IT Product Owner for Military business (Supply Chain)

Job Description SummaryAt Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace Business unit, we’ve been reimagining the power of flight for more than 100 years. We are specialized in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for both the civil and military aviation.
As IT Product Owner for military business, you will be responsible for designing, delivering and maintaining digital solutions that enable the Avio Aero Supply Chain team to meet military programs’ requirements and regulations.
In this role you will have to ensure proper alignment with the digital platforms used for civil programs, leveraging common blueprints, infrastructures, and vendors wherever possible.Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner with all relevant business stakeholders from Supply Chain team to design and deliver digital solutions able to meet military programs’ requirements and regulations

• Coordinate activities and projects spanning multiple Functions in a cross disciplined digital environment

• Own the whole Digital application lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment, adoption and maintenance

• Act as Digital Technology subject matter expert (SME) for Supply Chain processes. Bring expertise and lead project activities mainly in the ERP/SAP area and on Manufacturing Execution Systems

• Manage budgets associated with project deploy, project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project. Coordinate project resources

• Be proactive in exploring alternate technology and be able to make technology choices based on experience and impact analysis

• Be accountable for IT operational excellence, ensure compliance to GE standards & practices

• Support, advise, assist, and guide in-service applications problem resolutions

Qualifications/Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline or High School Diploma with relevant work experience

• Proven and good knowledge of Supply Chain processes

• Familiarity with operating in a complex environment (multi-business, multi-disciplinary and globally distributed teams)

• Significant experience with SAP with proven skills and expertise on Supply chain modules (PP, QM, MM, WM/EWM, SD, PM)

• Good expertise on Manufacturing Execution Systems

• Established project management and organizational abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Fluent Italian and good English knowledge (written and spoken) 

• Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required

Desired characteristics

• PMP and ITIL certification

• Competencies in Agile and Scrum methodologies

• Able to use Lean and 6 sigma tools and drive change

• Proven analytical and problem resolution skills

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes smart work in hybrid mode, 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 Aviation 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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