Retrofit Manager

Job description

Do you have project management at program level and customer needs experience, have you worked in Operations in service and would you like to progress and develop new skills? Then this job is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is looking for a Retrofit Manager to join our Retrofit Operations team based in Mirabel (Québec, Canada), where you will work with multi-functional teams.

You will be part of the Retrofit Operations team responsible for providing efficient and reliable solutions for the in-service fleet on standard service bulletins and monitoring according to economic reasons or difficult supply chain. The team organization is established to promote cross-collaboration autonomously, supporting each other and learning collectively.

Your role as Retrofit Manager will be to support the improvement of the aircraft maturity. The A220 Retrofit Manager is the key enabler of the A220 In Service Operations process. In that context the A220 Retrofit Manager has the responsibility to manage the retrofit solutions and the Request for stock provisioning (eRSP) for modifications, upgrades kits and defensive spares for the A220 program.

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is headquartered in Mirabel, in the greater Montreal area, where the vibrant city of Montreal is just a stone's throw away. Known for its peaceful and safe environment, the region offers a high quality of life for younger or experienced professionals and families, perfectly balancing career opportunities and outdoor activities.

• Financial rewards
  :
  Attractive salary, annual bonus, group insurance plan, pension plan and share purchase plan.
• Work / Life Balance
  : A hybrid working policy (based on operational needs), on-site cafeterias and a highly competitive holiday policy.
• Wellbeing/Health
  :
  Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Program, on-site Medical Service, access to a public shuttle service between Laval (Montmorency metro station) and Mirabel, and a carpooling application.
• Individual development
  :
  Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses, certifications, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

• You will initiate, prepare, launch and monitor retrofit solutions in accordance with program/customer targets (time, cost, and quality):
  • Understand the technical solution and take the lead of the deployment (responsible on behalf of program).
  • Contribute & challenge program retrofit & mitigation strategy and support development of technical solution.
  • Translate the program & retrofit requirements (target cost per aircraft, embodiment rate, policy etc.) into inputs to other departments, including the Supply Chain Manager retrofit.
  • Provide all required inputs to the Supply Chain Manager to enable supply chain industrialization of retrofit with kits.
  • Contribute to negotiation of supplier capacity & cost alignment with Procurement, material reservation and missing parts management.
  • Define & steer inputs from engineering, procurement, suppliers, supply chain and program to ensure global retrofit material strategy in accordance with retrofit objectives (time, cost, quality) and the retrofit embodiment until final fleet completion.
  • Create planning between Airbus, Supplier and Operator and follow the embodiment of the retrofit with the airline.
• Prepare, launch and monitor eRSP in accordance with program/customer targets (time, cost, and quality):
  • Collect & challenge eRSP inputs from requestor.
  • Define & steer inputs from engineering, procurement, suppliers, supply chain and program to ensure and document global strategy in accordance with program objectives (time, cost, quality).
  • Present and ensure eRSP validation.
  • Monitor eRSP and ensure material reception and consumption after eRSP validation.
  • Manage any deviation on eRSP performance and turn rate: analyze material ordering/inbound/outbound, corrective actions on PO/eRSP characteristics, etc.
  • Manage eRSP financial performance.
  • Prepare eRSP for closure and participate in closure meeting.
  • Suggest continuous improvement and use digital solutions (such as Skywise) to develop internal tools to help the team perform.

• One of the following experiences:
  1) combination of a university degree in business administration and/or industrial engineering and a minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain and/or program; or
  2) a minimum of 15 years of experience in supply chain and/or program.
• Strong understanding of aircraft systems, project management at program level and customer needs.
• Delivery-focused, customer-minded, and technically-oriented, being autonomous whilst fostering strong collaborations internally and externally.
• Strong supply chain knowledge and management skills.
• Knowledge of the A220 organization and its processes (asset).
• Program management knowledge and skills to drive the internal organization to ensure commitments, customer…