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Global Category Manager

Do you enjoy leading sourcing agendas and taking ownership of strategic supplier relationships at a global level? In this role, you shape category strategies, influence stakeholders across the organization, and ensure long-term value creation through professional sourcing leadership.

Why Sandvik Coromant?

At Sandvik Coromant and our Category Management team, strategic sourcing drives business success. In this senior role, you take responsibility for sourcing mainly IT Services and general global Services, with broad ownership, cross‑functional influence, and close collaboration with global stakeholders.

About the job

As Global Category Manager, you lead and govern category work within your area of responsibility. The role focuses on developing and executing category strategies, driving sourcing initiatives, and ensuring implementation, compliance, and value realization across the organization.

Job responsibilities

Lead and manage cross-functional category teams at a strategic level

Develop, maintain, and govern category strategies within your scope

Identify, prepare, and lead strategic sourcing projects end-to-end

Negotiate, conclude, and implement supplier contacts

Drive strategic supplier management, including contract governance and compliance

Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers

Location and flexibility

The position is based in Sandviken (Mossvägen) and offers a hybrid working model, allowing you to work remotely every other week.

Your profile

You bring extensive experience in strategic sourcing and category management and are confident operating in complex, global organizations. With a strong commercial mindset, you identify how to secure maximum value from supplier contracts and drive sustainable sourcing outcomes. Influencing senior stakeholders and navigating diverse perspectives come naturally to you.

We also see that you bring:

Proven ability to commercially source solutions by evaluating options, negotiating, closing deals, and managing stakeholder expectations

Strong negotiation, contracting, and strategic supplier management capabilities

Experience working cross-functionally and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders

Excellent communication skills in English and Swedish, enabling effective collaboration both locally and globally

A relevant academic degree and experience from the manufacturing industry is an advantage

You’re comfortable challenging stakeholders, partners, and suppliers when needed, while remaining adaptable and open to different perspectives. A structured and detail-oriented approach, combined with curiosity and market awareness, enables you to proactively identify and develop sourcing solutions that deliver long term value.

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 Peter Törnqvist, hiring manager, at +46 (0)76 818 02 07.

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Union contacts (Sweden):

Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70-261 04 82

Tord Engström, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)76 106 62 87

Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Tanja Benavides

How to apply

Send your application no later than June 5th, 2026. Selection is ongoing. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0091981. As part of our recruitment process, a background check may be conducted on the final candidate.

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure an objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com

Sandvik Coromant is part of the global industrial engineering group Sandvik and is at the forefront of developing manufacturing tools and machining solutions, with knowledge that drives the industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and in the next industrial era. Collaborations with educational institutions, extensive investment in research and development and strong customer partnership ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 1700 patents worldwide, employs around 8000 staff and is represented in more than 150 countries.

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