Sourcing Specialist, Automation

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. In 2020, sales were approximately 37 billion SEK with about 12,500 employees within continuing operations.
Business Unit Automation is driving an exciting and revolutionary transformation in the mining industry. This industry is going totally digital, which has a radical impact on our customers’ way of thinking and the way they run their businesses. Sandvik is the global market leader in this area, offering cutting edge digital products and solutions for its customers worldwide. Our offering includes the AutoMine® product family, which provides solutions for fully automated and robotic mining technologies for underground and surface mining. We also have the best in class software solution, OptiMine®, for process optimization and analytics. It creates full-process transparency and control of mining operations, including real time 3D-graphics based process control, artificial intelligence and predictive data analytics technologies.

We are looking for an experienced sourcing professional with good networking skills and a get things done attitude to manage sourcing activities in a wide range of different categories. At Sandvik, the future is now! This is a full-time position based in Tampere, Finland and reports directly to the Director of Global Product Line and Projects for Automation.

Job Profile

In this role, you will be part of the BU Automation Team and work closely with Automation Supply Chain, R&D and Project teams. You are responsible for the sourcing activities within the automation business unit including managing and overseeing service and product sourcing strategy and processes as well as negotiating contracts and pricing with the suppliers. This position plays a crucial role in operations improvement, cost savings as well as total process efficiency and productivity. Main tasks include:

• Participate in new product development as well as customer delivery projects, ensure component and supplier selection are done according to the processes and that Trade compliance and Sustainability aspects are fulfilled
• Develop, implement, and maintain sourcing processes and tools
• Negotiate purchasing terms and pricing with the suppliers and handle Automation specific supplier agreements
• Manage business unit’s supplier base and ensure proper capacity and availability against forecast
• Co-operation and alignment with Sourcing teams from other Divisions within Sandvik
• Participate in Sandvik Group level Sourcing activities and development work streams
• Support other supply chain activities when needed

Your profile

We are looking for candidate with key skills such as leadership and authority. You are passionate to lead and to take a proactive approach in “getting things done” while maintaining good team collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• University degree in a relevant field (Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering etc)
• Several years of experience in sourcing
• Previous knowledge from electronics is seen as an advantage
• Experience with quality, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and sourcing processes
• Effective communication skills. In this role you must communicate with people from other areas of the company including top management, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, externals, and sales teams
• Outstanding negotiation abilities
• You can work proactively and systematically in a fast-changing business environment with a strong success focus
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• This job requires fluent Finnish and English language skills

What is in it for you?

We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues and opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. We have an inclusive company culture where our values are Innovation, Fair Play, Customer Focus and Passion to Win. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better.