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My name is Rityan Xu

and today I'm going to work with supplier quality management.

In this TV series, we let employees at Volvo Cars swap jobs with each other.

In Shanghai, Victor Wang shows Marketing Specialist Rityan Xu

his job within supplier quality management.

Rityan lives in Shanghai. Travelling is one of her passions.

She finds her calm while practising yoga.

I feel both nervous and excited,

because this is my first time doing the job.

I hope I can learn a lot of things today, and I will work hard.

Around 60% of the parts on a Volvo

are actually manufactured by our suppliers,

so it's, of course, important that they deliver high-quality parts.

So, Rityan, let me show you around.

Our job here is to make sure that they follow the Volvo standard

and meet the Volvo high-quality requirements.

Then we can be the bridge between Volvo and the suppliers

to help them to reach our requirements.

Now it's time to visit one of Victor's suppliers.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

It's all about the go-out-and-see.

When you can physically touch the parts, standing in a supplier workshop,

then you know how we can make it better to secure the quality of the parts.

So, Rityan, are you ready? We are going to audit the line.

This is a control plan for every process.

This supplier produces the high-voltage cable harness for Volvo

which will go into the Volvo hybrid car

and in a later phase go into our fully electrical vehicles.

I have never been in a factory like this

and this experience has broadened my horizon.

- 40? - Yes. Actually, it's 40.64, yes.

It's a big organisation, we have different functions, different roles,

but if we swap, I think then we know each other better.

I think Victor's job is very important for Volvo Cars because of the...

Quality.

Quality. Always quality.

Because quality is the key for the car.

For more infomation >> Volvo Cars Job Swap: Episode 15 - Supplier Quality Management - Duration: 3:03.

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Volvo Cars Job Swap: Episode 16 -Marketing Specialist - Duration: 3:16.

My name is Victor Wang and today I'm going to work with marketing.

In this TV series, we let employees at Volvo Cars swap jobs with each other.

In downtown Shanghai,

Victor Wang, who works with supplier quality management,

tries out Rityan Xu's job as a Marketing Specialist.

Victor has been at Volvo for six years.

He loves to spend time with his son, Tiger, and his wife, Cindy,

and to play football.

My expectation today is to learn her job and to know about her department.

I'm always curious about the brand.

My daily work is to plan marketing communication

and deliver advertising materials to the target audience in China.

We will put the slogan underneath.

- Now, Victor, I have a task for you. - OK.

To choose pictures

for promoting our Volvo Downtown Store.

- How many? - I think you can choose three.

- Three pictures? - Yes.

- OK, so I start now? - Yeah.

OK.

So, Rityan, I think this will be my first choice.

Yes, it's very nice.

I realised that I need to do the real work.

There are many nice pictures and it's really hard to choose.

My second choice will be this one.

Yeah. So why do you think it's nice?

The car is at the right angle, and it's more like a city environment,

so it's a perfect match to the downtown area.

You have a good creative sense.

- OK, so I will go for this one. - Yeah.

Now, Victor, let's go downtown and see my choice on screen.

OK, so, Rityan, this is the picture you chose, right?

- Yes. - OK.

This one I didn't choose.

This one I also didn't choose.

This one. I recognise this one.

It's the same angle as my choice but a different background.

Yes.

None of the pictures are the same as mine.

I feel, of course, a little bit disappointed,

but on the other side of the coin, I learned a lot.

He's very smart. He knows the Volvo tone very well.

He did very well.