As a technology leader in metal cutting, Sandvik Coromant keeps pushing the boundaries of what advanced manufacturing can achieve. Staying ahead means continuously challenging what our products can do, which products we develop next, and how we bring them to market, ready to perform. In this role, you lead the development of our world-leading indexable tools, solid round tools, tooling systems and cutting tool grades.
Our products are used in manufacturing workshops and factories all over the world. To keep exceeding our customers’ high expectations, you balance customer needs, technical possibilities and business priorities. This is a role where technical depth, commercial insight and strong people leadership are essential. You lead the organization through a transformation towards becoming more customer-oriented, digitally enhanced, business-driven and faster in execution.
The location for this position is one of our sites in Sweden – Sandviken, Stockholm or Gimo.
We’re reshaping R&D at Sandvik Coromant into a simpler, faster and more customer-focused organization, built around the capabilities that matter most for the future of machining. As a member of the new R&D leadership team, reporting to the VP R&D, you help set the direction for the entire function, strengthen collaboration across teams and sites, and accelerate innovation. Together, we build a high-performing organization defined by curiosity, speed and impact.
You bring senior leadership experience from industrial R&D, product development, engineering or another technology-intensive environment, including complex product portfolios and organizational change.
As a leader, you’re strategic, inclusive and business-minded. You create clarity when priorities shift, build trust across an international network and develop teams that collaborate, share knowledge and keep improving. With a customer-oriented mindset, you have the courage to prioritize and make decisions when conditions change.
To thrive in this role, you also need:
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.
Are you curious to know more about this position? Please contact Marco Zwinkels, hiring manager, at marco.zwinkels@sandvik.com
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Union contacts (Sweden):
Recruitment Specialist: Hanna Thomas
Send your application no later than November 4, 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: R0098623.
Interviews are planned to be held during weeks 47-49.
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.
Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2024, the Sandvik Group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion.
