Product Lead – Advanced Tool Solutions focusing on Reconditioning

At Seco Tools and our Digital Offer & Transformation team, our main objective is to develop an industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions and global services – working in a customer-centric way close to markets and in cross-functional collaboration throughout our Seco family.
We’re now looking for a Product Lead for Advanced Tool Solutions to focus on reconditioning and to support us with the creation of the Tool-care area. This is an exciting opportunity where you strive to create the best possible digital solutions and deliver a compelling journey for our customers!


About the job
In this position, you ensure that the digital services offer distinct functionality, value proposition and consolidate to the user experience. You’re accountable for setting up the area-vision, strategy and plan to deliver upon the first minimum viable products, relating to tool-reconditioning, tool-wear and other after-market-related solutions. You’re responsible for the part of our digital offering – ensuring that the application product performs in line with goals set by the organization. The job also includes responsibility for the success, lifecycle management and roadmap of the product area, as well as driving the development process for your area. You act as the main point of contact between the development team, designers and stakeholders, assist the development team in achieving the goals and are responsible for setting the vision and strategy for the respective area.
Your responsibility also includes:
Strategizing and presenting new ideas and projects to stakeholders leveraging latest trends.
Defining product features according to customer needs, as well identifying areas of improvement.
Defining requirements, managing, and prioritizing product backlog items.
Follow-up on quality of service – ensuring that implementations are carried out as identified.
Keeping customers and stakeholders informed of the status of the product, roll out, training and introduction of new services in close collaboration with other functions.
Identifying and communicating requirements for integrations, and back-end systems that enables the product.
Follow-up on planning, budgeting, and meeting targeted KPI’s.

The location of this position can be navigated on a global, flexible level – although you’re preferably based close to one of our Seco sites in Europe, like Sweden, Germany or UK. Some travel might be included in your job.


Your profile
We’re looking for someone with previous working experience as a product owner or leading products, preferably within after-market, machining, sustainability, consumer lifestyle industry, as well have a university degree in service design, UX design, computer science, or other related field of studies. Knowledge of agile methodologies and solutions is required, and you have strong communication and presentation skills. As we work in a global setting, you’re fluent in English – both written and verbal. Knowledge in other languages is beneficial.
We place great value on your personal qualities, characterized by your positive and creative mindset. Being a proactive problem solver, you work well under pressure and have the ability to multitask and prioritize workloads to meet deadlines. You’re a team player with a strong intercultural awareness and the ability to build networks in a global environment with ease.


Our Seco culture 
Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us and our products further. 


Application 
Send your application no later than April 16, 2023.  Read more about us and apply at secotools.com (Job ID: R0052612).  
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 
Curious to know more about this position? Contact your future manager Gerrit Kremer, Manager Digital Product Services, via LinkedIn message or Therese Rutqvist, recruitment specialist at therese.rutqvist@sandvik.com.


Union contacts - Sweden
Monica Andersson, Unionen, +46 (0)76-136 78 29
Miljana Miskovic, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-984 97 37
Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-523 50 60
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444. 


Recruitment Specialist 
Therese Rutqvist
At Seco Tools we develop and offer advanced products & solutions that make metal cutting easier. We work together with our customers to identify and implement the best solutions for their needs. The corporate culture empowers employees through shared values: Passion for our customers, Family Spirit, Personal commitment. Seco Tools has a presence in more than 75 countries and employs about 4000 people.