Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a integral scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
**Who we are and what we believe in**
At **Volvo Buses** you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.
**Purchasing Trainee**
**Job Purpose**: Perform support purchasing activities within the scope of SDI Purchasing to optimize QDCFTSR within a decided area of responsibility. QDCFTSR: Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management. The SDI Trainee assists SDI Buyers in all daily purchasing activities in her/his segment in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.
**REQUIRED**:
- ** Education**:_Recent graduates_** in administrative or related fields.
- ** Language**:Advanced English
- ** Software**: Intermediate Office suite
**Main Responsibilities**
- Support Segment sourcing activities/negotiations to ensure the performance of the Segment
- Contribute to Local Segment sourcing activities/negotiations




- Perform Local Segment sourcing activities according to decided SBP
- Secure Suppliers understand and comply with Volvo requirements and procedures
- Perform daily operational purchasing activities
- Drive Local Stakeholder network
- Support in supplier interactions and attend in applicable cross-functional teams
- Assist in negotiating cost impacts, ensuring alignment to cost objectives, amending existing price agreements, and if applicable, initiating re-sourcing activities
- Assist in negotiating and ensuring signature and storage of relevant agreements
- Assist in implementing price updates and conditions based on existing contracts and negotiations
**REQUIRED SKILLS AND CompetenceS**:
**Hard skills and competencies**
- Business Acumen in an International business environment.
- Strong negotiation skills - Preparation and execution.
- Business case development - Securing best QDCFTSR solution.
- Cost Management
- Quality knowledge
- Legal Management - Contract Management
- Tender/Order knowledge - Securing Purchasing deliverables (price negotiations and supplier selection)
**Soft skills and competencies**
- Holistic view
- Well organized and attention to details
- Teamwork - Collaboration & Coordination X-functionally. Team player attitude.
- Accountability - Take full ownership and responsibility to achieve expected deliverables.
- Action oriented and proactive mindset - Result oriented. Can-do mentality.
- Quality Mindset
- Continuous Improvement mindset
- Delivering Customer value
- Perseverance
**WORKPLACE**:Tultitlán, Estado de México**.

📌 Trainee de Compras (Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo)
🏢 Volvo Group
📍 Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo