Logistics and Operations Team Lead

Introduction

Saab in UK is growing rapidly, with over 500 colleagues across eight sites. We bring together Swedish heritage and British expertise to drive innovation in areas such as software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. Joining Saab in UK means contributing to the security and resilience of society while building a career with real scope for personal and professional growth.

What you will be 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 defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,000 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 defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here.

The Role:

This is a key operational role responsible for supporting production planning activities, leading the warehouse team and its day-to-day functions, and ensuring an efficient, well-controlled logistics operations. The candidate will act as the central link between planning, warehouse, and production teams—ensuring materials, information, and workflows move smoothly to meet customer demand, OTIF targets, and production schedules.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Planning

• Support the maintenance, and daily co-ordination of shop orders released from planning.
• Co-ordinate in-house material availability to ensure production plans are achievable.
• Collaborate closely with Production team leaders, planners and procurement to resolve constraints and adjust priorities when needed.

Warehouse Management

• Lead, motivate, and manage a small warehouse team, fostering high performance and accountability.
• Oversee daily warehouse operations, including goods-in, put-away, picking, packing, dispatch, and stock control.
• Ensure accurate stock management and undertake periodic stock takes and investigations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within warehouse workflows, layout, and processes.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, safety, and compliance (H&S, ISO, internal SOPs).
• Monitor KPIs across warehouse, logistics, and report on performance through department management board.

Logistics & Inventory Control

• Manage inbound and outbound logistics activities, including liaising with carriers, freight agents, and suppliers.
• Ensure on-time delivery performance and cost-effective logistics planning.
• Ensure accurate documentation for shipments and receipts.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as the operational link between Planning, Production, Procurement, and Quality teams,
• Troubleshoot constraints that impact production output, on-time delivery, or stock accuracy.
• Support strategic projects such as system upgrades, layout changes, or process improvement initiatives.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven understanding of production planning, with experience in warehouse leadership, and logistics.
• Good understanding of material flow principles. Continuous improvement mindset (Lean/5S experience desirable).
• Experience managing or supervising warehouse teams.
• Competent user of ERP/MRP systems and confident with data analysis/reporting. (IFS experience desirable).
• Strong people and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without friction.
• Knowledge of health & safety and warehouse best practices.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-focused person within a growing business.
• Strong communicator who thrives in changing production environment.
• Analytical thinker with attention to detail.
• Reliable, committed, and able to work autonomously.

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.