AAR Programme & Aftermarket Senior Manager

Eaton Group; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Internal promotion

Learning & development (Eaton Uni)

Wellbeing program

Safety & environment commitment

Job summary

Eaton Group's Wimborne site seeks an AAR Programme & Aftermarket Senior Manager to lead cross-functional teams across Lifetime Support and OE POD delivery for AAR platforms including A330, A400M, KC390, KC46 and legacy assets.

You will drive growth aligned with the 5-year plan, oversee major bids, spare parts, repairs, training and retrofits, and ensure performance against KPIs while communicating with senior customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified to deliver CAT 1 Projects and Programmes.
• Degree plus comprehensive experience managing projects through full lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional AAR Lifetime Support IPTs and Programme delivery.
• Deliver against portfolio financial targets for revenue and gross margin.
• Set and execute growth strategy in line with 5YP and annual Profit Plan.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure PPM best practice, planning, resourcing and financial control.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Goal orientation

Strategic thinking

Mentoring & coaching

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

PPM frameworks

Job description

Our site in Wimborne - former Cobham Mission Systems, now part of the Eaton portfolio – is manufacturing air-to-air refueling systems and actuation (weapons carriage), primarily for defense markets. The site has a workforce of approximately 1,000 people. It is a state-of-the-art facility, using the most modern techniques in AI, Machine Learning, integrating testing, next generation systems. It is also a people enabling organization, striving on career growth and employees’ happiness.

We are ITAR Regulated for this site and must be eligable for Security clearance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations

What you’ll do:

The AAR Programme & Aftermarket Senior Manager is responsible for leading a cross functional team for Lifetime Support (LTS) and OE POD delivery process in the Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) Business Team covering the A330, A400M, KC390, KC46 (Aftermarket only) and Legacy platforms. Responsible for setting and executing a strategy for growth in line with the Business Unit 5 year plan (5YP) in the long term and annual Profit Plan in the short/medium term. Responsible for a scope of delivery covering major new bids (£50M+), supply of Spares/Repairs/GSE, technical support, obsolescence management, training, technical publications and retrofits/upgrades. Responsible for the Programme Management function across the AAR Lifetime Support IPT and a core member of the PPM Council for the site.

Deliver against portfolio financial targets for Revenue and Gross Margin and ensure KPIs are met (including milestone adherence, OTD, service availability and product reliability)

Provide leadership and strategic direction to the cross functional AAR Programmes and Lifetime Support IPTs

Implement a growth strategy for AAR Lifetime Support IPT in line with the Business Unit 5 year plan (5YP)

Ensure effective and open communication throughout the team and with stakeholders

Ensure PPM best practice is implemented across the AAR Lifetime Support IPT including planning, resourcing and financial control

Ensure communications plans are in place for all Customers, and manage relationships with senior Customer points of contact

Ensure an integrated cadence is in place linking together Project, Programme and Portfolio reporting for the AAR Lifetime Support IPT, up to AAR Business Team level, Eaton MSD (Wimborne) Business Unit level and sector level as appropriate

Responsible for cost control, including management of production support cost and sustainment for MSD Wimborne AAR business

Responsible to meet inventory targets for AAR and LTS in line with Profit Plan commitments

Deputise for the AAR lead as required

Co-operate with management to meet the employer’s legal duties and meet environmental, health and safety requirements for the business.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to deliver CAT 1 Projects and Programmes
• Degree plus comprehensive experience of managing projects including three throughout the full lifecycle

Skills:

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, motivation, persuasion).
• Goal orientation balancing task, team and individual needs to achieve the right outcomes
• Drive, enthusiasm, initiative and a willingness to develop
• Able to deal with ambiguities and uncertainties
• Good facilitator/mediator able to resolve conflict.
• Able to take corporate or 'global' view and deal with senior stakeholders
• An aptitude to develop, mentor & coach programme & project managers
• Commercially and contractually aware.
• Demonstrable PPM competences based on the Eaton Program Management competence matrix and the type of program being run

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen

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