Executive Assistant

At Sandvik Coromant, we encourage new ideas, provide you with great opportunities for development and are always looking for talented people who would like to extend their potential. If you have the skills, we can help you put them to great use!
For a challenging and exciting role, supporting the Vice President and Head of Global Sales, we’re now looking for a proactive and driven Executive Assistant to join our truly global team. With us, you undertake a thrilling position where sales- and business-minded people alike work together and share ideas. Do you thrive in a high tempo, international working environment and want to further develop your network and professional career? Please keep reading!

Your Team
You play an important part in the Sandvik Coromant organization, as you’re a part of the Team of Executive Assistants that plan and organize the daily work life of our Executives in the Sandvik Coromant Management Team. You report directly to the Executive Assistant Manager and your main task is to support our Vice President and Head of Global Sales, combined with other assignments and projects.

About the job
In this position, you manage the VP’s schedule and calendar, from a short- and long-term perspective. You provide flexible service and take initiatives to improve efficiency and quality when it comes to supporting VP and Head of Global Sales. Besides supporting in various administrative tasks and being responsible for your executive’s agenda, you coordinate activities, travel and conferences, gathering information, prepare agendas and document outcomes. You’re a part of the Sales Management team and have a pro-active mindset being able handle and prioritize varied tasks. You have a broad network of contacts, and you interact with many different parts of the Sandvik organization and with external customers and partners worldwide.
You’re based in Kista, Sweden, and some international travel is included in the job.

Your profile
Even though a degree in Business Administration is beneficial for this position, we put the biggest emphasis on your personal and professional characteristics! We’re looking for someone service-minded, with high ambitions, professionalism, and a willingness to learn. With a finger on the pulse, you’re highly knowledgeable when it comes to all things sales and business. To successfully manage the digital transformation we’re currently in, you need to be well acquainted with the new digital tools in our Office 365 environment. Since we act in a global environment, you also need excellent communication skills in English, both in written and verbal form.
You’re a doer with a positive attitude and natural talent for service. Using your holistic view and high integrity, you work methodically and ensure accuracy - always staying two steps ahead and being full of ideas when it comes to solving problems. You’re also confident, outgoing, unassuming and you take great pride in delivering on time. It’s crucial for us that you stay calm in stressful situations, yet you know how to switch gears at a moment’s notice, and you easily make decisions to gain results. Naturally, you’re a team player with an exceptional gift for networking and communicating with people from different cultures and settings, and you enjoy acting in an ever-changing environment.

Our culture 
Innovation is in our DNA, and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. We actively work to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity, inclusion, and we believe in an 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!  
 
Application  
Send your application no later than October 5, 2022. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0045647). 
  
Contact information  
For further information about this position, please contact:  
Jane Adams, Executive Assistant Manager, +46 (0)26 26 09 36 or at jane.adams@sandvik.com

Union contacts
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26-26 66 59
Kerstin Norlén, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-616 42 83
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26-26 19 84

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services on +46 (0)26-261 444.
 
Recruitment Specialist 
Amanda Hedqvist
Sandvik Coromant is part of the global industrial engineering group Sandvik and is at the forefront of developing manufacturing tools and machining solutions, with knowledge that drives the industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and in the next industrial era. Collaborations with educational institutions, extensive investment in research and development and strong customer partnership ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 1700 patents worldwide, employs around 7700 staff, and is represented in more than 150 countries.