IT Functional Manager for Seco Information Product Marketing Systems

Sandvik IT Global Shared Services (GSS) is moving forward into the future with the aim of improving our agility within our markets and helping us seize and manage the right business opportunities. We believe in forming the foundation by establishing a stronger entrepreneurial drive in our company: employing inspiring leaders with full, end-to-end responsibility and accountability for their results.

Our team working with Seco Tools, a Business Area (BA) within Sandvik Machining Solutions (SMS), has the overall responsibility for delivering IT services and projects. We ensure the use of common processes and tools to find sustainable, user-friendly and high quality solutions, and we aim to meet and exceed the needs and demands of the organization. We are now looking for an IT Functional Manager with responsibility for Seco Information Product Marketing Systems to join us in Fagersta - a person who thrives on operating close to the core business in an international environment, and who sees excellent teamwork as an obvious part of a successful delivery.

Job Summary
As an IT Functional Manager, you are responsible for leading, motivating and coaching a global IT team in meeting and exceeding the requirements and needs of the organization. You manage resources and performance, ensuring the development of the team, and you are accountable for budgets, forecasts and action plans – all in line with our strategy to ensure effectiveness and a clear business focus. Maintaining our SLAs and following up on KPIs are important parts of your mission, as is overviewing and managing contractual agreements with third party suppliers. As we depend on strong networks, you ensure close collaboration and clear communication with the local business and with Seco IT Demand, as well as with the rest of Sandvik IT.

In this role, you report to the Head of SMS IT Delivery for Seco and you also take an active part in our management team.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Magnus Malmström, recruiting manager, +46 (0)223 405 63

Union contacts
Urban Höög, Unionen, +46 (0)26 261 713
Anna-Karin Wedin, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 262 780
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984

Send your application no later than May 2, 2017. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.se/career, Job ID: 350809.

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

Recruitment Specialist
Michael Ings



We are looking for someone with Bachelor’s in IT or who has gained equivalent knowledge from previous work experience. You have documented experience from a manager’s position, leading and motivating personnel and handling budgets, while experience from leading an IT function, working in a management team and acting in an agile development setting is advantageous. Previous contacts with third party suppliers are a requirement and we consider experience with PDM, PLM, E-commerce, Qlik Sense or QlikView a plus. As we act in an international environment, you must have excellent skills in English, both speaking and writing, while skills in Swedish are beneficial.

We are sincerely interested in your personality: you plan, implement and act strategically, always keeping the business and customer in mind. As great leadership skills are important for our success, you coach and inspire your team, listen, and ensure excellent collaboration and communication flows among our geographically spread out team members. Taking the initiative and challenging given solutions by thinking outside the box comes naturally to you, and you have a curious mindset and a genuine interest in development. You are also a true networker and you easily interact with our many stakeholders and build strong relationships.

We are a company with an open-minded culture, actively working to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity and inclusion.


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 2016, the Group had approximately 43,000 employees and sales of 82 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations.