Co-op: Strategic Product Planning (Spring 2024)

Would you like to work in an empowered, enthusiastic, and challenging atmosphere? Are you interested in new technologies such as automation, electromobility, and connectivity? Does the opportunity to drive the development of future Volvo products excite you? Join our team!

Who We Are

Our team, Strategic Product Planning (SPP), is part of Project & Product Strategy (PPSO), within Volvo Group Trucks Technology (GTT). We are responsible for delivering the North American Product Plans and initiating projects for Volvo & Mack Trucks North America. We accomplish this by performing product and industry research, working with customers to identify their pain points, and evaluating future technologies and regulations in the North American Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Industry.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Co-op within Strategic Product Planning, you will have key responsibilities in supporting the Mack & VTNA Product Planning team in performing product and industry research, engaging with key stakeholders, and working cross-functionally with other teams in the global Volvo Group.

Your mission will be:

• Support with medium and heavy-duty vehicle product research & industry trend analysis
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of market data
• Capture market information and trends related to Industry Verticals, Zero Emission Vehicles, and Vehicle Automation
• Investigate corollary industries for pain points and future customer value propositions
• Lead continuous improvement idea implementation for the Product Planning team

Who You Are

You are a Business, Engineering, or Product Management student that is prepared to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment, gaining experience and knowledge in various aspects of engineering and product management. GTT values collaboration and life-long learning and our goal is to contribute to your development while providing you an opportunity to work in a business environment within the manufacturing industry. You will report to the Director – Product Planning North America.

Required:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled and pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field, at an accredited school and have completed 30 semester hours prior to start of the internship
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75
• Applicants must have a continuous-improvement mindset
• Experience in Microsoft Power BI is a plus

Expected Commitment

• Co-ops are not enrolled in academic courses during their co-op rotation and may work up to 40 hours per week
• Co-ops will be expected to spend their time working in the office

Personal Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Technical Skills
• Integrity and Trust
• Perseverance
• Action Oriented
• Strong Communication Skills
• Ability to Work Equally Well Independently

Ready to join our team and shape tomorrow’s society together with us?

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $16.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:

• Housing assistance
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of Trust, Passion, High Performance, Change and Customer Success.
www.volvogroup.com/career.

Volvo Group Trucks Technology provides Volvo Group Trucks and Business Area's with state-of-the-art research, cutting-edge engineering, product planning and purchasing services, as well as aftermarket product support. With Volvo Group Trucks Technology you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.