Sandvik
Mining, rock excavation, metal cutting solutions
Customer Project & Key Account Manager
Up to two days per week of home office; 50% travel for national and international customer visits.
About the job
- Technical or business vocational training or a degree in one of these areas.
- Experience in project management, ideally in an industrial environment and preferably in mechanical engineering or machining.
- Affinity for metrology, data, and digitalization.
- Strong customer and service orientation, communication skills, and ability to work in a team.
- Structured and independent working style.
- Willingness to travel 50% for national and international customer visits.
- Very good German and English language skills.
- A valid driver's license, at least Class B, is required.
- Plan, control, and independently manage national and international customer projects, ensuring their timely and high-quality execution.
- Identify customer requirements, develop suitable solutions, and specify and define project success criteria.
- Act as the central interface between customers and the internal development, sales, service, and production departments.
- Build and maintain long-term customer relationships and identify follow-on projects, growth opportunities, cross-selling, up-selling, and follow-on business opportunities.
- Own revenue planning and target achievement for assigned customers and develop and implement customer-specific account plans.
- Project management experience in an industrial environment, preferably in mechanical engineering or machining.
About the company
Sandvik is a global engineering company focused on mining and rock excavation, rock processing, and metal cutting, supplying tools, machines, and related services. Its products perform material extraction, rock breaking, crushing, and precision cutting to help customers mine, process, and shape metals. It differentiates itself through a long history, deep specialization in its core domains, an integrated portfolio, and a strategy that keeps focus on core businesses while divesting non-core units like Alleima. Its goal is to help customers improve productivity, safety, and sustainability in heavy industry by providing reliable equipment, tools, and support.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Stockholms kommun, Sweden
Founded
1862
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 order intake hit SEK 37.8 billion, with 17% growth.
- Q2 2026 adjusted EBITA margin reached 22.6%, proving pricing and mix strength.
- Sandvik completed Diemme Filtration on September 1, 2026, expanding mining value-chain coverage.
What critics are saying
- Machining restructuring through 2030 cuts 130 jobs and SE105 million annual savings distract execution.
- Q2 2026 items affecting comparability reached SEK 582 million, exposing integration and impairment costs.
- Autonomous drilling, filtration, and machining all face tough rivals like Epiroc, Caterpillar, and Metso.
What makes Sandvik unique
- Sandvik owns mining equipment, rock processing, and machining platforms across one industrial stack.
- AutoMine and Rio Tinto’s 2026 autonomous drilling integration deepens switching costs in mines.
- Diemme Filtration adds dewatering and filter presses, extending Sandvik deeper into mine throughput.
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Professional Development Budget
Training Programs
Parental Leave
Wellness Program
Employee Referral Bonus
Performance Bonus
Remote Work Options
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Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire the Italy-based company Diemme® Filtration, a leading
Sandvik has partnered with Rio Tinto to integrate its i-series surface drill rigs with Rio Tinto's Autonomous Drilling System. The collaboration will combine Sandvik's AutoMine automation technology with Rio Tinto's remote operations expertise to improve safety, productivity and system interoperability in open-pit mining. Development will be managed through Rio Tinto's Perth Operations Centre, beginning with testing at Sandvik's facility in Finland. Field trials will follow at Rio Tinto's Western Australian operations to evaluate performance against production targets. The project leverages existing autonomous infrastructure at Rio Tinto's iron ore sites and aligns with both companies' expansion plans, including Sandvik's recent copper mine equipment orders and Rio Tinto's $1.5 billion Quebec smelter expansion, due to complete by end-2026.
Swedish engineering group Sandvik reported strong first-quarter results for 2026, with order intake rising 23% to SEK 36.8 billion and revenues increasing 15% to SEK 30.7 billion, both at fixed exchange rates and organically. The company's adjusted EBITA margin improved to 20.0% from 19.7% in the prior year period, whilst adjusted EBIT margin reached 18.6%, up from 18.0%. Adjusted profit before tax rose to SEK 5.5 billion from SEK 5.0 billion. Diluted earnings per share increased to SEK 3.09 from SEK 2.97, whilst adjusted diluted earnings per share reached SEK 3.27, up from SEK 3.01. Free operating cash flow stood at SEK 3.6 billion, down slightly from SEK 3.8 billion in the same quarter last year.
Sandvik has acquired 80% of the Canada-based K&Y Diamond, a leading manufacturer of