About this role
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is a leading supplier of equipment, tools, services, support and technical solutions for the mining and construction industry, and our operations and organizations are spread around the globe. The Inventory and Forecast Planning department within Product Area (PA) Rock Tools ensure that the PA have the right foundation for delivering products and meeting forecasts of customer demands by analyzing data, spotting trends and planning the most efficient ways to produce our tools. We are now looking for someone who want to significantly develop their logistics skills for the position as Regional Inventory and Demand Planner with responsibility for the West African region. This is a great opportunity to enhance your strategic planning skills and build a network spread across the globe. The location for this position is Sandviken and some international travel is a natural part of the job. Your mission – Cooperating with stakeholders to generate efficient logistics planning As Regional Inventory and Demand Planner, you interact within our sales teams in Europe, CIS, West Africa and the Middle East to drive our sales and operations planning process; enabling us to both carry out production plans and to plan and analyze relevant stock levels at warehouses around the region. You spot trends and analyze data in a state of the art planning tool and you undertake weekly operational plans with consideration to KPIs such as fill rate, forecast accuracy, warehouse inventory levels and net working capital. Collaborating with our global partners and being a core sounding board for our sales organization within the PA is a major part of your responsibility. You also develop new ways of working with systems, processes and documentation. Your character – A structured and collaborative planner with a strategic mindset We are looking for someone with a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Industrial Economy, and with a solid background from working with Supply Chain planning. You have advanced knowledge of using Excel for forecasting and production planning, and additional skills in Logility Voyager Planning system are beneficial. Additional experience from conducting analysis, spotting trends and planning based on relevant findings are also advantageous. To succeed in this position, you need written and verbal fluency in Swedish, and as we operate in an international setting, you also need excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and in writing We place great value on your personal qualities in this recruitment. You have an analytical and strategic mindset with the ability to understand, plan and forecast numbers and statistics. You thrive on identifying problems and finding the best possible solutions; embracing improvements by being creative and taking new initiatives. Additionally, you use your excellent collaborative and communicative skills to build and maintain trust within your networks and to inspire, as well as challenge, your stakeholders in performing accurate reporting and planning At Sandvik, we strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Application Send your application no later than September 21, 2018. Read more about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/career , Job ID: R0000073. Contact information For further information about this position, please contact: Daniel Remstam, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 262 121 Union contacts – Sweden Per Hedman, Unionen, +46 (0)26 265 014 Rickard Andreasson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 265 183 For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444. Recruitment Specialist Karin Wallón Prior to this recruitment, we have already decided on what advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to utilize. In light of this, we respectfully decline any contact with marketing or recruitment agencies regarding additional channels or campaigns. 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 2017, the Group had approximately 43,000 employees and sales of 91 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations.