Product Area Manager

At Sandvik, we talk about setting the industry standard – and we really mean it. Right now, we’re looking for a Product Area Owner – an instrumental role where you’re given the opportunity to work with exciting partnerships and colleagues at our tech savvy manufacturing company, paving the way for our digital shift. Come join us at Sandvik!
Your mission
In this position, you lead a global team of network specialists and architects in shaping and operating our networking products and capabilities. With a holistic view, you also take responsibility for the entire product lifecycle – from strategy and vision to delivery, and business as usual operations and subsequent improvements and alterations – enabling us to develop strong and effective networking capabilities that proactively meet and support the needs of the organization and our digital shift.
We’re located at our new and modern office at Gasverket in Stockholm. Optional location for this position is Sandviken and we offer you to work part of your time remotely.
Your character
We’re looking for you with strong customer-centric product leadership skills. You have a financial understanding of budget and cost follow-up as well as of industry standards and best practices. Good knowledge of global networks (WAN/LAN) combined with agile practices and mindsets are needed. You have experience from Supplier and vendor management and of leading global teams. We believe you have a relevant university degree in IT Management or equivalent certifications. If you have subject matter expertise in the networking space, experience of P&L-responsibility and Network Technology it’s advantageous. You’re fluent in English, while knowledge of Swedish is a plus.
Forward leaning with excellent leadership skills – you take initiatives, inspiring others and walk the talk. Through great communication, you translate complex IT contexts into simplified and commercially understandable messages. You’re strong in stakeholder management, creating good relationships with customers and suppliers and value the significance of great networking products and how they unlock opportunities in the business. Also, you’re interested and skilled in financials and committed to delivering on budget and forecasts.
Our culture
At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.
Application
Send your application no later than January 13, 2023. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0049169).
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Claes Westberg, recruiting manager, +46 (0)70-616 51 60

Union contacts - Sweden
Malena Rackner, Unionen, +46 (0)26-26 27 48
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26-26 65 74
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26-26 19 84

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Irene Sveen
Sandvik is a global high-tech engineering group offering solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing as well as advanced materials. In 2021 the Group had approximately 44,000 employees and revenues of about 99 billion SEK in about 150 countries.