Supply Chain Field Engineer

Duration : 6 months with possible extensions

4 days on site and 1 day remotely

• - OBJECTS EXPECTED FROM THE SERVICE

The service needs to ensure daily visibility and proactive follow-up on critical parts, production WIP, delivery commitments, and subcontractor logistics to support operational needs and secure planning reliability.

• – FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NEED

Key Responsibilities:

• Current Situation Overview
• Inventory Assessment: Review of stock levels for identified components, including standard parts, raw materials, and forgings.
• Work in Progress (WIP): Status of ongoing production items such as cylinders and rods.
• Supply Chain Constraints: Identification of blocking points impacting material flow and delivery schedules.
• Parallel Topics: Additional considerations related to industrialization, quality assurance, and procurement activities.
• Observation and analysis of the company’s organization and demand management
• Recurrent activities

Based on the overview, the customer and the service provider will agree on the key activities among:

• Identify part shortages at the customer and its Tier 1 suppliers
• Track availability and status of pacing items (piece parts) that block production
• Confirm stock levels and WIP status (CONWIP/waterfall) for these items
• Help managing priorities between the customer's Tier 1 & Tier 2 suppliers
• Monitor subcontractors’ parts movement (tracker), close follow up on shipment dates, ensure timely activities (inspection etc)
• Contribute to expediting work orders internally & externally to mitigate risk of impact to SLS
• Follow actions to reduce the impact of part shortages
• Root cause analysis of any delays
• Leadtime analysis and improvement actions at process
• Load & Capacity analysis to understand bottleneck and work out actions together with suppliers & delivery adherence
• Customer orderbook alignment to supplier workorder/ERP
• Carry out actions to reduce the risk of raw material shortages
• Guarantee coverage of the raw material & forging needs of the customer sites and the customer’s Tier 1 suppliers
• Analyze the order books of material manufacturers and distributors. Identify discrepancies between requested and acknowledged dates
• Analyze the root causes of delays, implement corrective and preventive action plans.
• Ensure a continuous communication loop with the customer plants, by preparing and participating in progress reviews between Tier1 & the customer

Requirements:

The service provider will need to have a strong knowledge of supply chain management. He/she will have a good sensitivity to the technical and industrial environment in which he will operate.

The service provider must have general knowledge of project management, production management and cross-functional management.

He or she must have a strong sense of communication and a perfect command of Italian and English.

The contributor(s) must provide proof of more than 3 years' industrial experience with knowledge of:

• Production Management (PIC/PDP; MRP2; CBN...).
• Continuous Improvement management (KAIZEN, DMAIC, Quality wall implementation, 8D animation, 5 why, Ishikawa, ...).
• Project management (APQP type) and collaborative work (cross-functional team)
• Knowledge of the Aircraft Quality System (EN9100) and supply chain performance measurements (OTD, OQD, DV, BOAA, cf. QUALIFAS)

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The expected outcomes are:

• Improved visibility and control over critical parts deliveries
• Reduced delays and better anticipation of supply chain risks
• Strengthened collaboration between the customer, the Tier1, and the rest of subcontractors