Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate to define the make or buy strategy in partnership with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering department

• Analyze and estimate the costs for all purchased components along the NPI phase & gate process

• Define the Manufacturing Target Cost (MTC) for “buy” components, as base of business plan development

• Support the Sourcing Commodities during the bidding and negotiation phases

• Define, driven by Sourcing Commodities, the suppliers’ bidding list

• Analyze offers and drive technical negotiations cross the products

• Support Sourcing Commodities in all key negotiations to achieve the Manufacturing Target Cost (MTC)

• Participate and drive Cost out initiatives at Suppliers’ site (i.e. Kaizen Events, Action Work Out, Hotel Bidding)

• Support the Supplier Development Team during the Scouting phase

Qualification/Requirements

• Degree in Engineering preferred, from an accredited university/college or High School Diploma

• Previous experience in manufacturing engineering and/or quality and/or design engineering or program management/sourcing role

• Proven experience in Should Cost analysis 

• Knowledge of technical documentation interpretation (i.e. drawings, Technical Specifications, special processes)

• Basic knowledge of CAD tools

• Sense of urgency, accuracy and attention to the details attitude

• Fluent Italian and basic English knowledge

• Availability to travel min 10

• Work Visa and Italian citizenship, in accordance with local regulation, is required

Desired Characteristics

• Previous experience in Manufacturing context

• Previous experience in a matrix organizations

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge in the aerospace business

• Knowledge of NPI’s process

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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