Head of Support and Sales at Special Mission and Regional Aircraft

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Your Role

We are looking for a collaborative and inspiring leader with business acumen to continue building and develop the Support and Sales both within Regional Aircraft and Military support. You will be responsible for guiding and supporting a team dedicated to serving Saab 340 and Saab 2000 operators worldwide and SMRA Military Support. You will part of the Support Business Management team to develop synergies between Regional Aircraft and Military Support. You will be working both in the Winning Business and Execute Business Process.

Special Mission & Regional Aircraft (SMRA) develops and maintains Airborne Early Warning & Control Systems (AEW&C) as well as supports Saabs civil aircraft (Saab 340 and 2000). SMRAs assignment includes both developing new solutions for new and old customers as well as maintaining upgrading and supporting systems already sold. Existing customers consist of the defense forces and civil operators of a number of countries.

This includes:

• Leading and developing a high-performing team: You will coach and mentor a team of approximately 15 employees in Linkping Sweden while also collaborating closely with a team of 15 in the USA.
• Driving strategic growth: You will play a key role in developing and executing the strategic business plan ensuring its alignment with overall departmental goals.
• Fostering a culture of collaboration: You will actively build and maintain strong relationships with other areas within the department promoting a spirit of teamwork and shared success.

Your Profile

We are seeking a leader who embodies our values of collaboration communication and customer focus.

You are an:

Proven people leader: You have a demonstrated ability to motivate inspire and develop high-performing teams. Your leadership style is characterized by open communication trust and inclusivity.

Strategic thinker: You possess a strong business acumen and the ability to develop and execute successful strategies.

Relationship builder: You excel at building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Collaborative mindset: You believe in the power of teamwork and actively seek out opportunities to collaborate with others.

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.

The position is based in Linkping Sweden.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement but we will pause the process during the summer vacation between w.28-32.

What you will be a part of

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