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Your role
Deliver transformation initiatives across Saab Surveillance’s global supply chain from bottom-up needs to measurable outcomes. Collect and synthesize requirements from operating countries and shop floors, align them with business strategy and the SCE roadmap, co-design robust solutions with PM&T and IFS Solutions Architects, and drive on-time, on-budget execution with clear benefits to capacity, on-time delivery, and cost.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Intake & Prioritization
Establish a structured intake from Business Partners and shop-floor functions (planning, sourcing, logistics, inventory, manufacturing etc).
Translate needs into clear problem statements and business cases; consolidate into a transparent, sequenced backlog.
Align the portfolio with business strategy and the SCE roadmap; facilitate prioritization with HoSCE and stakeholders, managing cross-OPC/BU interdependencies.
Responsible for RACI
Project Planning & Governance
Produce project charters, delivery plans, and milestone roadmaps; baseline scope, budget, and timelines.
Run day-to-day governance (RAID, change control, decision logs) and working forums.
Coordinate resources across PM&T, IFS teams, and local contributors; proactively remove blockers.
Produce and evidence earned value / milestone burn-down expectations in status reporting.
Solution Co-Design (with PM&T and IFS Architecture)
Partner with PM&T and IFS Solutions Architects to design scalable, maintainable solutions spanning process, data, integrations, controls, and non-functionals.
Translate business needs into epics/user stories or BRDs; validate process fit using S&OE/S&OP principles.
Plan enablement and adoption: training (e.g., ClickLearn), super-user readiness, and Hypercare handover.
Delivery Execution & Benefits Realization
Manage delivery to milestones and acceptance criteria; ensure SIT/UAT readiness, cutover, and stabilization.
Track value using KPIs (throughput, lead time, on-time delivery, inventory health, cost).
Lead post-implementation reviews; capture lessons learned and standardize successful patterns.
Digitalization & Standards
Advance adoption of IFS capabilities and data-driven decision frameworks for visibility, predictability, and responsiveness.
Define future-state operating models and best practices for repeatable scale across OPCs.
Cross-BU Orchestration & External Partners
Coordinate cross-functional and cross-BU initiatives to increase throughput, reduce lead time, and minimize supply risk.
Manage external consultants and tech providers against scoped deliverables and measurable value – manage KPI’s
Capability Building
Strengthen governance, performance management, demand/supply balancing, and S&OE–S&OP integration.
Support local champions and super-users to sustain outcomes.
Your profile
IFS experience (essential): hands-on delivery in IFS (Cloud or Apps) across SCM/manufacturing/inventory/planning/procurement; familiarity with integrations, data migration/quality, and SIT/UAT.
Strong analytical, reporting, and planning skills; executive-ready status reporting and KPI storytelling.
Proven stakeholder engagement from shop floor to COO governance; excellent facilitation and communication.
Change management and operational governance experience.
Influence without authority, conflict resolution, storytelling using data.
Strong Plus
Portfolio/backlog management and roadmap alignment.
Tooling: Jira or Azure DevOps, Excel (advanced), Power BI, Miro, PowerPoint.
Certifications: PMP/PRINCE2; Agile/Scrum; Prosci (nice-to-have).
International exposure; willingness to travel to OPCs as needed.
English fluency (Swedish a plus).
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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