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Your role
You will be the Manager of the unit Quality West, consisting of approximately eighteen Quality Managers and Project Quality Managers, covering the Quality Management planning, execution and monitoring within Business unit Surface Sensor Solutions. As a unit manager, you will work on a strategic, as well as on an operative level to secure and improve the execution of the team’s work. This unit is in close collaboration in all areas at Surface Sensor Solutions and it is important to understand the interactions and its part in the bigger picture.
Your focus as a managers will primarily be on people management as well as resource and work package planning.
Your tasks will typically include the following:
- Maintain and further strengthen the Quality Management within the Business Unit
- Be an active part of the quality department management team, also including the strategy and operational planning for all the department’s working areas: Quality Management and Project Quality Management
- Line management responsibilities, including for example occupational health and safety responsibilities, competence planning and coaching.
- Empower your employees by coaching and leading according to Saab’s values
- Ensure that your employees have the competence and confidence to handle current and future work, and recruit and introduce new employees when applicable
- Translate strategies and high-level goals into clear and well communicated targets for your unit
We envision a management team where each member contributes with their individual experiences and skills to creating an effective and dynamic environment. You are a confident communicator leading by values, visions and goals.
Your profile
You are a responsible, self-driven and innovative leader. As the manager’s role within the unit is primarily on people management and work planning, we seek someone with experience and interest in these areas. You have an interest in coaching with the capability of listening and appreciate other people’s experience. As the organisation also requires a lot of interaction and cooperation, your social capabilities are of high importance.
You share your professional expertise and have a high degree of personal maturity. You also have the courage to drive change.
Required skills:
- Relevant education or experience within quality management
- Experience in line management, leadership and coaching
- An ability to work well with many different people and professions
- Excellent skills in Swedish and English, spoken and written
Desired skills:
- Experience from improvement work
- International experience
- Experience of the Saab product portfolio
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.
What you will be part of
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