position Manager Customer Adaptation Design leads a design team with the main task to support specific design changes requested from customers. The role is part of the Customer Adaptation Management team and reports directly to Director Customer Adaptation.

The Customer Adaptation is an important strategic area with the aim to support truck sales. We work actively and cross functionally with our counterparts both within TSS, GTP, GTT and internally within GTO.

Within the Customer Adaptation Team we share a cooperative, supportive & open atmosphere. Our Management Team drives the operation with care for our collaborators, colleagues and customers.

Responsibilities and main tasks will be

To be part of the Customer Adaptation strategy

To set and follow-up the team’s KPI´s

To manage resources/capacity within the team

To secure that the team delivers according to commitments

To drive operational excellence and constantly improve your way of working

To be a bridge for communication, assuring top-down and bottom-up distribution of information

To be responsible of training and education of your personnel to meet both operation skills and future competence requirements

To test ideas and implement change management

To support the team to adapt to the future challenges when it comes to new technologies

To drive operational excellence and constantly improve your way of working

To support and drive cross-functional way of working

To work in accordance with the Code of Conduct

For further information please contact

Nasim Peyrovan Ahlström, Customer Adaptation Director, Tuve Plant, tel +46 31 3233226 The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus and Volvo Penta.

Volvo Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s engines and transmissions, as well as all production of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks. The organization is responsible for spare parts supplies to the Group´s customers as well as for designing, operating and optimizing logistics and supply chain for all brands, production facilities and distribution centers where the Volvo Group operates. In Volvo Group Trucks Operations you will be part of a diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.