Volvo Group refers to the coming decades as the “Opportunity of a Lifetime”. The commitment to challenging reduction of green-house gases towards 0% in 2040 also represents great new business opportunities, and in all fairness some pitfalls to be avoided. To contribute to setting the direction for this journey can be your opportunity of a lifetime too!

Who are we?
At Strategic Product Planning, we work with the Volvo Group products from a global and strategic perspective and through our industry knowledge we apply a holistic approach towards a visionary Product and Service offer. Our team is brave and inclusive, and we are passionate about inspiring the organization towards the future.

Electric Solutions is a function within Strategic Product Planning. We are global in nature and support Strategic Product Planning and Volvo Group Trucks Technology with Product Plans and strategies focusing on Zero Emission Vehicles. Needless to say, this area is of high importance for a successful journey towards 100% fossil free in 2040.

The Position
Our current employee is moving to a new challenging position therefore we are now looking for a replacement for the position as; Strategic Product Planner, Energy Storage Systems.
Volvo Group is deeply committed to and engaged in the global roll out of electric vehicles and has already taken a leading position. This means that the number of customer applications are constantly increasing and along with it the size and significance of the battery business. Coordination and optimization become strategically important.
Always with a focus on what’s best for our customers, your role is to support the Volvo Group to navigate among numerous opportunities represented by e.g. existing and future cell technologies, battery architectures, intelligent software solutions and manouver around those attributes to secure best possible battery system for the application the truck serve in. It is also requested that the way forward considers; Sustainability, Group synergies, Production & supply, Local content requirements and Legislation demands.

Complex? Yes. Exiting? Truly! And above all – super important.

Clear deliverables are to;

• Develop and lead the battery product plan evolution steps for the Volvo Group
• Define the phase in/out of the various battery evolution steps
• Supporting the long-term volume forecasts for the battery variants
• You will also initiate and lead investigations crucial for the above items
• Write prerequisites for coming battery projects, and support the project when applicable