Head of HW, SW and Communications

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As Head of computer HW, SW and Communications at Saab Surveillance, you are responsible for leading and developing a team of Strategic and Operative Buyers within a designated procurement category and towards a specific site and related business units. You will support execution of procurement strategies, foster supplier relationships, and ensure delivery, quality, and cost performance. This role is placed in Järfälla/Solna Strand.

Main responsibilities:

• Personnel responsibility for the team assigned
• Commercial responsibility for all supplier base
• Quality, delivery and cost performance from the suppliers
• Establishing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Agreement coverage, operational development of processes, methods and tools together with Procurement driver and Process owner
• Securing business compliance towards internal and external business requirement

We are looking for a person with strong belief in competence and commitment from our employees. As a manager, you demonstrate communicative leadership skills to create commitment and energy within the organization. Your ability to establish a performance-driven culture within your unit will be important.

We also assume you have:

• Previous managerial experience or extensive experience in strategic sourcing roles
• Educational background in engineering, logistics, or economics
• Strong leadership skills with a solution-oriented and proactive approach
• High engagement and networking skills to establish cross-functional networks across all Saab Surveillance sites
• Business-driven mindset with the ability to prioritize work effectively
• Fluency in Swedish and English

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

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