R&D Manager – Planning & Operations Support

At Planning & Operations Support – part of our Verification & Prototyping department at Sandvik Coromant – we’re looking for a result driven and collaborative leader with constant focus on streamlining processes.

Joining us, you get the opportunity to make a mark in a global organization, influencing state-of-the-art technology development, and leading business results.

What we do?

Within the Offer Management and R&D organization at Sandvik Coromant we’re responsible for knowledge, solutions, customer centric product data and product development, along with introduction and maintenance of a strong offer portfolio. We’re specialists in developing state of the art metal cutting tools and our work spans from understanding customer and market needs, to developing our future offering with its enabling technologies as well as facilitating and supporting execution of our product and industry segment strategies throughout the product life cycle.

About your job

In this position, you manage R&D activities with the aim of solving problems and improving and generating new products, components, equipment, systems and processes – all in line with our department strategy. You lead a team of quite self-driven engineers and together you support and develop the daily operational work and planning of the workflows. Developing and implementing agile planning and maintenance tools and routines to improve end-to-end lead times and efficiency in our operations is also on your agenda. You take responsibility for handling incoming matters and distributing and applying them on our daily operations. You ensure that our maintenance planning runs smoothly without disruptions and plan the preventative maintenance on our machines – when a problem occurs, you react promptly and make sure that we solve the issue quickly. Another part of your job is to take on a supportive role in our EHS work within R&D - driving continuous improvements, investment projects, and implementing new ways of working in the department. Additionally, you’re a supportive co-worker to your manager and fellow R&D managers – always lending a helping hand when needed.

At the end of the day, you ensure continuous improvement and act as a true role model when it comes to EHS and zero harm to our people. You constantly strive to exceed customer expectations and set clear directions with ambitious objectives that are translated into actions. Your true passion in the area generates engagement and enables your team to always strive towards more efficient solutions.

The location for this position is Sandviken.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a relevant university degree or the equivalent experience gained from a working career connected to the role. You have experience from a leading role in planning of manufacturing, testing and prototyping, as well as a background in some kind of R&D laboratory – preferably in a global company. Previous work within EHS is advantageous. For this role, you also need a valid work permit in Sweden. Acting in a truly global environment calls for excellent communication skills in English. Knowledge in Swedish is a plus.

Your personality truly makes the difference – and with your supportive and confident leadership style you enable great collaboration with people around you. You bring strong leadership capabilities and are truly inspired by developing a diverse team. You’re secure in your knowledge and truly believe in sharing best practices and that success is a team effort. With a flexible and creative mindset, you can shift focus in a moment’s notice, and are able to notice details in the bigger picture - always with our business best interest in mind!

Our culture

Innovation is in our DNA and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. Our leaders and employees are committed to our core values – the soul of our company – visit our website to learn more. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career opportunities in an inspiring global environment.

Contact information

Are you curious to know more about this position? Please contact:

Anna Pettersen, recruitment specialist, anna.pettersen@sandvik.com

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Union contacts

• Robert Brandt, Unionen, +46 (0)70-261 36 19
• Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-616 43 78
• Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-222 48 55

Hiring Manager

Johan Gullander

How to apply

Send your application no later than May 5th, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0065565.

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.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.nordic@sandvik.com.

Sandvik Coromant is part of the global industrial engineering group Sandvik and is at the forefront of developing manufacturing tools and machining solutions, with knowledge that drives the industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and in the next industrial era. Collaborations with educational institutions, extensive investment in research and development and strong customer partnership ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 1700 patents worldwide, employs around 8000 staff and is represented in more than 150 countries.