Let You Career Take Flight, with Leonardo Helicopters!

At Leonardo, what we do has a purpose.  We build, service, and maintain the world's finest helicopters, held to the strictest quality standards, for clients all across the globe. We value and retain our employees by offering generous benefits and a state of the art work facility.  Made with pride, in Philadelphia.  

Why Leonardo?  Simple.

• A free healthcare option
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid holidays & generous PTO with a carryover and payout option
• A referral program with no limits
• Up to 6% match on our 401k plan
• Bonus opportunity for all permanent employees

• A hybrid schedule & cafeteria with daily specials

   

Reporting to the Head of Procurement Programs, the Procurement Program Manager has coordination, leadership *and *program management responsibilities *over a specific group of *procurement programs/ platforms, representing the *"bridge" role *between PLM/ CS&S business and the rest of P&SCM organization

For the relevant Programs/ Platforms, their responsibilities are the following:

• Representing the primary Procurement interface for PLMs (Programs & Platforms) and CS&S business, starting from development and following the full program/ platform lifecycle
• Acting as a key member of the IPT and directly cooperating with PM/ CPE, representing the P&SCM organization for all the matters addressed within the IPT
• Coordinating and activating Category Management with program-related requirements, eliciting targets and constraints that constitute the basis of sourcing & contracting activities
• Preparing and leading Procurement Plans for development initiatives (new products, kits, customizations, etc.), controlling the associated scope of work/ budget/ schedule/ requirements, as well as monitoring adherence to milestones and targets
• Managing and controlling the bought-out cost of each Product line (basic HC and major kits/ customizations) in relation to defined targets (RC, DMC and NRC)
• Guiding Category Management in achieving the procurement cost and Time targets of each product line, while intercepting the impact of changes in scope/ design/ configuration, and interacting with IPT to discuss initiatives and tradeoffs
• Supporting the PLM and CS&S in evaluating and pursuing new initiatives/ opportunities, proactively contributing to Business Plans, Product Roadmaps and Bids

• Interacting with PLM/ CS&S and other relevant stakeholders to lead the Procurement contribution to Service Bulletin, Obsolescence Management and Product improvement/ reliability initiatives (cross-line and single line)

   

Qualifications for Position:

Education

• BA or BSc degree, or above, preferably in Program Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing  or Supply Chain Management

Experience

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience working in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Experience of internal and external supply chains across a range of parts and services
• Successful delivery of complex programs, liaising with technical and other functions to deliver
• the program on time and to spec and budget
• Effective risk identification and management experience
• Cost/data analysis and management
• Experience working within a multinational organization
• Proven success in a matrix organization
• Bid management experience

Competencies & Attributes

• Critical Thinking. Able to anticipate, understand and critically evaluate requirements for P&SCM, to understand P&SCM constraints and influence requirements accordingly, to evaluate programs for potential risks/ issues
• Clear Communication. Able to communicate clear requirements to the P&SCM organization both in writing and verbally, able to prepare and deliver clear presentations
• Motivation. Self-starter, able to self motivate to proactively check on task progress.   Able to motivate thers to perform tasks in a timely manner
• Numeracy. Basic math skills (only) are required to support the cost management process however strong logical reasoning for cost analysis is required and a good ability to manipulate large quantities of data is needed in order to reach useful and accurate conclusions
• Program Management. Ability to understand and develop program plans and perform critical path analysis/management. Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams/meetings to resolve any issues and manage risks to deliver a successful outcome
• Relationship Management. Personal credibility to develop and maintain effective working relationships cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization up to VP, including management of conflicting priorities and opinions
• Problem Solving. Ability to understand issues and facilitate solutions that gain consensus support

• ICT. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint competence and ideally SAP

   

* Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability*