PRODUCT DATA MANAGER

For a leader company in the aerospace sector, we are looking for a Product Data Manage.

A PDM plays a crucial role in managing and organizing product-related information. Here are some key aspects of this role:

• Data Management: The PDM is responsible for collecting, organizing, and maintaining data related to products. This includes information about materials, design schematics, bills of materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Bridge Between Technical and Production Teams: PDM facilitates communication between the engineering (which creates design drawings) and operation (which manages production and logistics). The PDM ensures that both departments have access to accurate and up-to-date information.
• Change Management: When changes are made to products (such as design corrections or material updates), the PDM ensures that these changes are documented and communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
• Integration with CAD Systems: Given the widespread use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems in product design, the PDM must be proficient in integrating these tools with the data management system.
• Configuration Management: The PDM establishes standard procedures for data management and ensures that different versions of drawings and specifications are tracked and controlled.
• Product Lifecycle Management: Responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of products, from idea generation, through design and development, to production, to operations.

In this role, you will be able to 

• Act as mediator between Production, Engineering and Procurement stakeholders
• Ensure proper communication and information sharing among the operators supporting internal manufacturing and assembly activities
• Supervise digitalization activities across all active projects, including initial product digitalization, change management, and deployment of new releases
• Oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of data pipelines, and data processing systems
• Develop strategic plans and ensures tactical execution of these plans
• Responsible for maintaining best practices and data model standards
• Assist supply chain management wrt special projects (e.g., including on-off, prototypes etc.)
• Support development of proposals regarding new products and services
• Support definition and commission of assembly and test plans and cycles
• Assist the definition and periodic review of internal coding standards used for item tracking at all levels
• Assist with long-lead items management and part obsolescence for existing products
• Assist Program Managers during the execution of complex projects

DUTIES

• Develop and implement Configuration Management Plans and drive data quality across products and projects
• Develop and implement integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) plans and procedures
• Develop and implement documentation management processes that allow for efficient data storage, search, and retrieval
• Assist in implementing hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures
• Assist in the use of configuration management tools to store, track, and manage configuration items
• Manage data archiving
• Manage document searches using the document metadata. In the specific case of the technical drawing are usually identified with the data entered in the entry table also called cartouche;
• Manage storage of technical specifications automatically within a database that regulates the business cycle
• Allows viewing of archived documents in lightweight formats (in PDF or, for CAD formats, in DWF, Adobe and Autodesk formats respectively).

REQUIRED EXPERIENCES & SKILLS 

• High School Diploma
• Previous experience in the area of product and data configuration management (at least one year)
• Good knowledge of the mains ERP on the market (SAP B1)
• Demonstrated experience with Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrated experience with source control tools, such as Git or Subversion
• Knowledge of MES systems
• Knowledge of fully integrated PLM tools and methodologies is a plus