Multi-Site Materials & Packaging Enterprise Leader

Saab AB; Village of Sylvan Beach (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance and student loan

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Generous paid time off including 8 HOL

Job summary

Saab, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to standardize enterprise operating models for Materials, Warehousing, and Packaging Engineering across multiple U.S. sites. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, building capabilities and governance across locations.

You will drive a unified materials strategy, warehouse capacity planning, and packaging standards while mentoring leaders and pushing continuous improvement. Travel ~20% annually; U.S. security clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a complex manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience leading multi-site operations or enterprise-level initiatives and standardizing processes across multiple locations or business units.
• Strong Materials Management, Warehousing, and inventory control experience with working knowledge of domestic and international logistics.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational transformation, continuous improvement, and team development.
• Strong analytical, ERP/data, and performance management capabilities.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% annually to Saab, Inc. locations across the United States.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a standardized enterprise operating model for Materials, Warehousing, and Packaging Engineering.
• Establish common governance, operating standards, KPIs, roles, responsibilities, and accountability across Saab, Inc. locations.
• Balance enterprise standardization with site-specific production, program, and customer requirements.
• Develop and execute the enterprise Materials strategy and continuous improvement roadmap.
• Build organizational capability and develop site and functional leaders.
• Lead cross-site initiatives focused on operational performance, scalability, cost, service, and risk reduction.
• Provide enterprise leadership for receiving, warehousing, inventory management, material movement, staging, and shipping.
• Drive inventory accuracy, material availability, transaction discipline, and material traceability.
• Develop enterprise strategies for warehouse capacity, space utilization, material flow, and external and satellite warehousing.
• Establish common warehouse operating standards and performance expectations across Saab, Inc.
• Provide enterprise leadership and organizational ownership for Packaging Engineering.
• Establish common packaging standards and specifications supporting product protection, preservation, handling, storage, and transportation.
• Integrate Packaging Engineering with Programs, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Materials, and Logistics.
• Drive packaging standardization, efficiency, and continuous improvement across Saab, Inc.
• Work closely with Trade Compliance and Logistics to integrate regulatory requirements into Materials and Packaging processes.
• Ensure appropriate engagement for international shipments, customs requirements, HTS classification, duty‑free activity, licensing, and regulated material movements.
• Build compliance requirements into shipment planning and execution early in the process.
• Maintain clear separation between operational execution and the independent regulatory responsibilities of Logistics and Trade Compliance.
• Partner closely with Programs, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Program Management, Finance, Trade Compliance, IT, Facilities, and Security.
• Serve as the enterprise Materials leader in cross-functional planning and operational reviews, influencing decisions across organizational and site boundaries.
• Think and operate at an enterprise level, build organizations and operating systems, and drive transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site operations

Strategic thinking

Change management

ERP/data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Master's degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

WMS

TMS

Data analytics tools

Job description

Saab, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to standardize enterprise operating models for Materials, Warehousing, and Packaging Engineering across multiple U.S. sites. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, building capabilities and governance across locations.

You will drive a unified materials strategy, warehouse capacity planning, and packaging standards while mentoring leaders and pushing continuous improvement. Travel ~20% annually; U.S. security clearance required.