Head of Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation

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Head of Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation

Your leadership will make a difference.

At Volvo Cars, we are always looking for world-class leaders who bring out the best in our people. If you want to be part of leading and inspiring our mission to change the automotive experience and make people’s lives less complicated, then we have the job for you.

Your key responsibilities 
• Leading global team driving advanced manufacturing process innovation
• Spearheading transformation in manufacturing towards Smart Manufacturing
• Pursuing operational excellence in an increasingly technology-intense manufacturing arena
• Enabling effective people transformation with different skills and competences
• Being the overall system owner for Improvement & Innovation
• Enabling E2E-deployment of advanced manufacturing initiatives and best practices
• Build and manage robust governance of intake and implementation process
• Provide strategic direction to achieve manufacturing mission and blueprint
• Communicate the organisations mission, vision and values, and its strategy for achieving these. 
• Set and communicate the strategy and broad action plan for delivering upon it. 
• Manage key relationships with strategic partners. 
• Inspire a diverse (global) workforce to feel committed and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.

 
What you will bring: 
• Strong leadership with vast experiences in manufacturing
- Experience leading global team from different regions
- Broad international exposures in various industries
- Diverse experiences in manufacturing operations, project management and supply chain
• Possess strong vision, ability to set strategy, provide clear directive and lead for effective implementation 
• Proven track record in leading organizational transformation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with good command in English
• Preferably competent in the arena of digitalization and Lean & Six Sigma
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate at executive leadership level 
• A people leader with a genuine interest in leading and developing a team
• Open mindset, innovative and think out-of-box that continuous challenge the status quo
• Master’s degree in business or relevant area

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.