Program Director / Industrial Flow
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Bachelor's, Master's
Montreal, QC, Canada
In PersonThe posting identifies the workplace as the Airbus Atlantique site in Mirabel; ATS scope is Montreal Area, Canada.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering, industrial engineering, administration, or a related discipline is required; a master's degree is an asset.
- At least 10 years of experience managing large-scale programs or projects in the aerospace sector.
- Spoken and written French, and advanced English proficiency to interact with international teams, global suppliers, and Airbus Canada partners.
- Strong command of P&L management, investment budgets, and performance indicator monitoring, including KPIs and Quality-Gates.
- In-depth knowledge of aircraft configuration processes and change management, including MOD, NRC, and RC.
- Demonstrated experience in value stream management and Master Planning Schedule (MPS).
- Demonstrated skill in contract negotiation, crisis management, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Improve customer satisfaction in terms of time, cost, and quality by ensuring continuity of production flow throughout the value chain and initiating and leading crisis-management activities as needed.
- Manage program budgets and activities affecting annual profits and losses and cash flows to achieve financial and delivery objectives.
- Initiate and lead the competitiveness plan to meet multi-year profitability objectives.
- Ensure robust program configuration management and manage product evolution through change management.
- Ensure implementation of changes or potential new developments and manage their non-recurring and recurring cost impacts without affecting on-time delivery or on-quality delivery.
- Contribute to sourcing strategies, including Make to Buy and Buy to Buy, and to industrial strategy.
- Lead risk management activities, including comprehensive risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting.
- Improve Airbus Canada customer satisfaction by continuously improving product quality and delivering A220 work packages, including the forward section, aft fuselage, and bulkhead, on time, to quality, and to cost targets through Quality-Gates.
- Initiate, lead as necessary, and close crisis-management activities to maintain flow along the value chain, from elementary parts to fuselage sections.
- Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Purchasing, synchronize program-management information, and cascade customer definitions, end-to-end integrated business planning, aircraft configuration, budgets, and competitiveness plans to stakeholders.
- Manage macro-level production planning according to customer demand and ramp-up strategy through the Master Planning Schedule.
- Manage the overall customer relationship through periodic governance, including contract management and negotiations concerning price changes, options, and change requests.
- Manage work-package configuration, including internal and external change requests, their implementation, and associated financial impacts.
- Manage risks and opportunities for the A220 program across Make and Buy activities.
- Manage the full OPEX and CAPEX investment budgets for the programs.
- Lead A220 work-package profits and losses and competitiveness plans in line with cascaded financial targets, including Design to Cost activities.
- Structure and lead the A220 program ramp-up across the entire value chain and establish the associated governance.
- Co-develop with Purchasing the sourcing strategy for elementary parts and work packages, including RP and NRP claims, in line with Airbus Atlantique's purchasing strategy.
- Ensure alignment among Airbus Atlantique entities and subsidiaries regarding work sharing, de-risking, industrial choices, and priorities.
- Lead major transformation projects in a multidisciplinary team mode to achieve time, cost, quality, and performance objectives, including inventories, transfer of work, and supply-chain structure.
About the company
Airbus designs and manufactures commercial airplanes, helicopters, military aircraft, and space systems like satellites and launch services. The company builds these products by integrating advanced airframes, propulsion systems, and digital communication networks to support global travel, defense, and scientific exploration. Airbus distinguishes itself through its massive global manufacturing network and its active development of hydrogen-powered aircraft to eliminate carbon emissions. Its goal is to provide safe, connected aerospace solutions while leading the industry toward sustainable flight and environmental responsibility.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Blagnac, France
Founded
1970
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Professional Development Budget
- Flexible Work Hours