Head of HR Operational Excellence (Global Flexible)

Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions (SMF) is on an exciting growth journey, building the new digital manufacturing era. We have the know-how and innovative mindset to develop ideas into pioneering tech solutions and are ready to lead this work – raise the bar higher – and enforce our position as a top industrial player for digital manufacturing solutions. To continue attracting, engaging and developing talents in the best possible way for our business, we’re moving towards an even more employee-centric, digital and agile approach. To drive this shift within SMF, we’re now looking for an experienced business-minded and problem-solving team player to join us in a stimulating position as Head of HR Operational Excellence. Do you have a people-centric mindset, expertise in HR Technology, and excel in an international environment where you can influence and shape best HR practices? Come join us!
About the job
Your mission is to lead our brand-new HR Operational Excellence function driving business performance of HR and supporting business units with expertise in key areas. You provide HR support in mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, driving HR integration processes and HCM system implementation with the acquired companies. Acting as a link between IT and HR at the business area segment level, you play a key role in enabling HR digitalization and compliance by maximizing the potential use of our HCM system Workday. You monitor and follow up on the decentralized HR delivery model in the main countries for SMF, including agreed strategic HR projects at the business area segment level. Responsible for our yearly People Strategy process, you follow up on the People Scorecard metrics and drive continuous improvements for efficiency in processes and governance. You collaborate closely with the SMF HR management team and business units to meet changing business needs.
You report to and act in close collaboration with the SMF Vice President & Head of Human Resources, and you’re a valued member of the SMF HR Management team. The location for this position is globally flexible, preferably in Sweden or US. Travel will be a natural part of your job and efficient digital collaboration across time zones.
About you
We’re looking for someone with a degree in Business and minimum 5 years’ experience as an HR Professional or Project Manager with a clear business focus. You thrive working with different systems and applications and are used to daily work in an HR Information System, ideally Workday. Experience with SAP BI or Power BI is valuable. We expect interest in new digital solutions and advanced knowledge of Office 365 as a natural tool for digital collaboration. As we act in a global setting, you must be fluent in English, verbally and in writing.
We truly value your personal qualities, characterized by your energetic and proactive management and leadership style, empowering people to find efficient solutions, looking at new perspectives and open-mindedly sharing best practices. You’re analytical with an open, innovative, and forward-thinking approach seeing customer-oriented HR processes as an opportunity for action. You respond timely on business requirements and act on both urgent, short-term and long-term objectives. You’re used to navigating a decentralized organization with cross-functional collaborations and comfortable presenting to stakeholders.
Our culture
Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, 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
We look forward to your application and ask you to please make sure that we have it no later than January 17, 2023. Our recruitment process is open and fair - we welcome all applicants and evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile, to find the best match for the position. Read more about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/career, (Job ID: R0048580).
Hiring Manager
Nidhi Gokhale, Vice President and Head of Human Resources SMF
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Hanna Thomas

Union contacts – Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26 266 659
Kerstin Norlén, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 42 83
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984

To learn about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The business area also comprises the areas of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing. In 2021, sales were approximately 37​ billion SEK with about 20,000 employees.​