Competence Manager

Sandvik; Sandvikens kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik seeks a Competence Manager to lead and develop senior professionals, aligning competence and capacity with business needs. You will partner with product teams and contribute to strategic initiatives across Product and Solution Management, R&D and Operations.

You report to the Product Area Manager and drive transformations, skill development, and resource planning while maintaining strong stakeholder communication in English.

Qualifications

• Strong background in leading senior professionals, including product owners and business analysts.
• Experience connecting competence with business needs and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop senior professionals, including product owners and business analysts.
• Plan and allocate resources in close collaboration with product teams.
• Secure the right skills and capacity through employees, consultants, and service agreements.
• Drive recruitment, sourcing, and competence development based on current and future needs.
• Contribute to strategic work, change initiatives, and transformations across the product area.
• Manage cost follow-up and forecasting, as well as delegated EH&S responsibilities.

Skills

People leadership

Change management

Agile ways of working

IT application development

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

Bring together people, competence, and business needs to create the conditions for strong product teams. As Competence Manager, you combine people leadership with a strategic perspective, helping senior professionals grow while ensuring that the organization has the skills and capacity needed to move forward.

About The Job

You lead and develop senior professionals while connecting competence and capacity with business needs. You work closely with product teams and contribute to strategic initiatives, change and transformation across Product and Solution Management, R&D and Operations. You report to the Product Area Manager for Product and Solution Management, R&D and Operations.

Job responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop senior professionals, including product owners and business analysts.
• Plan and allocate resources in close collaboration with product teams.
• Secure the right skills and capacity through employees, consultants, and service agreements.
• Drive recruitment, sourcing, and competence development based on current and future needs.
• Contribute to strategic work, change initiatives, and transformations across the product area.
• Manage cost follow-up and forecasting, as well as delegated environment, health and safety responsibilities.

Location

This position is based at Mossvägen in Sandviken.

Your profile

With a strong background in business or IT, you bring solid experience in people leadership and change management. You understand agile ways of working and IT application development, allowing you to connect people, business, and technology. Strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and an understanding of IT application development are key. You communicate fluently in English, verbally and in writing.

Knowledge of product management and development, operations, software development or digital security is an advantage, as is familiarity with Sandvik Coromant’s strategy and business model.

Collaborative and confident in your leadership, you build trust, commitment, and engagement. You’re comfortable navigating change, communicate clearly, and take initiative when challenges arise. With a solution-oriented approach, you balance strategic contribution with hands‑on people leadership and confidently coach experienced colleagues.

The team

You’re part of the product area management team and collaborate closely with product teams across Product and Solutions, R&D and Operations. The area brings together senior expertise, including product owners, business analysts, and other professionals supporting the business.

Our culture

Innovation is in our DNA and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career opportunities in an inspiring global environment. Meet some of your future colleagues at our career page or visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.

Contact information

Are you curious to know more about this position? Please contact Camilla Ström, hiring manager, at [phone]

Union contacts (Sweden)

• Tord Engström, Akademikerföreningen, [phone]
• Thomas Lilja, Unionen, [phone]
• Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, [phone]