Industrial Strategy & Rate Adaptation Leader

You have experience in program management or strategic projects, you have worked in aerospace or manufacturing operations 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 in conjunction with all departments.

You will be part of the Chief Industrial team, responsible for ensuring the stability of the industrial system, driving the ramp-up and preparing for 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 working 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 A220 Program rate increases (Ramp-Up).
• Proactively challenge the robustness, feasibility and risk levels of the cross-functional operational plan. Act as an authority to ensure strategies and resources are adequate to achieve critical volume objectives.
• Design, prepare and direct high-level documentation and presentations for the 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 enabling rapid and informed decisions regarding rate increase milestones and investments.
• 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 ensuring 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 the ability to make autonomous decisions (ownership) at 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 toward a common goal (the Ramp-Up). You Excel in negotiation and strategic conflict resolution between departments.
• You Master High-Level Communication (oral and written, in French and English) to synthesize complexity into clear messages and action-oriented for Top Management and external partners.