Head of HR Global Sales and Marketing, Sandvik Coromant

Within HR at Sandvik Coromant, we strive to develop all resources to their fullest potential in order to have the best competencies available for each job in the organization. By nurturing our people, culture, and way of working, we’re cultivating our most valuable assets - our employees! They have brought us to the position we enjoy today, and they continue opening doors to future success.
We’re now looking for an ambitious and communicative Head of HR Global Sales and Marketing for the Sandvik Coromant Global Sales and Marketing organization, with more than 2 000 employees worldwide. In this key, strategic position, you engage in enabling our Sales and Marketing Strategy, working closely together with sales and marketing executives, and leading the HR organization to drive our growth ambition, significantly lift our performance, increase competitiveness in our markets and clearly support our goal to create an “ultimate customers experience” with the right competences for the future.


Key performance areas
As Head of HR Global Sales and Marketing, you’re responsible for enhancing organizational performance and the business from an HR point of view. This includes supporting sales and marketing and HR strategic initiatives, contributing in setting the HR roadmap for the future of Sandvik Coromant Global Sales and Marketing and creating synergies with other functions and departments within the company. Performance management, talent and succession management and diversity and inclusion are important responsibilities, as is developing the HR organization within your area. You support managers in carrying out change initiatives by offering expertise and tools, and you take full ownership of the HR delivery model, with a continual dialogue and close cooperation with HR functions to ensure high quality support for our business. You proactively suggest and implement relevant performance development metrics and programs as well as evaluate the current organizational set up in order to secure right staffing and competences for the future.
In this position, you’re an active member of the Sandvik Coromant Global Sales and Marketing and the Sandvik Coromant HR management teams. You’re also responsible for leading a global HR management team of around 30 people supporting our five sales areas and sales and marketing global functions. You report straight line to the Vice President and Head of HR for Sandvik Coromant and have a dotted line reporting to our Senior Vice President and Head of Global Sales and Marketing who you work closely with. In your area of responsibility, you also have HR services teams hosted that also supports other parts of our business.
This position can be located any of our sites worldwide – however, you’re preferably located at one of our sites in Europe. Travel is a natural part of your work.


Your profile
We’re looking for someone with a relevant academic background and – more importantly – extensive experience from managing and understanding the wide spectrum of HR in a global, complex, and multicultural arena. You have a strong leadership style that matches our company culture of fair play, diversity, and inclusion, as well as employee development. You’re used to working in customer-centric organizations, with experience in strategic planning, managing structural changes and creating great collaborations. This role also comes with a rather high exposure and you’re comfortable in the spotlight; communicating and presenting your message in a clear and inspirational manner, which means that you must be fluent in English.
You’re guided by integrity, curiosity, and a holistic perspective in your quest to turn strategy into actions. Together, we achieve the best results, and you both challenge us and are willing to be challenged. With a genuine approach, you build trust as you lead others to follow your footsteps, and you’re confident when making difficult decisions. You’re also efficient and trusted when it comes to proactive stakeholder management, and you work continuously with progressing the business forward and in turn driving change. You speak a language that suits the broad audience, and your empowering ways leave a positive impact as you connect HR to the business.


About us
Sandvik Coromant is a market leading supplier of tools, tooling solutions and know-how for the metalworking industry, and we employ over 7 900 brilliant people all around the globe. Innovation is in our DNA and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Do you want to know more about our business? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page.


How to apply
Please submit your application no later than May 7, 2023. Read more about Sandvik Coromant and apply by visiting our career site (Job ID: R0054044).


Recruiting Manager
Sébastien Finantz, Vice President and Head of HR at Sandvik Coromant


Contact information .
For further information about this position, please contact:
Sofie Mälstad, Executive Talent Acquisition Manager, +46 (0)72 586 76 86
Sandvik Coromant is a part of 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 partnerships with customers support the development of advanced machining technologies and systems that will change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 3100 patents worldwide, employs over 7 000 staff, and is represented in 130 countries.