Global Category Manager - Energy & Facility

Despite the conservative nature of the metalworking industry, Sandvik Coromant has managed to break stereotypes with products and solutions that continue to inspire positive climate change throughout the entire manufacturing value chain. Our Green factories and sustainable facilities assessment tool cover the entire manufacturing chain from CO2 emissions and waste to production, resources, and working environment. The perfect sustainability strategy does not yet exist, and it's a massive challenge for our world today. Still, our teams of experts aim to change that - we have a clear focus on sustainability with perceivable goals for this decade that we’re thrilled to meet. We’re convinced that magic happens when we join forces to solve real problems!

Being sustainable means being proactive, and we can't adapt quickly to change without the help of our brilliant minds. Therefore, we're now looking for a Global Category Manager who can take the lead and strive forward aligned with our sustainability strategy - is that you? Please keep reading!

Your mission
As Global Category Manager, you’re a key player in the mission to find ways of reducing the environmental impact of our sites and production units. You lead and develop the category strategy and coordinate sourcing activities across our organization. Initially, you focus on keeping purchasing Guarantees of Origin (GoO) in Europe. Furthermore, you’re responsible for the purchasing of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in the US and India, and you investigate buying certificates in China together with your team. Being responsible for coordinating global renewable energy solutions and the process owner of everything regarding clean electricity certificates, you also drive our mid and long-term strategy for energy sources including establishment of Power Purchase Agreements. Hydrogen and industrial gas are also included as a particularly important subcategory and part of your sources of interest and responsibility.

In addition, you create and ensure the implementation of agreements, establish good relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers, and cooperate with the different product entities. Furthermore, you ensure that the sourcing strategy aligns with our Green Factory and Sustainable Facilities initiative, as well as our overall business strategy.


Your profile
We're looking for someone with a relevant degree in Business, Economy, or similar.
You have extensive experience in category management in an international environment.

In addition, you have experience in
- sustainable sourcing in electricity and green energy.
- Hedge Management and a natural talent for risk reduction.
- proactively investigate sustainability solutions and present the most accurate.

You’re also responsible for sourcing strategy for the facility, to be established in close co-operation with the global strategic purchaser. You're genuinely collaborative and confident in communicating in verbal and written English, as you have many international contacts included in the position.

You have a crucial role in our organization where you're allowed to contribute to our sustainability shift with a lot of freedom and trust. We prefer to have you at our Swedish site in Sandviken, although the right candidate can work from any of our major sites in Europe, Asia, or the US; for more information about our sites – check out the link below. Working for Sandvik means that you contribute to essential changes through your actions - every day!

Sandvik Coromant Center

We see diversity as a key success factor and actively shape an inclusive, equal, and open-minded culture. We believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background leads to a better environment for our employees, business, and customers.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Application
Send your application no later than August 30, 2021. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0029223).

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:


Peter Törnqvist, recruiting manager, peter.x.tornqvist@sandvik.com

Union contacts - Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26 266 659
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 266 574
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.

Recruitment Specialist
Irene Sveen

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