Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We now want to make fossil free living possible within one generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Job Description

Join Our Growing External Workforce Team!

Exciting times are ahead as we expand our External Workforce team, offering a unique opportunity to be part of building a professional, international team. As part of a high-profile Centre of Excellence project, our team is receiving significant attention and support from senior management and as part of this team you'll be at the forefront of shaping the future ways of working in the management of Vattenfall’s contingent workforce.

About the position

As the Manager of the Plan & Support team in the External Workforce department in People & Culture at Vattenfall, a crucial leadership role, you will be responsible for guiding and supporting a diverse team of experts who provides the fundamentals needed for the operational hiring of consultants by the hour across multiple regions. The focus is on leading, coaching, and empowering the team to ensure high performance and compliance. You will also be responsible of building and maintaining a strong relationship with key stakeholders and enhance the team's reputation within the organization.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead, coach, and inspire a team of experts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including expert functions withing HR, Legal, IT and finance, to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Strategic Planning and Execution: Ensure adherence of external workforce processes, ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational goals.
• Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate individuals, team & supplier performance, providing constructive feedback and support to ensure continuous improvement.
• Brand Building and Advocacy: Act as an ambassador for the External Workforce team, advocating for the team’s value and contributions within the organization and ensuring a positive brand image.
• Industry Standards & Best Practices: Be up to date and curious on trends within the industry and bring learnings in-house

Qualifications

• Educational Background: University degree (preferably in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline).
• Work Experience: At least 10 years of working experience of which at least 3 years within contingent workforce, with proven experience in leadership roles.
• Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated ability to lead and coach diverse teams, strong stakeholder management skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, and a strategic mindset with the ability to drive continuous improvement.

Additional Information

Our Offer 

We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.

Location

You have the possibility to work from one of our three locations; Solna (Sweden), Hamburg (Germany) or Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Jesper Ingre, Process Owner External Workforce, [email protected] or +46 70 645 79 00. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Carolina Osterman, [email protected]

Trade Union representatives in Sweden are Trade Union representatives are Akademikerna – Rolf Ohlsson, Ledarna – Christer Gustafsson, SEKO – Christer , Unionen – Inger Strandberg. You can reach them on 08-739 50 00. via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.

We welcome your application in English no later than 15th of September 2024. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall.

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.

We look forward to receiving your application!