Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is a business division of the Sandvik Group and a leading supplier in equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, tunneling, quarrying and breaking and demolition. In 2017 the annual sales amounted to about 37 billion SEK, with around 15 000 employees.

The Business Unit Automation is driving an exciting revolutionary transformation of the Mining industry. This industry is going totally digital, which has a radical impact on our customers’ way of thinking, their processes and the way they run their business. Sandvik is the global market leader in this area, offering cutting edge digital products and solutions for its customers worldwide. Our offerings today include solutions for fully automated and robotic mining machines for underground and surface mining applications (AutoMine®). Sandvik also has the best in class software solutions (OptiMine®) for creating a full-process transparency and control for mining operations and maintenance management processes including location tracking in GPS denied environments, real time 3D-imaging, self-learning machines and predictive data analytics technologies. Now is a great time to join the Business Unit Automation team! We are shaping the future of an entire industry worldwide.

We are currently looking for an innovative and committed Product Development Manager, AutoMine to support our current and growing business in the field of digital mining products. You will be working in a team with our other product development managers, and closely co-operating with our product lines and project office. This is a permanent role based in Tampere, Finland reporting directly to the Product Development Manager, Automation and member of the Product Development Management Team.

Your responsibilities

You are responsible for an AutoMine® development team. While managing activities to create new products and solutions, you need to:

• Ensure that disciplined and structured engineering methods and tools are used, and all development activities are delivered on time and on budget
• Responsible for the development team and competence development to ensure that the best skills are always available
• Develop associated processes to reach product development KPIs and achieve overall quality
• Ensure that business and technical stakeholders including external partners are well aligned
• Participate in sales proposal work
• Innovative approach on applying new and existing technologies for the mining industry
• Deliver upon commitments

Your skills and qualifications

You have a relevant technical education (e.g. Master of Science) and prior experience with software development in international business environment, knowledge of data management and data processing. You are fluent in English and you have at least five years of experience in delivering technically advanced complex projects and in both project and people management.

You can establish strong professional relationships directly with relevant stakeholders and communicate with them at all levels. You understand wider business needs and find innovative solutions to complex problems. You have excellent leadership, change management, networking, presentation and negotiation skills. You can work proactively and systematically in a fast-changing business environment with a strong success focus. You have willingness to travel internationally.

We offer you excellent opportunities to further develop your expertise with our top quality, high-tech products and to acquire international experience in a global business environment. 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.

Contact Information

For further information about these positions, please contact:

Olli Snellman, Head of Product Development, olli.snellman@sandvik.com or tel. +358 445990279 (on Mondays at 15-16 and on Thursdays at 15-16).

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services Finland, tel. +358 800 1 44444.

Interested?

Send your application and CV (in English) including your salary request by July 28th, 2019.

If you wish to add a cover letter to your application, please make sure to attach the file when uploading your resume.

Read about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/careers.

Job ID: R0011379

Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2018, the Group had approximately 42,000 employees and sales of 100 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations.