Head of Operations Strategy and Cost Reduction

☞ Collins Aerospace

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Wolverhampton West Midlands

Category: Executive management Production / Operation

Industry: Aviation Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Role Summary:

The Actuation Systems team continues to grow and as such an exciting new opportunity for a ‘Head of Operations Strategy and Cost Reduction’ has arisen within our Secondaries Value Stream team based in Wolverhampton. Reporting into the Secondaries Value Stream Director this is a highly visible role responsible for developing and executing our Long Range Plan (LRP) focused primarily on cost reduction.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will:
  • Working as senior manager within Value Stream to develop and execute LRP.
  • Define, agree and execute Value Stream Cost Reduction LRP road map.
  • Ensure alignment of roadmap and platform Total Manufacturing Cost (TMC) cost curve assumptions.
  • Partnering with key Actuation Functional Leaders in the development of supporting commodity, technology & capability strategies.
  • Develop robust business cases identifying Footprint, Supply Chain and Value Engineering based projects, identifying key strategic and financial/operational sensitivities.
  • Challenge teams to ensure robust analysis of options and alternatives have been considered. Ensuring risks are fully understood and appropriate mitigations are in place.
  • Working with the operations team in formulating and delivering productivity targets, including the development of detailed Productivity Improvement Plans (PIP’s).
  • Management of operational cost centre budgets.
  • Implement and develop control mechanisms to monitor and deliver projects in line with business cases.
  • Reviews, manages and reports financial and operational performance on projects/platforms as required.
  • Delivery of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) cost reduction and platform TMC cost curve targets.
  • Ensures compliance to the Programme Management Passport process and Collins Management System Stage Gate Process.
  • Champion projects as part of wider Integrated Project Teams (IPT’s).
  • Collaborates with Actuation Cost Reduction and Operational Excellence Teams
  • Working with Value Stream Director to develop culture of cost reduction.

Skills & Experience:
  • Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Skilled communicator, comfortable presenting at SLT level.
  • Ability to work at both the strategic and tactical level.
  • Results orientated with ability to work to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
  • Collaborates to form and maintain good relationships both internally and externally
  • Commercial and financial acumen
  • Project management skills
  • Experience of working in a matrix organization
  • Willingness to travel, work flexible hours and support communication across different time zones.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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