Group Head of Supply Chain & Transport Office
Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management
In short
Responsibilities
- Drive the development of key Supply Chain capabilities across Saab.
- Lead the organisation responsible for Saab's transport scope.
- Further develop how Saab works with integrated planning, S&OP and S&OE across Business Areas.
- Strengthen the common approach to transportation.
- Develop common capabilities, governance and ways of working across Saab.
- Drive performance, capability development and continuous improvement within the Transport organisation.
- Strengthen the integration of demand, supply, capacity, material and financial planning.
- Establish common frameworks and performance measures for planning.
- Increase visibility of key constraints and risks in planning.
- Support Business Areas in developing effective planning capabilities.
- Play a central role in developing Saab's future Supply Chain capabilities.
- Translate strategic direction into practical and scalable ways of working.
- Drive capability development within integrated planning, performance management and data-driven decision-making.
- Coordinate cross-Business Area initiatives.
- Develop common KPIs and governance frameworks for supply chain.
- Work closely with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Manufacturing, Engineering, Programmes, IT and Data functions.
- Develop and coordinate Saab's common transport governance.
- Establish policies, processes, standards and compliance frameworks for transport.
- Drive performance management and continuous improvement in transport.
- Lead cross-Business Area collaboration in transport.
- Develop common transport capabilities and supporting systems.
- Ensure safe, compliant and reliable delivery within the assigned transport scope.
- Continue to strengthen organisational capability, develop people and leadership, and evolve ways of working in line with Saab's future Supply Chain operating model.
Requirements
- Senior leadership experience within Supply Chain, Operations, Integrated Planning or a related industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of S&OP, S&OE and Supply Chain Planning.
- Strong knowledge from transport & Logistics.
- Experience of developing governance frameworks, operating models, processes or organisational capabilities.
- Proven people leadership experience, including leading organisational development and change.
- Experience of leading cross-functional transformation and improvement initiatives.
- The ability to create alignment in a decentralised and matrix organisation.
- A structured approach to navigating complex challenges and competing priorities.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate operational needs into Group-wide capabilities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluency in English and Swedish, both written and spoken.
- Ability to operate effectively across organisational and functional boundaries.
- Comfortable operating in an environment where not every answer is already defined.
- Ability to bring structure to complexity, create alignment across stakeholders and translate strategic direction into practical results.
- Must pass a security vetting process.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience from the defence industry is highly valued.
- Experience with collaboration with authorities or international organisations is highly valued.
Benefits
- Work in a leading defense and security company.
- Be part of a growing organisation.
- Opportunity to shape the future of Supply Chain at Saab.
- Work with talented people and push boundaries of technology.
- Achieve the extraordinary together.
- Your part matters.
- Work with cutting-edge technology, creativity, and an innovative environment.
- Contribute to keeping people and society safe.
- Opportunities for growth and development.
Skills
As a leading defence and security company, we offer solutions that range from the depths of the oceans to high in the sky, on land and in cyberspace, to keep people and society safe. Empowered by our 22,000 talented people, we constantly push the boundaries of technology to create a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world. We design, manufacture and maintain advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. We are headquartered in Sweden and have major operations all over the world and are part of the domestic defence capability of several…
Company
SaabJob Posted
4 days ago
Expires
in 1 week
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Executive
Locations
Solna, Sweden
Göteborg, Sweden
Linköping, Sweden
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