Acting Regional Planning & Logistics Manager

Within Sandvik Group, we’re passionate about development and advanced technology, and we always aim to offer the best possible experience for our customers. Right now, we’re taking an exciting step in transforming our market-leading business even further within the area of stone crushers and screening equipment for the mining and construction industries. We do this by founding an independent, growth-oriented and customer-centric Business Area by the name of Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions. A place of inclusive collaboration, agility and innovation - where we nurture an ever-growing portfolio of products and solutions based on the needs of the market, and where pioneering software technology meets the core of manufacturing.
With the mission to continuously keeping our service levels high and in balance with stock and cost levels, we’re now looking for a truly responsive Regional Planning & Logistics Manager to join us in a temporary position for about 14 months. This is a great opportunity if you want to take the next steps in your career by leading a skilled team in their daily operations. Joining us, you’ll really feel the pulse of a global industrial frontrunner and you get to connect with brilliant minds spread across all corners of the world.
Your mission – generating efficient logistics planning
In this highly operative position, you interact within region EMEACIS to drive our sales and operations planning process; enabling us to balance our service levels with our cost and inventory levels for our warehouses in our regions. You will also be responsible of the order management towards our core network. You spot trends and analyze data in a state-of-the-art planning tool, and you undertake weekly operational plans with consideration to KPIs such as fill rate, forecast accuracy, warehouse inventory levels and net working capital.
Closely collaborating with our global partners and being a core sounding board for our sales organization is a major part of your responsibility, and you make sure that we incorporate team spirit in everything we do. As a true people manager and a role model committed to Sandvik Core Values, you lead by example and inspire and coach your team and the organization to keep developing. 
This position is based at our headquarters in Svedala – a fast and easy commute from surrounding cities such as Malmö, Lund and Ystad, and with our site located just across from the train station. Under normal circumstances travel is included in your job.
Your character – an analytical and collaborative planner with a strategic mindset
We’re looking for someone with at least five years’ experience from working with supply chain planning, and it’s beneficial if you have proven your ability to lead teams and the way forward in previous assignments. You have advanced knowledge of using Excel for forecasting and production planning and you’ll get good use of any additional skills in Logility Voyager Planning system. Experience from conducting analysis, spotting trends and planning based on relevant findings is advantageous. As we’re a global player, you need excellent skills in written and verbal English, and we wish that you’re also skilled in Swedish. A university degree in a relevant field is also required.
Collaboration is at the core of your character, and your structured, enduring and genuine ways are a winning combination as you interact and build trust among stakeholders across the organization. You have a high level of intercultural understanding and an open-minded attitude, and your leadership style is based on transparency, inspiring communication and giving the freedom to act. At the same time, you’re very clear with your expectations and build a team culture that is inclusive, sets ambitious targets and aim for great results.
A glimpse of our culture 
At Sandvik, we’re technology driven, innovative and entrepreneurial! For us, success is a team effort, and we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further. 
How to apply?
Please send us your application as soon as possible and no later than December 9, 2020. We have an open and fair recruitment process - where we welcome all applicants, and where we evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile to find the best match for the position. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0021917).
Contact us
Are you interested in learning more about this exciting job? Please contact:
Daniel Remstam, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 262 121
Union contacts - Sweden
Mårten Lindberg, Unionen, +46 (0)40 409 240
Riccardo Repetto, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)40 409 394
Michael Wicktor-Ohlsson, Ledarna, +46 (0)40 409 025
For more information about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Ulrika Gruffman
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