Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Drives positive product margin trends that includes focus on a combination of cost and price levers
• Engage and coordinate cross functional team (e.g. Engineering Supply Chain Quality Finance ITC Sourcing and Suppliers etc.) to achieve product margins including but not limited to influencing price models/cost baseline setting the right goals generating ideas and driving results
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve complex tasks or problems within projects product lines markets sales processes campaigns or customers
• Leverage GE Aerospace Avio Aero and industry benchmarks to develop a pipeline of Cost Out projects supporting the achievement of the Engine Cost Target
• Define the integrated Engine Cost Out roadmap
• Drive execution of cost out projects
• Promote and apply FLIGHT DECK principles and structured problem-solving methods to drive efficiency and continuous improvement across processes and teams; identify cost saving opportunities in internal shops and with suppliers
• Assure adequate processes and tools are in place for Actual Engine Cost data collection and monitoring
• Assure reliable and up to date Should Cost is available as a means to direct and prioritize action
• Partners with PCB to get decisions
• Provide Cost Status reporting as required at Profitability Review / Monthly Operating Rhythm
• Provide Cost data inputs to financial planning and Business Case update processes
• Support the Cost Estimation process for New Make and MRO Engines
• Participate in design change decisions to ensure the cost impact is fully understood
• Develop a Life Cycle Cost (TCO) model for the Engine

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Business Management from an accredited university or college (preferred graduation in Mechanical /Aerospace / Management Engineering)
• Significant experience in the Aviation Industry preferably in Product/Program Management Engineering or Manufacturing functions. We are welcoming also candidates from automotive engineering industry / machinery (complex products)
• Business / financial acumen and strong analytical skills
• Proven Leadership
• Teamwork and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to document plan market and execute programs
• Sense of urgency in dealing with issues and tasks
• Proactive adaptable and able to work with an entrepreneurial approach in a complex and matrix environment
• Fluent written and spoken English; Czech advantage
• EU Work Permit

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in Product Cost management & Product Cost/Pricing /Leading or actively contributing to relevant Cost Out initiatives
• Familiarity/mastering of Lean and hands-on experience in Lean improvement projects
• Influencing ability

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 anyones psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

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

• Annual Bonus up to 30% of your yearly salary

• Monthly contribution 6% from your base salary into your Cafeteria or Pension/Life Insurance

• Two weeks of paid time off above local law minimum (6 weeks of paid time off in total)

• Contribution to Multisport card so you can do sports every day almost anywhere in the Czech Republic

• Health Days - massages medical specialists trainings yoga mornings vitamin packages and other

• Fresh vegetable and fruit in the workplace twice a week

• Private gym in the building (just for us)

• Meal vouchers (130 CZK/per day) fully covered by employer

• 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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