Head of Quality Management, BA Surveillance

Saab Business Area Surveillance is re-thinking how to develop the quality management function, having moved from a decentralized organization to a central function governing general quality management and project quality management across the business area. Are you an experienced manager in quality management and process development? Do you have what it takes to drive the transformation while improving quality support to the projects and operations? Then apply to this challenging and highly exciting career opportunity!



Your role

Effective quality management is core to our business and a critical success factor in delivering on our customer expectations and driving profitability. As Head of Quality Management, you will be responsible for BA Surveillance management system, audits and certifications, as well as the governance and development of effective process management across the business area. Quality Management organizes quality managers for the business units, line operations and customer projects, as well as the environmental management function. In total, Quality Management organizes some 50 highly skilled quality and environmental professionals.



Business Area Surveillance has a global and diverse business and operations, subject to differing regulatory and management system standards and requirements. Current certifications include, but is not limited to, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO45001 and EN9100. As Head of Quality Management, you will drive harmonization of processes and ways of working, while respecting the differing business prerequisites. Several key support processes. This means managing multiple stakeholders, disciplines and priorities, a critical success factor is managing the balance as a key support function while maintaining integrity and autonomy of the quality function.



Areas of responsibility:

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Responsible for the Quality Management System, acting as Management Representative
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Leading and developing the quality organization with respect to skillset, ways of working and capability
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Effectively supporting all parts of the business by providing expertise in quality assurance and related activities such as value stream mapping, root cause analysis and process effectiveness measures
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Developing the governance of process management
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Ensuring effective management of the Internal and Third Party audit programs
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Developing the integrated Environmental Management function





Your profile

To fit in this role, you must be highly self-motivated, structured and communicative. You demonstrate strategic height, meaning you can connect the overall business plan objectives to challenges in the quality management domain. You are motivated by the challenge in developing operational efficiency while upholding compliance, regarding the two as interdependent rather than opposites. You express true integrity in your role and you are comfortable in leading as a line manager as well as a functional leader. Our values Trust, Drive, Expertise and Diversity inspire you and you can picture yourself becoming an ambassador for our culture initiative "Together As One" in your day to day work.



Required skills:

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Master degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience
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Systematic and structured approach
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Minimum five years of experience in quality management and understanding of international standards for management systems
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Experienced in managing requirements on operations
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Experienced in effective process management
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Proven leadership skills, previous management experience is required
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Excellent analytical skills, including effective root cause analysis
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Proven track record of effective change management
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Excellent communication skills in English and Swedish, written and verbal



Desired skills:

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Management in matrix organizations
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Audit management
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Value stream mapping and tools for continuous improvements
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Measuring process effectiveness
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Knowledge of Surveillance's product portfolio and operations
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Knowledge of Saab's structure for process management
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Experience from defence and/or aviation industry



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



Quality Management is part of Operational Excellence at BA Surveillance, you will report directly to the VP & Head of Operational Excellence. Functionally, you will also report to Saab's Head of Group Quality, thus representing BA Surveillance in all Quality Management concerns on Group level. You will interact throughout and outside of BA Surveillance and travelling will be required.

Base office location is at any of Surveillance's major Swedish sites Göteborg, Järfälla or Huskvarna.

If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here



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