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Saab Global
manufacturing

Manager Projects & Planning Fighter Production

Göteborg,
Sweden
Closing date: 22 January 2026

Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact – and your part matters.

Your role

We are looking for a communicative and driven leader to join our Projects and Planning management team in Gothenburg. The department oversees project management and planning for both development and delivery projects within production.

In this role, you will lead one of our teams, responsible for sub-project management and planning for Fighter Production. Your team consists of approximately 12 project managers and planners, and is currently expanding.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead, motivate, and develop employees

  • Ensure project deliveries and balance workload across production

  • Drive methodology development and continuous improvements

  • Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

  • Actively contribute to the Projects & Planning management team

Your profile:

  • A collaborative mindset with the ability to build trust and enable strong cross-functional cooperation

  • A results-oriented personality with a strong drive to deliver on commitments

  • Proven leadership and project management experience

  • Background in manufacturing industry

  • Knowledge of material flows and production processes

  • Master of Science degree or equivalent

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 a part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,100 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.