Aerospace Supply Chain Project Leader - Europe

Woodward L'Orange; Poland; On-site; PLN 140,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range 12,500–19,000 PLN gross

Private health insurance

Life & accidental insurance

Multisport package

Meal Vouchers

Company performance bonus

Work-life balance

PPK contribution

Educational support

Job summary

Woodward L'Orange seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end localization and part transfer initiatives across Europe, with focus on strategic sites and growth programs. You will manage supplier transitions, establish schedules, and coordinate cross-functional teams to optimize cost, lead time, and risk.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and bilingual communication in Polish and English, with a market-competitive compensation package and advancement

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end localization and part transfer projects supporting Aerospace operations across Europe, with primary focus on Sofia, Ellington, Peterborough, and other strategic growth initiatives.
• Manage part transition projects involving supplier transfers, dual-source implementation, and supply chain regionalization to improve cost, capacity, risk, and lead time performance.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, critical paths, and risk registers to ensure on-time project execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, NPI, Finance, and Program Management throughout project lifecycles.
• Drive supplier transition activities including sourcing strategy, supplier selection, qualification planning, production readiness, tooling transfer, and first article execution.
• Coordinate customer and regulatory requirements related to product transfers, qualification activities, PPAP/FAI approvals, and aerospace compliance standards.
• Maintain governance routines including project reviews, executive updates, KPI dashboards, and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate supplier development and readiness activities to ensure new suppliers achieve capacity, quality, cost, and delivery objectives before production ramp-up.
• Drive inventory transition planning, safety stock strategy, and cutover execution to ensure uninterrupted production during supplier or facility transfers.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, supply chain optimization, and localization strategies that support Woodward's long-term European Aerospace growth objectives.
• Leadership - Demonstrates the ability to inspire and motivate teams, build trust, resolve conflicts, and foster collaboration to achieve project objectives.
• Time Management / Prioritization - Effectively manages multiple project schedules, establishes milestones, and ensures timely delivery of outcomes.
• Communication - Clearly communicates project information to stakeholders, team members, and sponsors, adapting messaging to different audiences as needed.
• Stakeholder Management - Engages stakeholders to align on project objectives, manage expectations, and secure buy-in.
• Risk Management - Identifies, assesses, and mitigates project risks, including the development of contingency plans.
• Problem-Solving - Analyzes complex issues, develops effective solutions, and escalates as appropriate.
• Budget Management - Plans, allocates, and monitors project budgets to ensure delivery within financial constraints.
• Team Management - Builds effective cross-functional teams through trust, accountability, and collaboration.
• Scope Management - Manages project scope and change requests to prevent scope creep and maintain alignment with objectives.
• Technical Project Management Skills - Applies project management methodologies and tools to plan, execute, and track projects effectively.
• Fluent Polish & English skills

Job description

Woodward L'Orange seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end localization and part transfer initiatives across Europe, with focus on strategic sites and growth programs. You will manage supplier transitions, establish schedules, and coordinate cross-functional teams to optimize cost, lead time, and risk.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and bilingual communication in Polish and English, with a market-competitive compensation package and advancement