Functional Manager, SAP Platform Services

Sandvik Mining Business Area Functional Manager, Sap Platform Services

Sandvik Mining Business Area is a leading global high-tech supplier of equipment, tools and service solutions for the mining and construction industries. Our offering covers rock drilling, rock cutting, rock crushing, loading and hauling and materials handling.

Our Sandvik Mining IT Delivery organization supports end to end business processes with solutions by providing solution design & architecture, project implementation and service operations.

Are you a collaborative minded professional with a passion for SAP development? Would you be our new Functional Manager, for SAP Platform Services?

Join our global team dedicated to delivering the best customer experience for our extensive corporate offerings. We are committed to investing in your personal development, providing the competence and passion necessary to deliver successful solutions. Are you ready for an exciting digital journey? Please keep reading!

We are looking for a structured and experienced Manager to our IT Service Delivery function to lead the team and work closely with other SAP functional professionals and business/technical stakeholders throughout the whole Sandvik Mining business area. The role is full-time, permanent and located in Tampere, Finland or Stockholm or Sandviken, Sweden.

Purpose of the Role:

The SAP Platform Services Functional Manager plays a key role in the strategic development, architectural planning, and daily operational management of the SAP technical platform.

This position combines technical expertise with team leadership responsibilities, aiming to ensure a smooth user experience, efficient technical support, and continuous service improvement.

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Lead the operational SAP platform team and ensure the effective functioning of the application portfolio.
• Act as the technical architect for the SAP technical service portfolio, covering both SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Coordinate the delivery of technical support and build activities, ensuring alignment with agreed timelines and SLAs.
• Develop long- and short-term architectural strategies, including templates, guidelines, and roadmaps.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance models and architectural standards across the program level.
• Promote operational excellence and continuous improvement, especially in problem management and service development.
• Represent the SAP platform services team in customer, partner, and vendor engagements, such as RFIs and investment pre-studies.
• Manage monitoring and escalation mechanisms for critical application services.
• Lead technical relationships with the SAP AMS support service provider.
• Ensure compliance with SAP environment security regulations and IT governance requirements.

What can you bring to our team?

We hope you have a strong background working for larger organizations, preferably in the manufacturing industry.

You will bring with you a broad knowledge of the SAP ecosystem and have a deep understanding and technical experience of both SAP & non-SAP applications and on-premise or cloud-based IT infrastructure.

Experience of large-scale SAP implementation projects (S/4HANA) is a merit and that you are familiar with Agile methods with a strong appetite for new technologies.

Role requirements in brief:

• Extensive experience in SAP/ERP technologies and IT infrastructure (on-premise or cloud-based).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related IT field.
• Strong SAP Basis expertise combined with project management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience with internal and external audits.
• Solid understanding of MS Azure cloud services.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and guide the team effectively in dynamic situations.
• Results-oriented, flexible, and positive attitude.
• Commitment to managing team capacity and task allocation clearly and consistently.

Sandvik will offer you - A glimpse of our culture:

Sandvik will offer an opportunity for you to influence and structure our organization with new and innovative ways of working, good perks, flexible hybrid work, and an opportunity to continuously learn with a good work-life balance. Company has a truly international environment with great opportunities for your professional development and growth.

The inclusive corporate culture is focused on sustainable development, with values such as Winning Together, Curiosity, Responsibility, and Customer Focus. We believe in an inclusive, equal, and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results.

We believe in finding a perfect mix between work, family life and interests, and we happily support our employees in balancing this. For us, it's also clear that an inclusive setting - where we back each other, learn together, and celebrate our diversities - forms a solid foundation for achieving great results.

What next?

The recruitment process is handled by our partner Adecco and it consists of interviews and tests by Adecco and Sandvik. Submit your application by October 12th 2025. Please include a cover letter and your salary request to your application. Also note that we will start reviewing applications and potentially conducting interviews already during the application period. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

All questions and further information will be provided by: Senior Researcher Janne Mattila, janne.mattila@adecco.fi and Executive Search Consultant Miia Langhoff, miia.langhoff@adecco.fi

External applicants: Please send your application through Adecco's portal.

Internal applicants: Apply via intranet's link "View all job opportunities" which you can find at the bottom right of the intranet's main page. If you don't have an internal access to Workday, please send your application and CV to HRServices.Nordic.Finland@sandvik.com.

About us:

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. Our offerings cover the entire customer value chain and are based on extensive investments in research and development, customer insights and deep knowledge of industrial processes and digital solutions. In 2024, the group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion.