Program / Industrial Flows Director

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We invite you to work at Airbus Atlantique, a new world-class champion, #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:

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

Responsibilities:

• Achieve the satisfaction of our Airbus Canada customers by continuously improving the quality of our products, delivering the A220 workpackages (Forward Section, Aft fuselage, Bulkhead) on Time, in Quality, and at Cost, with management through our Quality-Gates;
• Initiate, lead when necessary, and close crisis management activities required to ensure the fluidity of activities 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 according to customer demand and the ramp-up strategy through the implementation of the Master Planning Schedule (MPS);
• Manage the overall relationship with the customer 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 the profits and losses (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 ramp-up of the A220 program 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 management of RP and NRP claims, in line with AA's Purchasing strategy;
• Ensure the consistency of the strategies of AA's various entities and subsidiaries in terms of worksharing, derisking, industrial choices, and priorities;
• Drive in MFT mode major transformation projects 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, 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 financial (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 is 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, investment budgets, and monitoring performance indicators (KPI / Quality-Gates);
• In-depth knowledge of aircraft configuration processes and modification management (MOD / NRC / RC);
• Demonstrated experience in value stream mapping (Value Stream Mapping) and Master Planning Schedule (MPS);
• Proven ability in contractual negotiation, crisis management, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams (MFT).

This job 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 company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.