Senior Strategy and Marketing Manager

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are looking for an experienced, talented and highly motivated individual with deep knowledge of the aerospace industry, exceptional problem solving and communication skills and experience across strategy, analytics, marketing and business development to fill a Senior Strategy and Marketing manager role.
This role will provide leadership and support across the organization to align market requirements to the technical developments and define Avio Aero value proposition and strategy development activities.
The Senior Strategy and Marketing manager will be responsible for assessing Avio Aero competitiveness on the market place, identify new business opportunities and additional leverages for competitiveness and will significantly contribute in the execution of the Avio Aero strategy process in cross-functional coordination with all functions and the senior leadership team.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

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Work on the company Long Term Strategy review, identifying the main topics of analysis and executing the Long Term Strategy process

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Coordinate transversally strategic initiatives in the conception and initial roll-out phase involving engineering, global supply chain and commercial focals plus additional functions as required

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Ensure the communication and reporting both to Avio Aero and GE Aerospace Enterprise Strategy teams

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Understand and analyze Customers CTQs by gathering feedback from Sales Populations on use cases, selection criteria and functionality required

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Maintain and develop tools to enable customer segmentation and targeting and assess the best Value Proposition in terms of price/cost target and alignment with Customer needs

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Benchmarking – identify main industry/products trends and develop competitive profiles and assessments, including competitor size, successes, product offerings, positioning, price structure, etc.

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Marketing requirements – document business case, VOC, value, design and prioritization

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Work with the engineering department in the definition of the multi-generation product plan

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Work with all the involved functions to support investor conferences

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Support business development and inorganic acquisition opportunities

Qualifications/Requirements

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Engineering Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college;

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Deep knowledge and understanding of the aerospace industry with specific focus on propulsion systems;

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Solid experience in the aerospace industry

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At least 2 years in a similar role

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Technical attitude to understand the products trends and developments and capability to support the value proposition creation;

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Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional environment;

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International exposure;

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Fluency in Italian and English;

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Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required.

Desired Characteristics

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Strong oral and written communication skills;

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Strong interpersonal and leadership skills;

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Mindset of continuous improvement, using data and customer feedback to refine strategy and execution

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Strong customer-centric mindset, able to translate customer needs into clear product and portfolio recommendations

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Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems using structured problem-solving approaches and data-driven recommendations

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes remote work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan: 

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Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

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Flexible benefits platform

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GE Aerospace share plan 

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Life and injury insurance

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Private medical cover

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Employee assistant program

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Employee special awards (service and recognition)    

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Local special agreements and discounts

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English and languages training for you and one member of your family

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Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc. 

We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes