Job Description Summary

We are looking for an experienced senior manager with deep knowledge of the aerospace industry, outstanding analytical and project oriented skills and proven experience across strategy, marketing and business development to fill the Head of Marketing role.
In this role you will lead the marketing team and will be the key contributor across the organization to align market requirements and evolutions to the Avio Aero strategy creation and execution. You will analyze technology and industrial developments and contribute to the creation of Avio Aero value proposition.
You will be responsible for assessing Avio Aero competitiveness on the market place, will support sales campaigns and will be a key player in the company strategy definition.
The role reports to the head of strategy, marketing and business development.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the functional excellence of marketing through for planning, processes, infrastructure, research and analysis, performance management and budgeting for better commercial execution globally. Manage multiple channels and touch points, intersect with an all marketing disciplines and deliver increasingly more ROI, which requires superior skills in planning, systems and process management. Marketing operations is a means to ensure that marketing is conducted in the most efficient and accountable manner.

• Developing commercial expertise across one or more countries, product lines, markets, sales processes, or customer groups. Influences policy and ensures delivery across large and/or diverse sales territories.

• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.

• Leads others to find creative solutions to address complex projects, product lines, markets, sales processes, or customers. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Engineering bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of the aerospace industry, specific experience in the aerospace engines is a plus.

• Deep experience in the aerospace industry.

• Solid experience in a similar role.

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

• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional environment

• International exposure.

• Fluency in Italian and English.

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

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Ability to work with C-level management.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

• Established project management skills.

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:

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme.

• Flexible benefits platform.

• GE Aerospace share plan.

• Life and injury insurance.

• Private medical cover.

• Employee assistant program.

• Employee special awards (service and recognition).   

• Local special agreements and discounts.

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

• 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.

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