Head of Material Support (f/m/d)

• Successful management and further development of our Material Support team & business, in alignment with the overall company strategy.
• Secure efficient Material Support supervision, considering all key metrics for the critical success factors.
• Continuous management of risks and opportunities, as well as continuous assessment of the Material Support environment factors (e.g., customers, market, suppliers) potentially impacting the business case.
• Lead the Material Support staff, establish and execute a skill & competence strategy, essential to allow the Material Support team executing its responsibilities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all customers, partners, as well as our internal teams.
• Responsibility for the continuous collection, control and analysis of Material Support relevant fleet and reliability data, in cooperation with our Customer Support & Design Organisation
• Support for the development of modifications (e.g. Upgrades, GSE, Obsolescence Management, etc.)
• Management of the quotation process in Material Support
• Cross-departmental Material Support related consulting and coordination

• Academical degree in Industrial Engineering or Engineering, Science or Business & Administration (BA/MA), or equivalent
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant aerospace industry experience with demonstrated track record of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading a Material Support organisation in the aerospace industr, ideally for an aircraft OEM
• Demonstrated knowledge with regard to leadership skills and management methods
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Full professional proficiency in English and German required, both written and spoken
• Further language skills desirable
• Strong entrepreneurial, as well as analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Demonstrated experience in warranty management/handling required
• Experience in developing and managing web-based Material Support and Spares services desired
• Good IT skills and experience with SAP (ideally S4HANA) & Windows applications required
• Willingness to be on call/24/7-shift work, if required
• Worldwide travel, if required

We are looking forward to your application!