Program Director / Industrial Flows

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We invite you to work at Airbus Atlantique, a new global leader, #2 in aerostructures, #1 in pilot seats, and in the Top 3 for Premium passenger seats. Our Airbus Atlantique site based in Mirabel is looking for its future: Program / Industrial Flows Director to drive the success of our A220 programs.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the CEO of Airbus Atlantique Canada, the Program / Industrial Flows Director will be responsible for the satisfaction of our customer Airbus Canada (TCQ), delivery in terms of time, cost, quality, and performance of the programs carried by the PreFAL in Mirabel, including securing the A220 rate ramp-up.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve our Airbus Canada customer satisfaction by continuously improving the quality of our products, delivering the A220 workpackages (Forward Section, Aft fuselage, Bulkhead) on Time, in Quality and Cost, with management through our Quality-Gates;
• Initiate, lead if necessary, and close crisis management activities required to ensure smooth operations along the value chain from elementary parts to fuselage sections;
• Work in collaboration with all functions (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Procurement...), ensure the synchronization and cascading of program management information (e.g.: customer definition, end-to-end integrated business planning, aircraft configuration, budgets, competitiveness plan) to stakeholders;
• Drive the production macro-planning based on customer demand and the ramp-up strategy through the implementation of the Master Planning Schedule (MPS);
• Manage the overall customer relationship through periodic governance including contract management and associated negotiations (price evolution, option management and change requests);
• Manage the configuration of work packages including internal and external change requests, their implementation and associated financial impacts;
• Manage risks and opportunities (R&O) for the A220 program (Make and Buy);
• Manage the complete budgetary envelope of OPEX and CAPEX investments for the programs;
• Drive profit and loss (P&L) & the competitiveness plan of the A220 WPs, in accordance with cascaded financial objectives, including DtC (Design to Cost) activities;
• Take responsibility for structuring and driving the A220 program rate ramp-up, for the entire value chain (VSM) as well as setting up associated governance;
• Co-construct with purchasing the supply strategy for elementary parts and workpackages including RP and NRP claim management, in accordance with AA's Purchasing strategy;
• Ensure consistency of strategies of the different AA entities and subsidiaries in terms of worksharing, derisking, industrial choices and priorities;
• Drive major transformation projects in MFT mode to ensure the achievement of TCQP objectives (inventories, Transfer of Work, chain structure,...).

Missions:

• Improve customer satisfaction (TCQ), ensuring the continuity of the production flow across the entire value chain, by initiating and leading crisis management activities when necessary;
• Drive budgets and activities impacting annual profit and loss (P&L) and program cash flows to achieve operational (OP) and delivery objectives;
• Initiate and drive the competitiveness plan to meet multi-year profitability objectives;
• Guarantee the robustness of the program configuration management, while driving product evolution through modification management (MOD);
• Ensure the implementation of modifications or potential new developments, and their NRC / RC repercussions, without impact on OTD and OQD;
• Contribute to the development of sourcing strategies (Make to Buy, Buy to Buy), and industrial strategy;
• Conduct risk management activities, in particular comprehensive risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting.

Profile sought:

• Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering, industrial engineering, administration, or a related discipline. Master's degree an asset;
• Minimum of 10 years in large-scale program or project management in the aeronautical sector;
• Spoken and written French. Advanced command of English required to interact with international teams, global suppliers, and Airbus Canada partners;
• Solid mastery of P&L management, capital expenditure budgets, and tracking performance indicators (KPI / Quality-Gates);
• In-depth knowledge of aircraft configuration processes and modification management (MOD / NRC / RC);
• Demonstrated experience in value stream management (Value Stream Mapping) and Master Planning Schedule (MPS);
• Proven skill in contractual negotiation, crisis management, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams (MFT).

This work requires awareness of all potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, these values being the foundation of the company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

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This job requires knowledge of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the basis for the success, reputation, and sustainable growth of the company.

Legal entity:

Airbus Atlantique Canada Inc.

Contract type:

Permanent

Experience level:

Professional

Job family:

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