Director Working Capital

Are you an experienced professional with a passion for analyzing and optimizing supply chain processes? If so, this could be the job for you!
At Sandvik Group, we’re now looking for a Director Working Capital to join us. We offer you the opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization’s financial and operational performance. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and excellence – welcome to our Sandvik-world!
About your job
In this position, you’re responsible for identifying and supporting performance improvements within the supply chain and working capital processes. You set financial and operational tracking processes and performance management structures to drive working capital optimization across our entire global, decentralized organization. In close cooperation with the Group Business Control team, you track and analyze the development over time. Key responsibilities include scrutinizing divisional working capital improvement plans – identifying any weaknesses and providing support to address them. Facilitating best practice sharing across the Sandvik Group, particularly in terms of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and working capital management, is part of your job. Additionally, you work closely with the CEO and CFO to support strategic target setting and the performance management process related to this area.
You report to the Vice President of Group Business Control. The location for this position is flexible and we apply a hybrid work set-up, allowing you to combine office and remote work.
Your character
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in working capital analysis, performance management and optimization. Your background involves driving change in a decentralized organization, including working with senior stakeholders. We believe that your knowledge is backed by a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or another related field. A master’s degree is a plus. Acting in a truly global environment means you must be fluent in English.
You’re motivated with a can-do attitude and a results-oriented mindset – you thrive in a dynamic work environment. You demonstrate the ability to work independently and proactively, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and effectively. With your excellent communication skills, you build strong relationships and maintain clear and effective interactions with both team members and stakeholders.
Our culture
Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career options. Are you intrigued? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact Robert Cornelius, recruiting manager, +46 (0)73-027 58 30
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Union contacts – Sweden
Kristina Sundell, Unionen, +46 (0)70 211 64 00
Erik Knebel, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 340 47 03
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Gustaf Sjögren
How to apply
Send your application no later than October 27, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0070773.
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.
To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.
Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2023 the Group had approximately 41​,000 employees and revenues of about 127 billion SEK in about 150 countries within continuing operations.