Industrial Strategy & Ramp-up Leader

You have experience in program management or strategic projects, you have worked in the aerospace or manufacturing operations field and you want to evolve and develop new skills? This position is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft program is looking for a Ramp-up Readiness Leader to join our FALs Industrialisation & Rate Adaptation team based in Mirabel (Quebec, Canada), where you will work jointly with all departments.

Bạn will be part of the Chief Industrial team, responsible for ensuring the stability of the industrial system, driving the ramp-up and preparing the future.

Your role as Ramp-up Readiness Leader will be to prepare and lead the ramp-up readiness steering committee, coordinating all departments, from the operational level up to directors, and presenting recommendations directly to the Vice-President.

Your challenges:

• Lead interactions with all functions (supply chain, engineering, production, quality, etc.) to determine the strategic roadmap and performance objectives (KPIs) required to support the Ramp-Up increases of the A220 Program.
• Proactively challenge the robustness, feasibility and risk levels of the cross-functional operational plan. Act as an authority to ensure that strategies and resources are adequate to achieve critical volume objectives.
• Design, prepare and lead high-level documentation and presentations for Steering Committee Ramp Up Readiness. Synthesize strategic information to provide Top Management with a consolidated, transparent and risk-oriented vision for decision-making.
• Ensure clear and factual articulation of statuses, scenarios and mitigation plans. Influence senior management by presenting clear recommendations allowing rapid and informed decisions regarding milestones and investments related to rate increases.
• Formalize strategic decisions and actions emanating from the Steering Committee. Lead the review and execution of strategic actions by holding various functional leaders accountable for deliverables, thus guaranteeing an effective conversion of strategy into operational results.

Your profile:

• Degree (or equivalent) in engineering, operations management, business administration or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in program management or strategic projects in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• You Demonstrate Strategic Agility to navigate and lead the organization through periods of complex rate change and uncertainty as well as an Ability to make autonomous decisions (ownership) with high stakes.
• You Manifest strong Initiative by anticipating risks (proactive risk mitigation) and proposing solutions to optimize the future performance of the program.
• You Master Critical Analysis to transform complex data sets into strategic insights. You use Systems Thinking to understand the interdependence of functions and optimize overall performance.
• You Exercise Influence Leadership to mobilize and align functional leaders and diverse teams towards a common goal (the Ramp-Up). You Excel in negotiation and resolution of strategic conflicts between departments
• You Master High-Level Communication (oral and written, in French and English) to synthesize complexity into clear, action-oriented messages for Top Management and external partners.