Job Description

Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, IN
Job Category: Tech Ops / Maintenance – Management & Administrative

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Technical Operations/Maintenance

Technical Operations includes the maintenance, and overhaul of our aircraft. This includes aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities teams, supply chain teams and more.

Job overview and responsibilities

The Manager – Fleet Inventory Performance of Technical Operations Inventory Management is responsible for the oversight of the strategic productivity and tactical execution of United Airlines’ aircraft spare parts inventory. The Manager will manage and oversee the accomplishment of tactical inventory execution through active project management, inventory planning, repair management and procurement processes.

• Professional team member development
• Ongoing performance evaluations of team members
• Employee development and skill building of planning and role responsibilities
• Employee and team goal setting and measurement of performance
• Budget development and adherence for team and higher level supply chain
• Makes daily strategic adjustments to station inventory levels for Rotable and Expendable inventory assets to support the operation
• Analyzes and establishes system protection levels that support operations at the least total cost
• Ensures Allocation/ROP assignments are monitored and adjusted, in support of service level goals
• Accountable for life cycle of inventory – inception through final disposition
• Accountable for ensuring material is available and visible throughout the system
• Establish new fleet provisioning plans
• Monitors, analyzes and reports on performance against plan
• Drive continuous improvement through the systematic use of tools and techniques
• Identifies Alternatives to OEM Ownership
• Coordinates repair activities with approved suppliers for timely repair and return of Rotable and Recoverable inventory assets
• Monitors, analyzes and maintains strong and productive relationships with external repair suppliers
• Accountable for ensuring repair operations are completed on-time and within budget
• Identifies various alternatives for repair options
• Develops understanding of market availability for surplus inventory
• Executes purchases of incremental inventory
• Monitors, analyzes and maintains strong and productive relationships with external suppliers
• Accountable for ensuring purchases are completed on-time and within budget
• Identifies various alternatives for purchasing additional inventory
• Develops understanding of market availability for surplus inventory
• Improves operational reliability by minimizing aircraft out of service events, delays and cancellations related to the unavailability of spare aircraft parts
• Ensuring engineering projects are effectively, efficiently and timely supported through all inventory needs
• Development of tactical and strategic plans for Rotable, Expendable and EA project inventory
• Evaluates demand sources, supplier capabilities, strength and weaknesses of existing Supply Chain and models
• Develops inventory requirements, alternatives and makes sound recommendations in support of customer and business plan
• Provides actionable insight to short- and long-term forecasts for the purposes of budgetary planning and integrated business planning
• Utilizes analytical dashboards, automated tools and the airline’s transaction-based computer ERP system (SCEPTRE)

This position is offered on local terms and conditions.  Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded.

Required 

• Bachelor Degree in Aviation Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or related field or relevant leadership experience
• Minimum 5+ years experience in fields of the Supply Chain, Airline or Manufacturing Industry
• Up to 25% travel and requires valid passport
• Comprehensive understanding of Supply Chain
• Management/oversight responsibility of personnel for procurement activities, material requirements planning, supply chain management and expediting
• Planning and Management
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Self Motivated Engrained Continuous Improvement experience
• Strong people skills and ability to develop internal and external relationships
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Proven ability to generate consensus amongst disparate viewpoints
• Experience reviewing, amending and negotiating contracts
• Financial and budget/expense management
• Ability to establish and monitor policies and guidelines
• Ability to work with multiple team functions across various departments within United
• Experience working with suppliers within an expedited environment
• Self-starter with high degree of initiative and ability to manage deadlines
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Analytical approach to problem solving, with attention to detail and a sense of urgency
• Working knowledge of SQL or other data query languages
• Negotiation skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in India for any employer without sponsorship
• Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Preferred

• MBA or other related advanced degree
• Airline, aviation or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experience
• Experience leading direct reports
• Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred
• Formal Lean Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement methodologies
• SAS statistical analysis experience

Skills Required

• Aviation
• Six Sigma
• OEM Documentation