Programme Controller

A fantastic opportunity has become available at Leonardo Helicopters to work as a Programme Controller. This is a great role for someone with excellent problem solving skills and thrives in a fast pace environment.

As a programme controller, you will be required to support the management of the customer, understanding their real needs & time-scales, negotiating changes required due to schedule movement or additions to the agreed statement of work.

Please note this is a Job Family Frame Level 6.

**What you will be doing as a Programme Controller**
- To ensure all Programme / Project requirements & schedule are clearly communicated to supply areas.
- To support the monthly report on the status of each programme to include programme arrears, arrears recovery, identifying risks/opportunities
- New Product Introduction - To support the co-ordination of activities within all areas including Manufacturing Engineering, Operations clearly setting priorities & sequencing when clashes occur & managing the customer responses
- Forecasting deliveries via weekly review meetings & Managing & deliveries teams
- Clearly identifying priorities where appropriate & managing conflict where it occurs
- To manage the relationship with customers both internal & external
- To work closely with Engineering & the Programme Managers to classify, prioritise & progress identified projects
- Contribute to business improvement activities to achieve a common, standard approach throughout the business
- Analyse & report on actual versus planned versus budget costs by platform including preparation of monthly reports

**_ What we need from you:_**
- Knowledge of MRP, bills of material & routings
- Computer literate with an understanding of Microsoft Office, ECC 6.0, knowledge of macro’s an advantage
- Good mathematical skills and ability to assimilate large volumes of data
- Understanding of Transmissions products and manufacturing processes including generation & use of set & run times an advantage

**Security Clearance**

**Life At Leonardo**
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals
- Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
- Careers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
- Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
- Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
- Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
- We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers)
- Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
- Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
- Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and generous flexi days

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based in the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

**Primary Location**:
GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

**Contract Type**:
**Hybrid Working**:
Onsite