Product Sourcing Manager for Solid Round Tools

For Sandvik Coromant and our new business unit for Solid Round Tools, we’re now looking for an experienced and business-driven Product Sourcing Manager. A position where you get a great chance to set new standards in managing suppliers and purchasing processes, and be part of driving a modern and sustainable supply chain.


Sandvik Coromant is a market leading manufacturer of products for metal cutting. Globally we employ many brilliant minds and we’re proud to create solutions that truly shape the future of manufacturing. Are you ready to join us on this exciting transformation journey where new technology is vital in interacting with and developing our business? Then this opening could be your next challenge!

About the job
This is a stimulating position with broad international networks and many points of contacts - spanning all the way from internal stakeholders to external suppliers. You’re responsible for managing the outbound sourcing connected to the Solid Round Tools business, and you do this by defining category strategies and supply plans aligned with our overall business strategy. By close collaboration with the Solid Round Tools organization, you also set processes to enable our strategic direction. Your daily work includes lots of interactions, and you take lead in evaluations, supplier selection, negotiations and creation of agreements. You proactively build expertise and gather business insights for the future, and you’re always on the lookout for synergies that gain competitive advantages and investigate how economic trends and shifting market dynamics could affect us. Other important parts of your mission are to develop an efficient supplier base with sustainability, quality, delivery and total cost on top of mind, and to keep track of contract compliance and supplier performance.


But that’s not all! You also lead exciting developing sourcing projects together with cross functional teams. With your knowledge and experience, you help us take informed decisions in global sourcing strategies, outsourcing possibilities, resale as well as the balance between make and buy. We offer a flexible working location for this position and you can be based at any of our Sandvik Coromant offices around the globe. International travel is under normal circumstances a natural part of the position.


Who you are
We’re looking for a commercially focused sourcing professional with broad experiences from the field. You have ideally been working over ten years in a global setting, managing a wide supplier network. You’re familiar with sourcing connected to resale and have successfully driven outsourcing activities. With a track record including category driven purchasing and knowledge of product management, sales or finance, you got what it takes to advise in outsourcing and make/buy evaluations and decisions. You also know how to negotiate around these types of agreements, and you’re used to closing deals and managing multiple stakeholders. Any previous experience from the manufacturing industry and the area of metal cutting is beneficial. Your knowledge is supported by a relevant degree within Engineering, Business, Economics or similar, and as we’re such a global player, you also need excellent written and verbal skills in English.


As a person, you’re really curious about development and modern ways of working, and you challenge us to think outside the box when you find it necessary. Connecting with people and listening to the needs of our business are key elements in this job, and you build trusting relations and focus on team success. As an experienced purchaser, you take lead in your assignments, and you have a strategic mindset and a doer’s approach. Together with us, you explore the market and proactively investigate our next move in order to bring the most of our supply chain!

About us
Sandvik Coromant is a market leading supplier of tools, tooling solutions and know-how for the metalworking industry, and we employ over 7 900 brilliant people all around the globe. Innovation is in our DNA and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Do you want to know more about our business? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page.

Application
We kindly ask you to send your application no later than January 15, 2021. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply by visiting our career site (Job ID: R0022728).

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Mats Dahlund, Head of Global Supply Chain – Solid Round Tools, +46 (0)70 382 65 00

Union contacts
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26 266 659
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 266 574
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984 

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


Recruitment Specialist
Lisbeth Häggström


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