Sales Director Gripen Support
SAAB AktiebolagSammanfattning
Join Saab as a Sales Director responsible for product sales of Gripen fighter aircraft support. This role involves collaborating with marketing and campaign teams to develop support solutions for both new and existing customers. You will engage with various stakeholders, including governmental organizations and armed forces, to ensure competitive offerings and maintain strong relationships. The position is based in Sweden and emphasizes teamwork and innovation in a supportive environment.Jobbet i korthet
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Ansök senast: 2026-10-02
Publicerad: 2026-09-04
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Saab is a place where teamwork makes things fly. Literally. Join us and experience our supportive and friendly workplace.
Your role
We are looking for a Sales Director to have product sales responsibility for the Gripen fighter aircraft support. You will work closely with the Gripen marketing organization and within the campaign teams you will be responsible for the support elements, both related to new customers as well as follow on contracts for existing customers.
You will have a key role in leading the customer adaptation of the Gripen support solutions and related sales and contract work. Gripen is globally recognized to offer the highest operational availability and the most cost-effective support solution, and you will ensure that we stay ahead of the competition.
Internally you will work closely with stakeholders such as operational units and product management. Externally you will work with governmental procurement organizations, armed forces, government agencies as well as industrial suppliers and partners.
As Sales Director Gripen Support, you will:
Develop support solutions and lead related sales work within Gripen campaigns.
Securing competitive offers aligning with customer need and expectations as well as Saab internal requirements and objectives.
Secure stakeholder understanding, support and commitment.
Build trust and maintain strong relationships across Saab as well as with externally stakeholders.
Participate in negotiations, signing, and contract handover activities.
Your profile
The role combines leadership and value creation for commercial and technically complex solutions. This requires ability to understand the details as well as the bigger picture, drive complex processes to build trust, influence decisions and navigate complex environments.
We believe you have senior sales and management experience, where you can develop complex solutions generating profitable business in a global environment. Furthermore you have proven ability to build trust, credibility, and long-term relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
You have:
Experience in product and solution development/management
Good business judgment
Proposal and contract preparation experience
Solid technical and commercial understanding
It´s a plus if you have experience from military aircraft operation and support.
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 a part of
Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.
Your role
We are looking for a Sales Director to have product sales responsibility for the Gripen fighter aircraft support. You will work closely with the Gripen marketing organization and within the campaign teams you will be responsible for the support elements, both related to new customers as well as follow on contracts for existing customers.
You will have a key role in leading the customer adaptation of the Gripen support solutions and related sales and contract work. Gripen is globally recognized to offer the highest operational availability and the most cost-effective support solution, and you will ensure that we stay ahead of the competition.
Internally you will work closely with stakeholders such as operational units and product management. Externally you will work with governmental procurement organizations, armed forces, government agencies as well as industrial suppliers and partners.
As Sales Director Gripen Support, you will:
Develop support solutions and lead related sales work within Gripen campaigns.
Securing competitive offers aligning with customer need and expectations as well as Saab internal requirements and objectives.
Secure stakeholder understanding, support and commitment.
Build trust and maintain strong relationships across Saab as well as with externally stakeholders.
Participate in negotiations, signing, and contract handover activities.
Your profile
The role combines leadership and value creation for commercial and technically complex solutions. This requires ability to understand the details as well as the bigger picture, drive complex processes to build trust, influence decisions and navigate complex environments.
We believe you have senior sales and management experience, where you can develop complex solutions generating profitable business in a global environment. Furthermore you have proven ability to build trust, credibility, and long-term relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
You have:
Experience in product and solution development/management
Good business judgment
Proposal and contract preparation experience
Solid technical and commercial understanding
It´s a plus if you have experience from military aircraft operation and support.
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 a part of
Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.
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Sales Director Gripen Support
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