Job Description

Contract negotiations

• Lead the floating and evaluation of RFPs for aircraft components, buyer furnished equipment, seller selectable equipment & aircraft maintenance
• Term sheet evaluation, contract negotiation and closure for aircraft maintenance (like C Checks, lease returns, APU overhauls, landing gear overhauls, maintenance of wheels and brakes etc.)
• Contract negotiation and execution for SSFE & BFE selection, purchase and maintenance
• Contract renegotiation for better terms, cash flow savings, new products and services etc.

Manage the re-deliveries of aircraft

• Manage the project of redelivery of aircraft
• Overview on the technical aspects of the redelivery transactions
• Administer various activities during re-delivery of aircraft while it is in MRO
• Negotiate various outstanding items at re-delivery date with Lessor
• Timely return of aircraft to Lessor

Identify & persuade business teams for new ideas/projects involving cost reduction ideas.

• Gather market intelligence about competitor airline, MROs, Lessors, OEMs.
• Various contracts
• Keeping track and analyzing the technical profile of the engines, APU, landing gears, etc
• Monitor, analyze and ensure compliance of the engine/APU & other FHA agreement
• Work in close coordination with engg

Existing contract management – maintaining constant dialogue with external stakeholders for ensuring strict compliance of all covenants

• Aircraft lease management:
• Maintain strong relationships with the financiers/lessors
• Evaluating leases to ensure compliance with the terms, conditions, dates, commercials, rents and other stipulations
• Reviewing and managing the letter of credit reconciliations
• Managing the claim reimbursements for overhauls from aircraft lessors
• Keeping track and analyzing the technical profile of the aircraft fleet
• Evaluate and analyze market trends for the new technologies for products and services in the aviation sector

Required education and experience background: MBA (Finance) from premium institure, CFA or CA with over 2 years of experience in Corporate/Business Finance. The person should have been a part of tea taking business decisions at large corporates. The candidate should be exposed to decision making, financial modelling, inter-department. Preferably, if the candidate has had the experience of reporting to CXO level.

Skills Required

• Aircraft
• Management