Executive Manager of Heavy Maintenance Operations

2 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Selint Aviation - Executive Search Full time

 

About the Role

Selint Aviation - Executive Search is seeking a highly experienced Head of Heavy Maintenance to join our client's team. As a key member of the Group Procurement Department, you will be responsible for defining and executing the sourcing strategy and maintenance activities for the Group airlines within the Heavy Maintenance category.

 

Job Purpose

The Head of Heavy Maintenance will be accountable for the spend management of a multimillion budget and the identification and execution of savings opportunities. You will closely work with senior executives of the airline assigned to you and MROs (CTOs and directors of engineering and maintenance) to deliver a robust business and financial plan that maximizes value to the airline.

 

Responsibilities

  • Responsibility for defining and implementing a 3-5 year category plan for the Heavy Maintenance category, ensuring alignment with business goals.

  • Lead a global cross-category team of Category Leads focusing on capability development, workload management, and continuity planning.

  • Responsibility for developing and implementing local and global sourcing strategies for all external spend related activity. Developing long-term strategic plans and targets in order to achieve Group Procurement objectives.

  • Accountability for operating companies tier 1 (high strategic/high risk/high spend) projects. Work with strategic suppliers to grow and develop supplier markets.

  • Management of stakeholder relationships across all operating companies and other Procurement Categories, ensuring appropriately robust challenge while delivering the operating companies' business plans.

  • Accountability for supplier risk to protect the operating companies and the Group from financial, operational, and reputational damage.

  • Provide commercial innovation to internal stakeholders through interaction with the supply base.

  • Work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to resolve commercial and contractual disputes; in particular suppliers with high complexity and/or high spend.

  • Through liaison with the Procurement Operations Centre and operating company stakeholders, ensure supplier performance management is robust, effective, and compliant.

  • Work alongside business areas to identify, challenge, harmonize, and simplify specifications and processes across the operating companies to ensure that Group buying power is maximized.

  • Ensure that all procurement activity is carried out in line with Group and operating company governance principles.

  • Develop effective working relations with key interfaces across the Group and operating companies including line, finance, legal, and other stakeholders.

  • Take an active role in cross-departmental strategic and leadership initiatives.

 

Key Relationships/Interfaces

  • Strategic Suppliers, such as main MROs, Heavy Maintenance organizations worldwide, and OEMs etc.

  • Business leaders in each of the operating companies.

  • Operating Companies Senior Management Team.

  • Group Procurement Teams.

  • Group Supplier Cost Optimisation Team.

  • Finance.

  • Legal.

 

Job Requisites

  • At least 15 to 25 years' experience in an MRO/airline/OEM engineering organization in either a technical, commercial, or procurement role.

  • Educated at University with Engineering degree.

  • Fluency in English.

  • Ability to demonstrate strong industry and supplier market knowledge in the assigned category domain.

  • Willingness to travel and work in a multi-site/location environment.

 

About Selint Aviation - Executive Search

Selint Aviation - Executive Search is a leading aviation recruitment agency. Our team of expert recruiters has extensive experience in the aviation industry and a proven track record of delivering high-quality candidates to our clients.

 

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