Senior Leader, Multi-Site Materials & Packaging

Saab AB; Town of Lysander (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager to standardize and lead Materials, Warehousing, and Packaging Engineering across multiple U.S. sites. You will establish an enterprise operating model, governance, and KPI framework to drive performance, cost efficiency, and risk reduction.

The role demands senior leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel 20% of the time to Saab locations. A strongest candidate will have aerospace/defense exposure and security clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, Business with 12+ years of experience, or Master's with 10+ years.
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site leadership

ERP & data analytics

Transformation & CI

Analytics & performance

Travel ability

Security clearance

AS9100 / Lean Six Sigma

Packaging engineering familiarity

3PL & freight mgmt

FAR/DFARS compliance

ERP / WMS / TMS

Education

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

Master's degree with 10+ years of experience

Tools

ERP systems

WMS / TMS

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager to standardize and lead Materials, Warehousing, and Packaging Engineering across multiple U.S. sites. You will establish an enterprise operating model, governance, and KPI framework to drive performance, cost efficiency, and risk reduction.

The role demands senior leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel 20% of the time to Saab locations. A strongest candidate will have aerospace/defense exposure and security clearance eligibility.