15 years of international purchasing management / project management experience within the automotive industry.

Director Asia Pacific Purchasing @ Located in Japan, managing the Volvo Group Purchasing Organization in the APAC region. Consisting of ~70 people in 4 different countries/regions (Japan, China, India, SEA). Main responsibilities : • Initiate and execute the overall purchasing business plan for APAC • Manage all purchasing deliverables according to contracts agreed • Secure resources and manage the development of staff. • Responsible for all operating expenses in APAC region • Responsible to organize supplier involvement activities/events • APAC interface towards the internal global teams/organization and being the purchasing representative in various internal and external steering committees. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Tokyo, Japan

Marcus Björn is skilled in: Purchasing, Automotive, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Strategic Sourcing, Low Cost Country Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Supply Management, Supplier Development, Purchase Management, Supplier Evaluation, Team Management, Team Leadership, Purchasing Management, Project Management, Supplier Risk Management