Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Understand the Airfoils and Structural Investment Castings Commodity needs based on Company Strategy

• Support the market analysis (opportunities, constraints) with a global view, and map suppliers by sub commodities 

• Keep external focus on Market opportunities evolution (Exhibitions, B2B events, Communities, etc) related to the relevant Castings Commodity 

• Support meetings with the Supplier’s representatives at Avio Aero, ensuring proper participation of key stakeholders (buyers, strategic sourcing, supplier quality and, other functions representatives, if needed) 

• In collaboration with Strategic Sourcing build a cross-commodities data base to store all data, plans etc. and make sure that the information are easily accessible. Realize and maintain a robust activities tracking system (Bowler, tracker, MOM, etc.)

• Build a strong relationship with GE Aerospace Team to collaborate and share opportunities, best practices and lessons learned

• On site suppliers visits to understand capabilities and support their onboarding and  corrective / improvement actions implementation

• Collect the needs from the plants and the other functions to support the introduction of dual source or farm out needs for suppliers not included in Avio Aero list

• Support supplier development team during the new sources’ introduction (material and auxiliaries’ analysis, casting process, metallurgy, dimensional characteristics and development lead times)

• Support MAE / Engineering decision making about material and processes to be adopted during design phases

• Work in collaboration with Internal and Supplier Engineering/Quality Teams to support the  improvement of castable parts design

• Participation to Kaizen events which involve the casting business, at Avio Aero or suppliers premises with the aim to identify process improvements or opportunities of cost out

• Actively collaborate with the Direct Material Productivity team to generate ideas of cost reduction  by optimization of processes and / or design

Qualifications/Requirements

• Engineering or Chemistry Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college

• Competences and expertise acquired in the Airfoils and Investment Castings industry segments, preferable but not limited to the aerospace 

• Previous experience in Supplier capability evaluation

• Knowledge of the nickel-cobalt superalloys and steel-based materials

• Relevant experience in Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing and/or related field 

• Italian and English fluent

• Work Visa and Italian citizenship, according to local regulation, is required

• Availability to travel as needed to support Business activities

Desired Characteristics

• Deep knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes

• Knowledge of the airfoils and investment castings industry commodity and understanding of the Aerospace & Defense markets 

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills 

• Ability to work in a matrix organization

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes remote work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:  

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits platform

• GE share plan

• Life and injury insurance

• Private medical cover  

• Employee assistant program

• Employee special awards (service and recognition)   

• Local special agreements and discounts

• English and languages training for you and one member of your family

• Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.

We are not all the same.

Just be Yourself AvioAero!

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