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Do you thrive where people, business and safety meet – and where strong leadership, capability building and a proactive safety culture drive commercial success? In this role, you shape how teams grow, collaborate and stay safe, while influencing the culture and long‑term competitiveness of an entire Sales Area.

About the job

You drive the HR and EHS agenda across multiple countries within the Sales Area, working closely with business leaders at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Your role focuses on building high-performing teams, strengthening capabilities, and ensuring a safe, compliant, and engaging workplace.

You enable organizational performance and future readiness by supporting leaders with design, workforce planning, talent, and succession. Your decisions are guided by data and insights. Simultaneously, you lead the regional EHS efforts, emphasizing proactive risk management, continuous improvement, and alignment with global safety standards. You’re a trusted advisor to the VP Sales Area Northern Europe and an active member of the Sales Area Management Team, contributing directly to decision‑making and acting on people topics supportive of business priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Develop organizational and leadership capabilities in sales, technical, and service teams through targeted initiatives.
• Manage performance, goal-setting, and incentive structures to drive business results.
• Support talent attraction, development, retention, and succession planning for long-term readiness.
• Advise leaders using people analytics and organizational insights.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, agreements, and internal policies across countries.
• Lead regional EHS strategies to strengthen safety culture through coaching, audits, and risk assessments.
• Oversee EHS training, certifications, crisis preparedness, emergency readiness, and monitor key HR and EHS KPIs.

Location and collaboration

The preferred locations for this role are Sweden, Finland, Norway, Poland or Germany.

Your profile

You’ve gained extensive experience in senior, business‑oriented HR roles within sales‑driven, technical or industrial environments and are comfortable working across the full employee lifecycle. Strong knowledge of talent, performance and organizational development comes naturally to you, as does navigating labor relations and compliance in an international setting. Experience with EHS or safety management systems is an advantage. You also bring:

• A strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to turn insight into action.
• Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Confidence in influencing, coaching and challenging leaders.
• Proficiency in HR and EHS systems, digital tools, and data.
• Fluency in English, verbally and in writing.

Integrity, accountability and collaboration guide how you work. You’re forward‑leaning, solution‑oriented and comfortable navigating complexity. By building trust and driving progress, you contribute to a culture that’s safe, inclusive, and engaging.

Our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Toni Silfverberg, hiring manager, on [email protected]

We’ve already decided on which advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to use and respectfully decline any additional contacts in that matter.

Union contacts – Sweden

• Susanna Viltstig, Unionen, +46 (0)70 616 27 23
• Fredrik Andersson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-266 78 50
• Olle Hansson, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-650 57 43

Recruitment Specialist: Anton Karlsson

How to apply

Send your application no later than April 22, 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0090191.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].

Business area Mining is a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2025, sales were approximately SEK 63 billion with about 18,400 employees.