Operations Excellence Lead

Bedford Introduction Saab Uk; Great Brington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's defence group, seeks an Operations Manager to support BlueBear Operations in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on governance, compliance, trials, and business coordination, with emphasis on process improvement and performance tracking to enhance operations and Saab UK integration.

The successful candidate will lead risk management, audits, and change initiatives while coordinating export control, H&S, and security activities.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills and ability to drive change across the organisation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
• Experience implementing change and risk management policies including business continuity plans.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 compliance.
• ISO 27001 desirable; awareness of export control, H&S and environmental management.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across the organisation to achieve high standards.
• Own process standardisation and compliance with the quality management system.
• Coordinate export control, health & safety and security compliance with Saab UK functions.
• Develop and track KPIs to support the Strategic Business Plan delivery.
• Capture customer feedback and implement process changes based on insights.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and lead business continuity activities.
• Implement new compliance standards and business tools; train staff on continuous improvement.
• Champion information management within BlueBear and support project activity.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Self-motivated

Risk management

Quality management

ISO 9001

ISO 27001

Export control

UK MOD knowledge

Job description

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's defence group, seeks an Operations Manager to support BlueBear Operations in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on governance, compliance, trials, and business coordination, with emphasis on process improvement and performance tracking to enhance operations and Saab UK integration.

The successful candidate will lead risk management, audits, and change initiatives while coordinating export control, H&S, and security activities.