Global Product Line Controller

Right now, you have an outstanding opportunity to join a people company in the machining industry by stepping into a position where you significantly contribute to our success. For Seco Tools, we’re looking for an experienced Business Controller for our Strategy and Product Management function. In this role, you take a proactive, broader strategic view and provide financial leadership to develop our business as we move forward!


We're committed to improvements in quality, efficiency, and effectiveness, and we continuously develop to enable business success. Fairness, equal opportunities, and an all-inclusive approach encompass our actions. Do you share this approach? Please, apply!
Your mission
In this position, you work closely with the Vice President of Strategy and Product Management and the product lines, delivering insightful analysis and action-focused performance measurement. You lead the strategic planning, budgeting, and reporting process for the function and the Product Lines, and you support the overall strategic planning and execution of Seco’s strategy. You support the Product Lines to deliver long-term sustainable, profitable growth and return on capital employed by providing financial leadership. In addition, you work closely with the finance team in the division to make sure that a solid financial information flow is in place and is converted into impactful insights for the Product Line teams, for the function, and Seco.
Your role also includes delivering actions for performance measurement and management including KPI development and implementation. You conduct relevant and actionable analysis and to support the Product Line teams in driving a continuous range optimization in terms of profitability, revenue, and complexity, and you drive and support continuous improvement initiatives and cost efficiency management in the function.

In this challenging and exciting mission, you also ensure strong performance management in our various strategy programs as you participate in the shaping and manage follow-up on time, cost, and quality for our key strategic initiatives. In addition, by being actively involved in all major investment requests, you also provide relevant insights as the basis for approval decisions.
Your profile
We're looking for a commercially minded business controller with a relevant university degree. You like to work proactively in a leading position, and as you are agile and flexible, you also enjoy driving improvements and are not afraid of challenging existing ways of working. In addition, you're used to working in Power BI and the Office package, especially Excel, and it's a plus if you're familiar with M3 (ERP).
You're analytical, driven, and have a networking approach towards customers, colleagues, and other partners - and a professional approach with a high degree of integrity. Being reliable and trustworthy, consistently delivering on deadlines. Since we work in a global environment, it's a must to have excellent verbal and written English skills.
Our Seco culture
All Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving g results. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us and our products further.
Information and application
Send your application no later than August 23, 2021. Apply in Workday or use the Job Opportunities section on the intranet (Job ID: R0028702). This job ad is aimed for those currently working within the Sandvik Group.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact recruiting manager:
Oskar Edqvist, VP Strategy & Product, oskar.edqvist@secotools.com
Union contacts
Monica Andersson, Unionen, +46 (0)223 403 23
Thomas Andersson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)223 405 35
Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, +46 (0)223-40576
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Johnny Sjöstrand
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