President Business Unit Tube EMEA

Sandvik Materials Technology in Sandviken is looking for a:
President Business Unit Tube EMEA

Join our exciting journey in becoming a stand-alone company!

Sandvik’s business area Sandvik Materials Technology (SMT) has initiated an exciting journey of exploring the possibility of a separate listing on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange during the second or third quarter 2022, subject to approval by Sandvik’s shareholders. With a clear direction for our journey ahead, utilizing our position as technology leader, progressive customer partner and sustainability driver, we aim to become an even stronger and independent company within our industry.

The Business Unit Tube EMEA has responsibility for the SMT upstream production system of metallurgical processing, rock drill steel production and tube extrusion. The unit has full profit & loss responsibility for the global long product business as well as covering the EMEA region for the tubular business. With its 1300 employees Tube EMEA is the largest business unit in the Tube Division.

Job Summary
As President for Business Unit Tube EMEA you lead your business with a high degree of autonomy. We believe in the power of decentralization and personal accountability. The responsibility spans over long term strategy, business and product development to operational performance in your production units. The job is to a large extent managing a company within the company and thus stake holder management is a vital part.
Additional key aspects of long-term success are to both improve the safety performance as well as building on our vision of fossil free steel production. Being a member of the division management team, you also play a key role in setting the short and long-term agenda for the Tube division.

The location for this job is in Sandviken, and you report to the President of Tube Division. International travel is normally included in your job.

Your Profile
We see that you are a clear, driven and inspiring leader with a background from the metals industry or similar industrial experiences from adjacent fields. We look for someone with a proven track record of operational and commercial performance that is passionate about Customers, People, Technology and Operational excellence.

You are curious, take the initiative and commit to finding new approaches for developing our work as you promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvements. Using your analytical mind-set and structured working methods you set ambitious targets, deliver on promises and take responsibility for the business units’ performance.

Like us, you value diversity, equality and inclusion, and you form a feedback-friendly arena. Doing business in all corners of the world calls for an open mind and cultural awareness, and you have advanced verbal and written skills in English.

Work with us
At SMT Sandvik we are convinced that diversity leads to a better environment for our employees, our company and our customers. We offer you great development opportunities in a global industrial group with favorable employment conditions that include occupational pension, health care, group insurance, strengthened parental benefit, training programs and skills development. Welcome to us!

Would you like to know more about Sandvik Materials Technology?
Visit our website or YouTube channel to learn more about our exciting journey and business.

Recruiting Manager
Michael Andersson, President Tube Division

Contact information
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact:
Per Hammas, Recruitment Specialist, +46 (0) 79 098 49 50

Union Contacts
Maria Sundqvist, Akademikerföreningen, 070 651 73 81
Kjell-Åke Klockervold, Ledarna, 070 314 24 43
Mikael Larsson, Unionen, 070 307 30 48
Tomas Kärnström, IF Metall, 070 208 77 00


You are welcome with your application no later than 2021-12-22. *Please note that selections will be made after the holidays*. Read more about SMT and apply through www.sandvik.com/career, job-id: R0033615

Prior to this recruitment, we have already decided on which advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to utilize. In light of this, we respectfully decline any additional contact with marketing or recruitment agencies.

Sandvik Materials Technology is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a world-leading manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. The cutting-edge expertise is based on an integrated production platform and industry-leading metallurgy and R&D​​. In 2020, sales were approximately 13,6 billion SEK with about 5,000 employees.