Head of Solutions

Do you thrive on turning strategy into action and creating value through innovation? At Sandvik Coromant, we're now looking for a senior leader to join us in a brand-new role at the heart of our transformation. This is your opportunity to be part of a team built on high-trust, empowerment, collaboration, bold ideas, and a shared purpose.

Be part of something bigger

We don’t just lead the manufacturing industry – we’re reshaping it. As a global leader in advanced manufacturing, we're on a journey to transform how we create greater customer value – moving from product-centric to solution-driven offer development and sales.

Our industry is changing faster than ever, and we’re committed to delivering smart, end-to-end solutions, products, and services to our customers. And we’re doing it with passionate change makers – people who challenge the status quo.

Your mission

You own the offer strategy and portfolio for our solution business and make sure it delivers business results and customer value. This means setting a clear direction, building strong partnerships, and ensuring flawless execution across the organization. You lead the development of modular and scalable solution offerings that combine hardware, software, services, know-how and commercial models. You make sure they scale successfully across markets and customer segments.

This is a role where you combine strategic thinking with operational execution, ensuring that our solutions deliver real value for customers and sustainable growth for Sandvik Coromant. You report to the Vice President of Product & Solution Management and is part of the Product and Solution Management team.

Your work includes:

• Driving the shift from product-centric to solution-based offer and value creation, ensuring alignment across Product & Solution Management, Sales, R&D, Operations and Marketing & Communications.
• Developing and evolving our solution portfolio and new business models such as Pay Per Part while securing growth and profitability.
• Leading application development and prioritizing strategic focus areas based on industry trends and customer needs.
• Building and developing a high-performing global team focused on solutions and applications.
• Representing the solution business in internal and external forums and contributing to strategic decision-making at the highest level.

Location & flexibility

The location for this position is flexible. International travel is part of the role.

Your profile

You bring an extensive background of leading business transformation in industrial B2B environments, combined with a strong strategic and commercial mindset. Deep knowledge of solution selling, lifecycle management, and application development is essential, and familiarity with digital technologies, automation, and solution-based models is a strong advantage. You have a proven ability to lead global teams and manage complex stakeholder landscapes. A degree in business, engineering, or a related field is required, and an advanced degree is a plus.

Success in this role calls for a customer-centric visionary leader who inspires trust and engagement. You communicate with impact, build strong relationships across functions and cultures, and thrive in a fast-paced, global environment. Analytical thinking, creativity, and the ability to turn vision into action are key to making a difference. You have a practical, hands-on mindset and are ready to roll up your sleeves and drive real outcomes.

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

For further information about this position, please contact: 

Hanna Thomas, recruitment specialist, at hanna.thomas@sandvik.com

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Hiring Manager

Annika Langéen, Vice President of Product & Solution Management

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

How to apply

Send your application no later than May 28, 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: R0091884.

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. At a later stage, you may be asked to complete a personality and logic assessment as part of our recruitment process.

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.