This position offers you the chance to lead a team, directly impacting the plant’s efficiency and success. You’ll tackle complex challenges and collaborate across departments, fostering innovation and continuous improvement. It’s a role that promises both professional growth and the satisfaction of making a tangible difference.
About Us
With headquarters and production in beautiful Hälsingland, Sweden, CrossControl is committed to empowering our customers by making industrial vehicles and machines smarter, safer, and more productive. As a global leader in HMI (Human-Machine Interface) and computing solutions for industrial vehicles, we leverage operational excellence and engineering expertise to work as a trusted partner for OEMs and system integrators worldwide. Our technology helps our customers' products and services to continually improve through the provision of robust platforms for machine intelligence, communication, and human-machine interaction.
Read more about who we are and what we do at crosscontrol.com.
The Role
In this role, you will lead a team responsible for activities related to materials planning and inventory management of the plant. Your and your team are responsible for demand planning, sales order processing, master scheduling, production planning, buying/expediting, inventory receiving, cycle counting, and shipping, as well as the sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process for the plant.
The Materials Manager supports and reports to the Plant Manager and works closely with peers in other functions such as operations, sourcing, customer service, and sales to support the growth of the company through customer satisfaction and management of working capital.
What We Offer
Our employees are our greatest asset, and we invest in their personal development. At CrossControl, passionate people get the chance to explore their interests and push themselves to take on bigger challenges. We offer a strong team spirit, a hybrid workplace with remote work options, and flexible hours that prioritize a healthy work-life balance. We work at building a vibrant workplace culture at each site with corporate support for personal clubs, a health & fitness focus, and team-building activities, both small and large.
To be a relevant candidate, we prefer that you have an academic background in logistics or industrial economics, or alternatively, several years of experience in a similar role. You are skilled in production planning, material and inventory management, and knowledgeable about flows within the manufacturing industry. You have likely held a similar role in a leadership position. It is advantageous if you have experience working according to LEAN principles and are familiar with working in Monitor.
We highly value your personal qualities. As a person, you are logical and analytical with the ability to quickly see trends/patterns and act accordingly. You believe that a coaching approach is the way to succeed as a leader. You prioritize and understand the importance of presence and availability to create involvement. Being open and positive and enjoying working with people are prerequisites for the position. Furthermore, you have good communication skills and communicate fluently in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing. You are driven by challenges, are a team player, and excel at questioning the “status quo” and have the capacity to implement necessary changes.
Why Apply?
We are a medium-sized company, proud of our strong team culture, short communication paths within and between disciplines, and an open-minded work environment. As a dedicated Material Manager, you will become part of a dynamic team always striving towards innovation and excellence.
For more information about the position, please contact:
Robert Jansson, Plant Manager, robert.jansson@crosscontrol.com
For information about the recruitment process, please contact:
Linnéa Olevik, HR Generalist, linnea.olevik@crosscontrol.com
Union representatives:
Unionen: Frida Edvinsson 0271-75 76 36
Sveriges Ingenjörer: Jörgen Martinsson 021- 40 32 11
Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today, but no later than 2025-03-28.