ELI – Material & Production Planning Specialist

Job Description:

Leonardo is a global industrial group and one of the world's leading companies in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sectors. The company develops multi-domain technological capabilities in the areas of Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, Leonardo has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the United States, and operates in more than 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. A key player in major international strategic programmes, Leonardo is a trusted technological and industrial partner for Governments, Defence Administrations, Institutions and businesses.

Within the Operations Area, we are looking for a Material & Production Planning Specialist for the Mechanical Workshop to join our site in Cascina Costa (VA), Italy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate is responsible for planning and monitoring the production process of the parts required to support the Assembly Programs for Transmissions for Helicopter Assembly Lines, Partners and Joint Venture, and spare parts for Repair & Overhaul and Customer Support. The candidate contributes to meet working capital budget and productivity targets. 

Main activities carried out by the team members:

• Prepare weekly plans for each machine/workshop considering capacity and priorities;
• Analyse workloads to identify possible underloads/overloads and propose short-, medium- and long-term solutions;
• Analyse production progress, manage expediting requests and priorities, and define targeted recovery plans;
• Participate in progress review meetings to share information and define recovery actions, priorities and urgent activities; update progress tracking files and forecasts;
• Analyse the orders planned by the MRP system, verify the availability of the raw material/semi-finished product, analyse the applicable routing and evaluate the release of the work order;
• Evaluate and manage any split work orders for delivery/production/quality need;
• Analyse and monitor production progress, verify forecasts and exception messages, manage expediting requests and define priorities for the departments involved and for the external processing coordinators;
• Monitor recovery actions for non-conformity reports identified in the Machine Shop, the Transmission Assembly Department and from returns from other sites; release rework orders or evaluate scrapping in compliance with budgets and cost allocation rules according to the responsibility for the defect; manage and coordinate rework activities;
• Verify material requests received from other sites and Leonardo Helicopters, provide quotations for delivery dates and quantities in order to define how orders should be issued, create deliveries;
• Analyse excess inventory and stock with months of coverage outside the target defined by the working capital budget, identify solutions to reduce inventory and recover value, and monitor stagnant stock held in quarantine with high ageing;
• Create purchase requisitions or purchase orders for external operations, create deliveries for materials to be processed externally. Monitor and expedite the involved suppliers.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Degree (Bachelor's or Master's) or Technical High School Diploma in Management, Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering.

Seniority: junior 1–3 years of experience

Technical skills and competencies: good knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes; experience in Production Planning, Material Requirement Planning, Supply Chain, Materials Management or Logistics within manufacturing companies characterised by complex production processes, or consulting projects in these areas.

Soft skills:

• Planning and organizational skills and process-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage priorities and urgent requests in a dynamic environment
• Collaboration, teamwork, communication and cross-functional coordination skills
• Results-oriented with a focus on operational excellence and analytical and problem-solving skills

Language skills: Intermediate command of the English language (A2/B1 level);

Digital skills:

• Experience with ERP (preferably SAP)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications

WHAT WE OFFER
Engagement, recognition of skills, and a strong focus on people's well-being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.
Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment by actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity enhancement.
Our reference collective labor agreement is the National Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector.
 • Working arrangement: Hybrid
 • Employment category: White-collar employee
 • Contract type: Permanent contract
 • 13th-month salary
 • Performance bonus linked to business results
 • Welfare vouchers worth €250 per year
 • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, including both technical and soft skills
 • Well-being: We place the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people first, offering a variety of solutions tailored to their needs.

The company reserves the right to assess the appropriate employment level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process and in line with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position itself, in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable legislation.

THE SELECTION PROCESS
We look forward to receiving your application: please submit your CV within three weeks of the job posting date.

How does the selection process work?
Following the application collection phase, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be evaluated and shortlisted.
Selected candidates will take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, focusing on motivation and aptitude, followed by an in-depth technical interview with the relevant Business function.
At the end of the process, all candidates will receive feedback, regardless of whether the outcome is positive or negative.

Seniority:

New Graduate

Primary Location:

IT - Varese - Cascina Costa

Contract Type:

Permanent

Total Base Pay Range:

30.498,78 - 39.015,84

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid