Manager IT Sourcing

Sandvik IT Services (SITS) provides Sandvik with IT infrastructure, systems and business-critical solutions, and we need the best people with different backgrounds and experiences, all in the right place, to make this happen. Working in a constantly changing environment with new technology emerging every day, we see new challenges, innovations and problem-solving as a vital part of our culture. Through effective and strategic sourcing, we ensure cost-efficiency, high quality and reliability. We continually work to identify new ways to improve efficiency and profitability in our IT delivery.
We’re now looking to strengthen our department with a Manager for the team IT Procurement and Software Asset Management. Are you ready to take the next step in your career where you’ll lead a team of experienced professionals in a global company and at the same time develop your agile ways of working? Then you might be our perfect fit!
What’s the job all about?
In this position, you lead and develop a team of professionals in the area of staffing, procurement and software asset management. You’re responsible for the planning and coordination of activities involving IT sourcing and professional services, meeting internal clients’ order demands in terms of cost, quantity, quality and time frame. You develop studies and negotiates with suppliers in order to get the best conditions and find new alternatives of sourcing.
You’re also responsible to:
contribute to the development of the organization’s overall sourcing strategy; establishing purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures that will achieve these strategic objectives
identify, evaluate and capitalize on opportunities to reduce purchasing costs by improving the organization’s buying patterns and supply channels
evaluate, negotiate and manage the most complex or strategically important supplier and vendor relationships to secure terms that are in the organization’s best interest
lead, direct, evaluate and develop a team of managers and other professionals to ensure that procurement activities meet established targets and standards.

The location for this position is either in Sandviken or at our site Gasverket in Stockholm. However, we do need your presence in Sandviken on a regular basis.
Your character
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience from IT sourcing and professional services, combined with a track record of managing people within leadership position. To be successful in this role you need experience from big international organizations as well as of outsourcing, sourcing strategies and change management. You have advanced stakeholder management skills and we see it as a plus if your knowledge is backed by a university degree in IT, Business Administration or Economy. Working in a global setting calls for excellent English skills, verbally and in writing, and your understanding of Swedish is good.
Your personality makes the difference! You’re open-minded and communicative and bring lots of energy to your team. Your curiosity combined with your can-do attitude makes you the perfect fit for this role, and your strategic and business mindset enables you to help us grow. You thrive in an agile and changing setting and with your overall view you’re able to see both details and the big picture.
Our Sandvik culture
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group, rapidly developing into new, digital offerings. We believe in a collaborative and inclusive culture, where innovations are part of everyday life. And for us, it’s clear that our diversities form a solid foundation for achieving great results.
Application
Send your application no later than January 5, 2021. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0035231). As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. Shortly after the last application date, you’ll therefore be asked to take a personality and logic ability test.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Stefan Willems, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 262 969
Union contacts
Malena Rackner, Unionen, +46 (0)26 262 748
Fredrik Andersson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 262 718
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Irene Sveen
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Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and sustainability. 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 industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2020, the Group had approximately 37,000 employees and revenues of about 86 billion SEK in more than 160 countries within continuing operations.