Volvo Group Graduate Program 2027 - Strategic Product Planner
Technology, Data & Digital · Product & Design · Product Management
In short
Volvo Group is seeking graduates for its 2027 Strategic Product Planner program in Gothenburg, Sweden. This 15-month program combines departmental work with program activities, offering exposure to operations, engineering, and purchasing to shape sustainable transport solutions.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of competitive sustainable and profitable future Volvo Group offers by connecting customer and business needs with technology systems and platform choices.
- Contribute to strategic product plans, decision material and early-phase investigations and pre-studies, helping the organization make fact-based priorities across brands, applications and technology domains.
- Analyze customer needs, market and industry trends, regulations, competitors, technology maturity and business implications to contribute to system product plans.
- Structure alternatives, dependencies, risks and trade-offs for strategic investigations and pre-studies, preparing recommendations and decision material.
- Translate business and customer needs into product prerequisites, targets and planning input in collaboration with brands, engineering, portfolio functions and other stakeholders.
- Identify Group synergies and platform opportunities while balancing common solutions with the needs of different brands, regions and applications.
- Build and share domain knowledge and a broad, T-shaped understanding of the complete vehicle, customer business and Volvo Group value chain.
- Communicate insights and plans in a simple, visual and compelling way and contribute to continuous improvement of product planning methods and ways of working.
Requirements
- Completed a master’s degree prior to the start of the program but not more than three years ago.
- Relevant education within automotive, mechanical, electrical/electronic, energy systems, industrial engineering, innovation management or a related specialization combining technology and business.
- Not more than three years' full-time relevant working experience in the field prior to starting, excluding part-time work during studies.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
- Valid work or study permit for Sweden if not a citizen.
- Willing to travel and participate in international short-term assignments.
Desired Qualifications
- High aspirations, energy, initiative, and ownership in turning ideas into results.
- Curiosity, a willingness to ask challenging questions and a commitment to making an exceptional contribution.
- A transformation-oriented, collaborative mindset and a desire to understand the business.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic environments, embracing new challenges and ambiguity, and taking an active role in personal development.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Fresh perspectives and innovative ideas.
- Enjoy building relationships and leveraging a global network to create impact across teams and functions.
- Systems thinking comes naturally, along with the ability to connect technology choices to customer, product and business outcomes.
- Experience with scenario work and business-case assessment; ability to structure complex questions, compare alternatives and prepare fact-based recommendations.
- Exposure to the automotive or transport industry is a plus but not a requirement.
- Experience may come from academic projects, internships, thesis work, student organizations or early professional assignments.
Benefits
- An opportunity to work with the latest technology.
- An exciting and global working environment with experienced colleagues.
- Possibility to gain international experience through a short-term assignment abroad.
- A competitive salary and a permanent position from day one.
- Various workshops and seminars designed to help you grow into your future career at Volvo Group.
- The possibility to shape your own career with endless career opportunities.
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About Volvo Group
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n
Company
Volvo GroupJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
Negotiable
Experience Level
Entry
Locations
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
Qualification
Master
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