Sourcing

Supplier Development Leader

The Underground Drilling Division within Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is an industry leading global provider of drilling equipment for underground mining and tunneling industry with focus on technology development and future innovative solutions to enable sustainable operations for our customers. Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy’s Tampere Site is a global technology and manufacturing center for Underground Drilling equipment. We are now looking for a Supplier Development leader in the Sourcing team. The role is permanent and based in Tampere, Finland.

Your responsibilities

As a Supplier Development Leader you will lead the development of our Supplier Development and Supplier Quality processes. Your main responsibility is to proactively ensure and further develop performance level of our suppliers.

Your main activities will be:

Ownership of the Supplier Development and Supplier Quality processes
Securing the fulfillment of Sandvik Quality Processes by maintaining Supplier Quality Manual and Purchased Material Requirements
Creation of Supplier audit plans and conduct audits for the new and current suppliers
Coordinating internal and external resources to support supplier quality
Leading Supplier Development Projects based on supplier audit or assessment results
Act as main coordinator for critical claim management
Creation of Advanced Quality Plans including as an example Control plans for new or current suppliers
Giving consultancy for Engineering in New Product Development process about manufacturability of new components

Your skills and qualifications

You are a practical and action-oriented person with Quality mindset build in you. It is natural for you to coach and guide other with your knowledge. You can easily build strong professional relationships with relevant stakeholders and suppliers. You are willing to drive change and improvement in our process and ways of working.

You have a suitable degree in Engineering (Bachelor or Master) and several years working experience from Manufacturing environment. You are mastering Quality systems (ISO) requirements, Quality Management and issue resolution methods and tools. You are experienced in leading improvement project and want to bring your views in order to further develop our Supplier Development and Quality.

Hands on experience of various Manufacturing processes such as welding, machining, assembly and surface treatment as well as welding qualifications are considered as a strong advantage (IWS, IWI, IWT or IWE).

This job requires willingness to travel and fluent Finnish and English language skills.

What is in it for you?

We offer you a challenging and interesting role in a truly international environment with great opportunities for your professional development and growth. In addition, we offer good employee benefits and inclusive corporate culture focused on sustainable development, with values such as Innovation, Fair Play, Customer Focus and Passion to Win. 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. Visit our Solid Ground stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better.

Contact Information

For further information about this position, please contact the recruiting manager: Alain Colliard, Head of Sourcing, Underground Drilling, tel. +358 40 832 9749.

For further information about the recruitment process, please contact: HR Services Finland, tel. 4444 or +358 800 1 44444 (weekdays at 9-11 and 13-15 EET).

Want to join our team?

Submit your application and CV with your salary request by Sunday February 23rd, 2025. When applying in our system, please make sure to also attach your introductory letter when asked to upload your CV. Read about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/careers.

Job ID: R0063482

About our company

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2023 the Group had approximately 41,000 employees and revenues of about 127 billion SEK in about 170 countries.

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