Head of Communication - SMS

Sandvik Machining Solutions (SMS) is Sandvik’s largest business area, with 19,000 employees worldwide. We’re the leading supplier in the global cutting tool industry, and our brand portfolio holds some of the strongest brands on the market. We always strive to be more efficient and invest in our long-term success.


SMS Communication has the strategic and operational responsibility for the business area’s internal and corporate communication. We’re now looking for a mature and present manager to join us in a role that comes with the important mission of ensuring clear, timely and consistent communication within SMS.


Your mission
As Head of Communication for SMS, you lead a team of experienced and specialized communication professionals. For this team, you create a nurturing environment and set the direction with a clear strategy for short- and long-term objectives. This includes the whole spectra, from editorial functions, channel management, change- and crisis communication, management support and communication training, as well as support to the Group’s investor relations and press/media contacts.


You’re a member of SMS’s management team and take part in the development of our business strategy, and you ensure clear and inspirational communication of the strategy. To meet the challenge of balancing a yearly communication plan with timely and accurate communication actions in times of change and other urgent matters, you constantly stay tuned with the organization’s needs and demands. You’re also important connection towards the communications community, and you lead the SMS Communications’ functional management network – bringing internal and corporate communication leadership from the business area and its divisions together to share information and to accommodate common communication activities. To ensure alignment with the group’s common strategy and communication activities, you’re also a member of the Sandvik Group Communication council.


You report to the President of Sandvik Machining Solution and you’re based in Sandviken or Stockholm, with the team located in Sandviken.


Your character
We’re looking for someone with an academic background within communication and – more importantly – an extensive working career within this field. You have a successful history of developing and coaching people in an international setting, as well as of working with management teams. You also have solid experience from leading communication projects and events, and a profound knowledge of communication planning, strategy, branding and change communication. As we act both locally and globally, your skills in Swedish and English must be exceptional, both verbally and in writing.


Your personality truly makes the difference! With a great business acumen, you easily build trust and utilize you networking skills to establish excellent stakeholder management. You’re curious and humble enough to ask questions to gain a wider comprehension for the complexity and technical details of our operations, in order to break it down into adequate communication actions. With a strategic and holistic view, you respond timely on business requirements and act on both urgent, short-term and long-term objectives.


Our culture
At Sandvik, we believe in pursuing work with passion, while also leaving room for family life and interests. For us it’s clear that diversity of experience, perspective and background leads to a successful business environment. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.


Application
We have an ongoing selection process in this recruitment. Please send us your application as soon as possible, and no later than February 2, 2020. Read more about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/career, Job ID: R0016592.


Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Jane Adams, Recruitment Specialist, +46 (0)70 514 66 34


Union contacts - Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70 261 04 82 
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 266 574  
Peter Olsson-André, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984 


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


Recruiting manager
Lars Bergström, President of Sandvik Machining Solutions


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Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2018, the Group had approximately 42,000 employees and sales of 100 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations.