Director of Forecast & Production Control

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish) Job Description: Are you ready to take command of the operational heartbeat behind a $50M+ aerospace MRO facility? We are seeking an experienced MRO Forecast & Production Control Leader to serve as the strategic bridge between executive commitments and shop-floor execution at Airbus Helicopters. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of MRO, you will own the Master Production Schedule (MPS), steer the full S&OP cadence, and translate complex commercial (PBH, T&M) and military demand into precision elementary part models across five specialized repair shops—including Dynamic Components, Blades, Tailbooms, Composites, and Avionics. If you excel at eliminating bottlenecks, leading specialized planning teams, and presenting operational models directly to executive leadership, this high-visibility role offers the platform to drive bottom-line impact across world-class rotary-wing platforms. Your working environment: A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games. How we care for you: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. Your Challenges: Establish and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all specialized MRO shops (Dynamic Components, Blades, Tailbooms, Composites, and Avionics), ensuring strict adherence to turnaround time (TAT) targets. Act as the core operational owner for the MRO Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) cadence, presenting consolidated volume expectations ($50M+ annual portfolio) to executive leadership. Consolidate complex, multi-stream demand inputs—including commercial PBH programs, military obligations, commercial Time & Material (T&M) orders, and internal rotable pool replenishment needs—into unified unit event forecasts (overhauls and repairs). Translate unit-level forecasts into detailed elementary part demand models, establishing and continuously refining K-factor accuracy (piece-part replacement factors per overhaul/repair event) to improve material availability and reduce excess inventory holding costs. Directly lead and mentor the Production Planning Manager and Data Analyst, providing leadership across a team of 4–5 specialists spanning production planning, shop floor control, and MRO logistics coordination. Oversee daily shop floor execution priorities, managing work-in-process (WIP) burndown strategies, stabilizing nominal WIP levels, and removing operation…

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