Senior HR & EHS Business Partner – Sales Area Northern Europe

Do you thrive where people business and safety meet and where strong leadership capability building and a proactive safety culture drive commercial success In this role you shape how teams grow collaborate and stay safe while influencing the culture and longterm competitiveness of an entire Sales Area.

About the job

You drive the HR and EHS agenda across multiple countries within the Sales Area working closely with business leaders at strategic tactical and operational levels. Your role focuses on building high-performing teams strengthening capabilities and ensuring a safe compliant and engaging workplace.

You enable organizational performance and future readiness by supporting leaders with design workforce planning talent and succession. Your decisions are guided by data and insights. Simultaneously you lead the regional EHS efforts emphasizing proactive risk management continuous improvement and alignment with global safety standards. Youre a trusted advisor to the VP Sales Area Northern Europe and an active member of the Sales Area Management Team contributing directly to decisionmaking and acting on people topics supportive of business priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Develop organizational and leadership capabilities in sales technical and service teams through targeted initiatives.
• Manage performance goal-setting and incentive structures to drive business results.
• Support talent attraction development retention and succession planning for long-term readiness.
• Advise leaders using people analytics and organizational insights.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws agreements and internal policies across countries.
• Lead regional EHS strategies to strengthen safety culture through coaching audits and risk assessments.
• Oversee EHS training certifications crisis preparedness emergency readiness and monitor key HR and EHS KPIs.

Location and collaboration

The preferred locations for this role are Sweden Finland Norway Poland or Germany.

Your profile

Youve gained extensive experience in senior businessoriented HR roles within salesdriven technical or industrial environments and are comfortable working across the full employee lifecycle. Strong knowledge of talent performance and organizational development comes naturally to you as does navigating labor relations and compliance in an international setting. Experience with EHS or safety management systems is an advantage. You also bring:

• A strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to turn insight into action.
• Strong communication facilitation and stakeholdermanagement skills.
• Confidence in influencing coaching and challenging leaders.
• Proficiency in HR and EHS systems digital tools and data.
• Fluency in English verbally and in writing.

Integrity accountability and collaboration guide how you work. Youre forwardleaning solutionoriented and comfortable navigating complexity. By building trust and driving progress you contribute to a culture thats safe inclusive and engaging.

Our culture

At Sandvik were tech driven innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So we invest in supporting each other learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position please contact Toni Silfverberg hiring manager on

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Union contacts Sweden

• Susanna Viltstig Unionen 46 (0)
• Fredrik Andersson Akademikerföreningen 46 (0)70-
• Olle Hansson Ledarna 46 (0)70-

Recruitment Specialist: Anton Karlsson

How to apply

Send your application no later than April 22 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we dont accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0090191.

To learn more about our recruitment process please visit our career site or contact HR Services at

Business area Mining is a global leading supplier of equipment and tools parts service digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Applications include rock drilling rock cutting loading and hauling tunneling and 2025 sales were approximately SEK 63 billion with about 18400 employees.