Division Category Manager, Steel fabrications

Job title:

Division Category Manager, Steel fabrications

Company

Sandvik

Job description

Join Sandvik’s community of smart minds, all committed to building a more sustainable future.We’re looking for a Division Category Manager, Steel fabrications to our Load & Haul Division’s Sourcing team. This position is in Sandvik’s Turku site which is the main product development and manufacturing center for our Load & Haul equipment.Your jobDivision sourcing category manager is responsible for assigned direct material category. Main job is to develop and maintain relationships of the strategic suppliers in your category in close collaboration with R&D, engineering, supplier quality and purchasing to deliver the best value to L&H business in terms of Quality, Delivery Performance and Total Cost.Division category manger is responsible for global Category governance including strategy definition and deployment with support among PU Category managers in respected categoryYour key responsibilities

• Develop and monitor supplier performance in cooperation with other functions and leading a cross functional team of buyer, design, quality, production engineers.
• Sourcing strategy development and implementation
• To manage new supplier projects, ensure agreed targets and secure supply.
• Total cost of ownership, ensuring category strategy implementation and managing supplier negotiations are vital part of the job
• Risk governance
• Develop and maintain strategic partners to cooperate with key stakeholders
• Develop and maintain sourcing projects, ensure targets and secure supply
• Target cost and supplier selection/involvement as sourcing representative in R&D projects
• Follow supplier market and trends globally
• Conduct supplier negotiations and selection process in collaboration with SQ and supply
• Contract management
• Supplier capacity management and quality management in supplier selection
• Ensure adherence to Sandvik Purchasing Policy, Code of Conduct and EHS and sustainability targets

Your background and what we find important

• Min. 5 years in strategic sourcing and experience in mechanical engineering industry in sales , production, purchasing or R&D
• Degree in engineering at Masters or Bachelor level
• Experience or training or degree in Sales or Strategic Purchasing
• Excellent knowledge in Strategic Sourcing
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to manage complex accounts
• Knowledge in fundaments of financing and agreement law
• Risk analysis and supplier audit knowledge
• Technical and commercial orientation
• Good understanding of manufacturing , supply chain and R&D processes
• Analytical , problem solving skills and project management skills
• Good collaboration skills to build effective relations internally and externally
• Service attitude, good communication
• Change management governance skills
• Innovative thinker, challenging the status quo
• Fluency in English
• Job requires frequent travelling, approx. 50%

What’s in it for you?We offer you a flexible working environment, an interesting role with high impact and high visibility, in a truly international environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. For you this is a great opportunity for you to influence and structure our organization with new and innovative ways of working, in close collaboration with our business and our customers.We believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Sandvik has an inclusive company culture where our values are Winning together, Curiosity, Responsibility, and Customer focus.Contact InformationFor further information about this position, please contact the recruiting manager: For further information about this position, please contact: Martin Holec, Sourcing Director, L&H, tel. +420 702 213 456.For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services Finland, tel. 4444 or +358 800 1 44444 (weekdays at 9-11 and 13-15).Want to be part of our exciting journey?Submit your application at home.sandvik/careers by Sunday August 10th 2025.Click apply and include your cover letter with your salary request and CV in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by email.Job ID: R0080517About the companySandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and is a globally leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, services, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and infrastructure industries. We provide high-performing products and services that increase our customers’ productivity and safety, extend uptime and reduce costs and environmental impact. Our offering includes solutions for mine planning, rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling, ground support and quarrying. In 2024 sales were 63,607 million SEK with about 17,300 employees.Visit our , , and to get to know us better.

Expected salary

Location

Turku, Varsinais-Suomi

Job date

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:03:34 GMT

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