Saab is Hiring
August 18, 2011 in News
Today, three new job postings, at Saab, were published on the Swedish job board Arbetsförmedlingen.
All three have a submission deadline of September 16, 2011. Given the short-term nature of these job openings, it seems highly likely that they are related to the ongoing planning/discussions that are currently taking place.
The job summaries (roughly translated) are as follows:
- Vi söker Inköpschef till Chassis/Thermal (Chassis / Thermal Purchasing Manager)
- Vi söker Inköpare till Chassis/Thermal (Chassis / Thermal Buyer)
- Vi söker nu Inköpare till Electrical/Powertrain (Electrical / Powertrain Buyer)
Given the description on each of these positions, it appears that Saab is planning to make some large-scale component purchases very soon.
Jens: Thanks for the tip!
JasonPowell said on August 18, 2011
The fact that they are looking to fill some job openings at this time seems like a positive to me. News like this is what makes me happy. Something seems to be happening and I’m starting to feel a little excitement.
zippy said on August 19, 2011
+1
Tim said on August 19, 2011
+1
Certainly as all three job openings were posted yesterday. Seems good news is to be expected
ryanonsrc said on August 19, 2011
And as I mentioned in my posting: I think there is a good chance that this is connected with the current deal that Saab is working on … given mention of “ePower” and the potential relation with electric vehicles in the comments below, that certain would be consistent with Jason’s newest discovery as well.
Audun said on August 19, 2011
I think we can look forward to very exiting times in the next life of Saab Automobile very soon.
RadioMan said on August 19, 2011
This is telling me that Saab has not given up and that they in fact are about to find new suppliers. Is this the first sign of something new and promising? I have my own ideas of what’s going on…
till72 said on August 19, 2011
Me too…
terry9000k said on August 19, 2011
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epower…….
Patrik B said on August 19, 2011
Isn’t this just a consequence of people leaving the company and therefor they need to fill some positions?
RadioMan said on August 19, 2011
Even so, why would they need to fill these positions if they had already given up?
ryanonsrc said on August 19, 2011
RadioMan: +1
Exactly. The fact that they are hiring at all is a big deal.
JasonPowell said on August 19, 2011
+1
Good call RadioMan, that’s exactly what ryanonsrc were talking about earlier about these postings. If they are hiring at all, then all is not lost. If you were about to pull the plug, you would not be putting up job postings.
rallyho said on August 19, 2011
One guess may be that those jobs may be “dedicated” to the new electrical vehicle that was shown. That was the 9-3 Combi with the batteries running mid-ships.
As such, those jobs may qualify them to tap into some of the EIB loan that was yet unused.
Chassis Thermal and Electrical Powertrain sounds like a given for that cars development.
montahue said on August 19, 2011
GOOD! THAT’S THE SPIRIT!
nordican said on August 19, 2011
And people that apply now must be really motivated and still have faith in SAAB !!
rallyho said on August 19, 2011
Of course in order to collect unemployment insurance in order to stay on the dole, you need to apply for work at something like at least 4 places of potential employment a week. Life on the dole was good in summer.
I shaved a few strokes off my golf game of course and one day after I secured employment, I took my one friends to apply for a job at the local Insane Asylum or Loonie Bin if you prefer. For once he seemed serious about working so I was initially shocked but when I glanced at the application I realized that the position he applied for was …… “The Leader” … the poor employment counselor was flabbergasted as he insisted that he would be a stellar leader …. you had to be there, it would have made a wonderful Monte Python skit. I had no idea he was going to do this and as an employee of the criminal section who he had used as a reference,
Red J said on August 19, 2011
On the second job summary at the end it reads
My brain was playing games with me and has put an of there, so it looked like
För frågor kontakta
Maud Olofsson
I think I’m a little bit too excited because of the braking news
ryanonsrc said on August 19, 2011
haha! … yeah that would just be too bizzare!
Volvo man said on August 19, 2011
Many times when I read Saabsunited I come to think about Monty Python’s sketch about the dead parrot. I see Victor Muller as the pet shop owner and some of you dearly want to belive him when he says that the parrot is not dead, just asleep. It is sad but the parrot will never wake up again, even if you hit it hard in the desk.
Khrisdk said on August 19, 2011
Well..I hope that you are entertained.
Troels, Denmark said on August 19, 2011
For a Volvo-man you have quite a sense of humour…
I love exceptions from the rules.
Regarding volvos and their durability I always come to think about the Leonard Cohen song with the line: “… twenty years of boredom…” – But you actually think to be mentally alive – Great
Norwegian Blue said on August 23, 2011
Saab’s not dead, it’s resting!
rallyho said on August 19, 2011
Volvo man and I think alike and dang I was trying to work that old “budgie joke” in too.
On my way to pick up my Volvo .. we have two 9-3 XWD’s too …
Then off to look for a TVR or Vette.
I feel the need …………. for speed.