Vice President for Global Markets

Sandvik Construction is a business area within the Sandvik Group providing solutions for virtually any construction industry application, encompassing such diverse businesses as surface rock quarrying, tunneling, excavation, demolition, road building, recycling and civil engineering. The range of products includes rock tools, drilling rigs, breakers, bulk-materials handling and crushing and screening machinery.

Sandvik Construction's 2018 plan is ambitious. To help implement our strategy and reach our targets we are now looking for an experienced and performance-driven leader and coach to support the development of our sales areas in Europe.

The location for this position is flexible in Europe, at any of our Sandvik sites.

Key performance areas
As Vice President for Global Markets you will be responsible for managing and growing the sales areas with a clear focus on boosting the sales in a profitable way, and implementing the Sandvik Construction business strategy. You are fully responsible for the sales areas and are authorized to make the decisions needed to run the business. The role ensures that the Construction KPIs for sales areas are delivered in a healthy way. Key responsibilities are positive development of the sales areas, change management and coaching, as well as retention of sales area managers.

Additionally, the position involves:
- Supporting the creation and implementation of business plans for sales areas, in cooperation with Product Areas (PA)
- Coaching sales area managers to develop positively in line with set KPIs
- Development and succession planning for sales area managers
- Working to establishing a performance-driven culture
- Connecting with key customers when needed
- People management, in line with the Sandvik approach, of direct reports
- Working with PA to establish and support the chosen way to market
- Ensuring work is executed in line with EHS and core values principles
- Identifying and implementing possible synergies between PA in the sales area
- Working with PA on improvements and support needed on behalf of the sales areas

The position includes traveling.

Your profile
We are looking for an experienced leader who can create passion, commitment and high performance by working with and through others. You understand the Sandvik Construction industry, have solid working knowledge of sales management and have previously created a high performing culture.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Kauko Juuri, President Global Markets, + 358 400 485 772
Marie-Louise Ek, VP HR Global Markets, + 97 156 174 59 84

Send your application no later than August 31, 2013. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.com/career, Job ID: 324157.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HRdirect, +46 (0)20 261 444.

Recruiter
Veronica Magnusson

Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. In 2012 the Group had about 49,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales of about 99,000 MSEK.