Program / Industrial Flows Director

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We invite you to work at Airbus Atlantique, a new global player, #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 pilot 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 in charge of customer satisfaction for Airbus Canada (TCQ), delivery in terms of time, cost, quality, and performance of programs carried out by the Mirabel PreFAL, including securing the ramp-up of the A220.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve Airbus Canada customer satisfaction by continuously improving product quality, delivering A220 workpackages (Forward Nose, Aft fuselage, Bulkhead) on Time, Quality, and Cost, managed through our Quality-Gates;
• Initiate, lead if 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;
• Pilot 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 customer relationship through periodic governance including contract management and associated negotiations (price evolution, options 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 OPEX and CAPEX investment budget envelope for the programs;
• Pilot profits and losses (P&L) & the competitiveness plan of A220 WPs, in accordance with cascaded financial objectives, including DtC (Design to Cost) activities;
• Take responsibility for structuring and piloting the ramp-up of the A220 program, for the entire value chain (VSM) as well as the implementation of associated governance;
• Co-construct with purchasing the supply strategy for elementary parts and workpackages including the management of RP and NRP claims, in accordance with AA's Purchasing strategy;
• Ensure the consistency of strategies of different AA entities and subsidiaries in terms of worksharing, derisking, industrial choices, and priorities;
• Pilot 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 piloting crisis management activities if necessary;
• Pilot budgets and activities impacting annual profits and losses (P&L) and program cash flows in order to achieve operational (OP) and delivery objectives;
• Initiate and pilot the competitiveness plan to meet multi-year profitability objectives;
• Guarantee the robustness of the program configuration management, while piloting product evolution through modification management (MOD);
• Ensure the implementation of potential modifications or new developments, and their NRC / RC repercussions, without impact on OTD and OQD;
• Contribute to the development of supply strategies (Make to Buy, Buy to Buy), and the industrial strategy;
• Conduct risk management activities, in particular comprehensive risk identification, evaluation, 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 proficiency in 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 management (Value Stream Mapping) and Master Planning Schedule (MPS);
• Proven ability in contractual negotiation, crisis management, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams (MFT).

This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as these values are 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.