AER - Supplier Assessor

Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group, among the leading global players in Aerospace, Defense, and Security, creating multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States, and operates in 150 countries also through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and participations. A key player in major global strategic programs, it is a technological and industrial partner to Governments, Defense Administrations, Institutions, and businesses. In 2024, Leonardo recorded consolidated revenues of €17.8 billion, new orders of €20.9 billion, and invested €2.5 billion in R&D activities. Innovation, continuous research, digital industry, and sustainability are the pillars of its global business.

Within the Operation & Supply Chain organizational unit of the Aircraft BU, in the Supplier Development function, for the Caselle (TO) / Pomigliano (NA) / Venegono (VA) sites, we are looking for a Supplier Assessor who will be responsible for the following activities:

• Contribute to the updating of the Annual Supplier Assessment Plan (in coordination with the Head of the Supplier Development function)

• Organize, in coordination with other Operation & Supply Chain functions and the Procurement function, Capacity & Capability Assessment (C&CA) / Program Readiness Assessment (PRA) of suppliers to Leonardo Aircraft Division / Aircraft BU according to procedure PA-G-21 (at the latest approved revision, u.r.a.)

• Conduct C&CAs of suppliers according to the process flow described in the procedure (PA-G-21, u.r.a.), with the involvement of other competent functions

• Manage documentation related to the supplier undergoing C&CA, verifying its reliability and accuracy

• Ensure the maintenance of the archive (paper and/or digital) of documents collected during the assessment phase

• Organize the documentation collected during the function's assessments and make it available in the most effective way (as provided by Leonardo Aircraft Division procedures and through available company tools: databases, document repository, hypertext files, etc.)

• Ensure the maintenance of relationships with company functions commissioning C&CAs and/or PRAs, collecting input from them and providing output (reports, documentary evidence, analysis of collected data, etc.)

• Contribute to developing tools and methodologies for measuring specific supplier performance and processes

• Provide support to company functions (Procurement, Purchasing & Scouting Marketing, LOB, etc.) regarding supplier knowledge (means of production, operating conditions, resources, etc.) in order to define and execute the most appropriate company strategies for Vendor Management

• Provide support to company functions in conducting specific training courses on supplier management

• Provide support in conducting marketing campaigns and industrial collaboration and/or offset plans, contributing to the analysis of suppliers from countries subject to specific commercial prospecting, sales, and logistics support campaigns

• Ensure participation in events (fairs, B2B meetings, etc.) aimed at getting to know new suppliers and illustrating the company's procurement and vendor management strategies

Educational Qualification:

• Aeronautical Engineer (preferable) preferably with a Master in Business Administration (or equivalent qualification)

Required Experience Level:

• Senior/Master

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of production and management processes that regulate an aeronautical company;

• Previous experience in supplier management

• Knowledge of basic economics and finance

Behavioral Skills:

• Relational skills and adaptability;

• Ability to manage meetings/sessions in the presence of managers from other companies (suppliers), guiding participants through agenda topics, synthesizing, and providing explanations on the topics discussed

• Ability to manage Executive-level reporting at Leonardo, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of suppliers and supporting one's point of view with arguments and analyses

• Teamwork attitude, flexibility, determination, decisiveness;

• Problem-solving attitude

• Good communication and negotiation skills

Language Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English (preferred: previous stay abroad for work reasons, lasting more than three months)

IT Skills:

• Good knowledge of the MS Office package, especially Word/Excel/PowerPoint;

• Familiarity with SAP system

• Basic knowledge of modern corporate information systems (ERP, CRM, MPS, MRP, etc.)

Other

• Availability for short trips and transfers in Italy and abroad

• Ability to process information in numerical and textual format (through the professional use of tools such as MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and similar)

• Ability to process information and in so-called data-mining in order to make the information collected during the assessment fully usable and to develop its full potential

• Ability to synthesize data collected and process it (especially in info-graphics) for the preparation of "Executive" reports for the Aeronautics Division Management

Involvement, enhancement of skills, care for the well-being and safety of people are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

We are committed every day to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and valuing diversity.

What we offer?

• Our collective labor agreement of reference is the CCNL for Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation;

• Working method: On-site;

• Contractual category: Employee

• Contractual type: permanent;

• Thirteenth monthly salary;

• Bonus linked to Business results;

• Welfare vouchers worth 250 euros annually;

• Opportunities for continuous training and updating of professional skills and soft skills;

• Well-being: we prioritize the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people, offering multiple solutions close to their needs.

The company reserves the right to make evaluations regarding the level of classification and the economic proposal, based on objective criteria emerged during the selection process and consistent with the seniority of the identified candidate and the position, in compliance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities provided for by current legislation.

We await your application: send us your CV within three weeks from the opening of the job advertisement.

How does the selection process work?

Following the collection of applications, CVs most aligned with the required qualifications are evaluated and identified. Selected candidates will undergo an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, focusing on motivation and aptitude, followed by a technical in-depth interview with the Business.

At the end of the process, feedback is provided to the person, both in case of a positive and negative outcome.

Seniority: Expert Primary Location: IT - Torino - Caselle Nord Additional Locations: IT - Napoli - Pomigliano, IT - Venegono Superiore Contract Type: Permanent Total Base Pay Range: B2/B3 - 35.110,4 € - 53.243€ Hybrid Working: Ibrido