Program Associate Director, Goodrich-Messier Joint Venture, Wheels & Brakes - Hybrid - Bristol

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Raytheon Technologies

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Shirley, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

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17.07.2025

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The Associate Director is the Value Stream Leader for the Goodrich-Messier Joint Venture for Wheels & Brakes, accountable for customer satisfaction, full-life cycle performance, and P&L management. The Wheels & Brakes portfolio with the Goodrich-Messier Joint Venture consists of over $250M in annual revenue for products and services Airbus on the A321 and the A330 family of programs.

The Associate Director leads a multi-company cross-functional team tasked with executing all commitments to Airbus and our airline customers, including production deliveries, quality, fleet reliability, issue resolution, commercial terms, aftermarket support, and total cost of ownership. As the main interface to the customer, Airbus, this role is accountable for the execution and delivery of all resources to ensure customer satisfaction, including quality, cost, and delivery.

The Associate Director acts as the voice of the customer and drives customer satisfaction, while supporting the business unit’s long-term objectives. The role involves collaborating across functions and levels to improve processes and performance to meet and exceed customer expectations.

This role consists of a three-year term, per the guidelines established for the Joint Venture.

Hybrid : Employees working in Hybrid roles will work both onsite and offsite, with the ratio determined in partnership with the leader.

Relocation may be available.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead all contractual and commercial discussions with specific mandates from parent companies.
• Manage Airbus contract lifecycle, commercial matters, negotiations, schedule, and performance of JV programs.
• Lead a Program team managing tasks, activities, and objectives across functional groups within each JV parent company.
• Identify, direct, and prioritize functional activities aligned with Airbus and JV objectives.
• Manage operational, quality, technical, and performance aspects to meet JV objectives, ensuring high service and customer standards with Airbus.
• Own the execution of mid-term strategy, annual plans, budgets, and deployment.
• Lead new business development, proposals, and contract negotiations.
• Standardize practices in JV activities.
• Formalize and oversee JV governance rules.
• Provide onsite representation at the Airbus facility in Filton, UK (2-3 days/week).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience OR
• Advanced degree and minimum 8 years of experience OR
• In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in development program management, risk management, and aftermarket services.
• Proven ability to deliver product or industrial performance, fleet implementation, and financial results.
• Strong relationship-building skills, results delivery in complex environments, influence, and contract negotiation abilities.

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