Programme Support Officer (IPT)

Location

Newfoundland & Labrador | Canada

Job description

Programme Support Officer (IPT)

Date: Mar 1, 2024

Location:Papendrecht, NL

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the exciting world of Advanced Air Mobility? Look no further! GKN Fokker Elmo is seeking a dynamic and passionate program support officer to be a driving force within this highly innovative and fast growing market. 

The Program Support Officer for the AAM Wiring IPT supports the Program Manager(s) in the day-to-day program operations of the business and be responsible for the administration and activities associated with control and monitoring of progress, scope, cost and resource management within the program. All programs within the IPT are within the NPI phase (Lifecycle 3 to 7), with the scope ranging from Design and Build-to-Build to Print. 
As Program Support Officer, you will be part of the multi-disciplinary team and working together with other team members like commercial managers, manufacturing engineers, design engineers, team leads and planners. Your primary role is the execution of activities associated with order & demand management, monitoring and control of progress with for example EVM Management, change management and document control. You will interact frequently with our customers on deliveries, Coordination Memo’s and set-up activities for the programs. 
By joining this team, and working together with various AAM/UAM customers, all in the process of developing electrical airplanes or EVTOL’s, you are contributing to making the aerospace market more sustainable. 

Job Responsibilities

• You prepare and maintain the customer outlook (forecast/demand).
• Responsibility for the review process of customer purchase orders. This requires involving many different functions with key competences, which could include quality, engineering planning, export control, legal etc.
• Preparing the demand for operations within ERP, including required performance measures and preparing the handshake agreements with the performance site.
• Provide progress updates towards the customer with regards to deliveries, NPI planning and document control.
• Compiling and follow up work breakdown structure (WBS), organization breakdown structure (OBS), and cost breakdown structure (CBS) schedules/ plans for the program.
• Control and monitoring on progress, scope, costs and resource management and allocation for the program.
• Supporting Risk and Opportunity Management activities and managing the risk register to control and mitigate the risk exposure.
• Establishing and controlling robust document management in the IPT and towards/ from the customer.
• Support creation, coordination and delivery of (change) proposals to customer requests.
• You assist with standardizing and optimizing ways of working. 
  

Job Qualifications

• Customer focus and pro-active attitude. Interact with and involve all relevant stakeholders. 
• Has strong communication skills and the ability to achieve by influencing others.
• Hands on experience with working in ERP systems (e.g. BaaN, SAP).
• A high level of accuracy in performing your work.
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Power Point).
• Skilled in the Dutch and English language, spoken and written.
• Experience with planning tools (e.g. MS projects) is an advantage, but training can also be provided
• Ability to build relationships with customers and other external stakeholders.
• Ability to cope within a fast pace environment, with regular changes and challenged

What's in it for you

Besides an innovative and international work environment that offers you a good work-life balance
We offer you opportunities to learn and grow, a competitive salary (Grade K) pension plan, 27 vacation days / 13 ADV days and travel allowance (from 10 km single journey) as well.

How to apply?

Are you interested in this position and does your background meet the requirements? Please use the Apply Now button.
Questions? Please contact our Recruiter Koen van Stigt on [email protected].

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.​
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