Manager Operational Purchasing and Production Planning

Atlas Copco Aktiebolag; Tierps kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for growth within Atlas Copco

Collaboration with various business functions

Influence on delivery performance

Job summary

Atlas Copco Aktiebolag in Tierp is seeking a Manager for Operational Purchasing and Production Planning to lead a skilled team and ensure reliable deliveries. The role involves overseeing the material flow and production plans while fostering collaboration across departments.

The ideal candidate will possess strong people leadership experience, operational insight in manufacturing, and good command of both Swedish and English. This position offers a key leadership role with significant growth opportunities within Atlas Copco.

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership experience and a clear coaching leadership style.
• Relevant operational experience from manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, purchasing or production planning.
• Ability to lead through change and prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the team in Operational Purchasing and Production Planning.
• Secure reliable material flow and realistic production plans.
• Collaborate closely with production, logistics, sourcing, and market-facing functions.

Skills

People leadership experience

Operational experience in manufacturing or supply chain

Analytical skills

Collaboration skills

Good communication skills in Swedish and English

Education

University degree in logistics, supply chain or related field

Job description

Manager Operational Purchasing and Production Planning

Are you ready to take on a leadership role where people, planning and production flow come together? At Tierp Works, we are looking for a manager who wants to lead a skilled team, create clarity in a business‑critical flow and help secure reliable deliveries to our customers.

Your role

As Manager Operational Purchasing and Production Planning, you will lead a team of approximately 10 people, including team leaders in both areas. Your mission is to create clarity, focus and stability in a business‑critical flow while continuing to develop how we work.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach and develop the Operational Purchasing and Production Planning team.
• Secure reliable material flow, realistic production plans and clear prioritisation.
• Balance market needs, production feasibility, capacity and supplier realities.
• Collaborate closely with production, logistics, sourcing, market‑facing functions and the Logistics management team.

To succeed, you will need

We are looking for a leader who brings direction, trust and accountability, with enough operational depth to understand planning, purchasing and production trade‑offs.

We believe you bring

• Proven people leadership experience and a clear, coaching leadership style.
• Relevant operational experience from manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, purchasing or production planning.
• Ability to lead through change, prioritise effectively and create stability.
• Analytical and collaborative skills, with the ability to turn insights into practical action.
• A university degree within logistics, supply chain or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Good communication skills in Swedish and English.

Experience from Sales and Operations Planning, Sales and Operations Execution, logistics, management team work or similar planning processes is an advantage.

If this role excites you but your background does not match every point, we still encourage you to apply. What matters most is your leadership, curiosity and ability to create progress together with others.

In return, we offer

This is a meaningful leadership assignment where you will have direct impact on delivery performance, material flow and the everyday work of a skilled team, while growing in a key role within Atlas Copco.

• A key leadership role in a business‑critical flow at Tierp Works.
• Close collaboration with production, logistics, sourcing and market‑facing functions.
• Strong opportunities to learn, grow and explore future career paths within Atlas Copco Group.

Job location

The position is based onsite at Tierp Works, in Tierp, Sweden.