Product Specialist, Surface Drilling Division

At Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, we deliver pioneering products and solutions to our global customers within the mining and construction segment. Part of our exciting business is the Surface Drilling Division, where our intelligent surface drill rigs bring the latest technology to surface mining and construction applications – we’d like to call it true power with absolute precision!

We are now looking for an innovative and proactive Product Specialist for one-year temporary assignment in Tampere, Finland. This newly established position reports directly to VP R&D and Product Management, Surface Drilling.

Your role

As a Product Specialist, your main responsibility is to support the product management and sales support teams in tasks such as managing product & sales configuration, producing sales & marketing material and tracking product cost and profitability. You will also represent product management as a member in forums like Sales Area monthly reviews. You are capable in providing concise analysis using reporting tools such as PowerBI.

In this role, you will interact with a wide range of stakeholders from customers to supply and from sales & marketing to engineering. You’ll take ownership of supporting our product line’s business ambitions through developing some of the key processes and tools. One of the key priorities is maintaining product options in CRM system for our products manufactured in Tampere.

Your background and what we find important

We are looking for someone with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related field of study. You are interested in combining technical knowledge with business knowledge.  Most importantly, you have the drive to continuously improve. You are a good team player and able to work in international multi-cultural environment. Fluent spoken and written English is expected.

Your skills and capabilities

• Good documentation skills and the ability to provide clear reports
• Good organizing skills and ability to manage deadlines
• Willingness to learn
• Understanding of mobile machinery, drill rig experience seen as a benefit

What’s in it for you?

We offer you interesting position in continuously evolving product development environment where you can build your skills and knowledge supported by a team of experienced co-workers. You’ll have the opportunity learn and contribute on wide range of topics from how to products are defined & developed to how they are sold and marketed. We at Sandvik believe that the diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will contribute to successes for our employees, our company and therefore also our customers. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn, Facebook and We Make the Shift - Advancing the World through Engineering to get to know us better.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact:
Lauri Laihanen, Vice President R&D and Product Management, Surface Drilling Division +358 40 7292571.

For further information regarding the recruitment process please contact:

Sandvik’s HR Services, Finland, tel. +358 800 1 44444 (8:00-4:00 pm, EEST).

Want to join our team?

We will be reviewing applications and interviewing as per submitted, so send your application in English as soon as possible, no later than Sunday August 15th, 2021.

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Job ID: R0029432

About us

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2020, sales were approximately 37 billion SEK with about 12,500 employees within continuing operations.