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There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.
Key Responsibilities:
The Sr. Analyst - Inventory Performance supports provisioning and inventory planning of expendable or serviceable parts for the maintenance operation of United Airlines fleets. This includes planning of inventory investment and efficient inventory levels to adequately support maintenance needs. This role will supervise the performance of the inventory plans. It will be accountable for identifying automation and integration opportunities to improve process efficiency and support organizational goals.
- Develop strategic and tactical inventory plans for serviceable and expendable parts to support the encouraged changes in schedule and maintenance operations
- Make daily strategic adjustments to station inventory levels for serviceable and expendable parts to support the maintenance operations
- Analyzing and establishing system service levels that support operations at the least total cost, adjusting allocations/ROPs to support service levels with encouraged flying and maintenance changes, being accountable for life cycle of inventory – inception through final disposition and being accountable for performance against plan
- Identify supply chain planning automation opportunities in collaboration with other teams in the organization
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree in quantitative field including engineering, supply chain management or related field
- 3 years experience in analytics or process improvement role in supply chain, aviation, manufacturing, or related industry
- Knowledge of supply chain operations, planning and management
- Exhibits an analytical approach to problem solving with attention to detail and a sense of urgency
- Understanding of supply chain functions including sourcing/procurement, vendor management, inventory planning, warehousing, and logistics
- Familiarity with Line and Base maintenance planning and operations
- Knowledge of relational database models and SQL
- Familiarity with Supply Chain models
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify automation opportunities in existing processes to improve efficiency
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in Quantitative field such as math, statistics and/or MBA
- Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience using statistical and mathematical methods
- Experience in inventory management
- Experience in a related field involving automation of sophisticated business processes
- Familiarity with ERP capabilities
- Familiarity with Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) functions
- Familiarity with the airline industry
- Familiarity with Line and Base Maintenance Planning
- Familiarity with MRO planning
- Programming experience in a scripting language such as Python, R and/or Julia
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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