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Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Find your future at United! Were reinventing what our industry looks like and what an airline can be from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us youre joining a global team of 100000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industryleading health plans and bestinclass programs to support your emotional physical and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the worlds biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employeeled Business Resource Groups.

Create whats next with us. Lets define tomorrow together.

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 theyre well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If youre ready to work on our planes join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tiptop shape.

Key Responsibilities:

The Sr. Analyst Inventory Management and Strategy combines their knowledge of inventorymanagement standard processes and analytics to lead planning systems and identify processimprovement opportunities to support inventory policy. They will do this through work on strategic projects to support inventory sparepart planning for aircraft parts required by the maintenance operation of United Airlines fleet. This includes management of existing automation tools/systems and using continuousimprovement skills and tools to identify and lead new projects to improve inventory efficiency.

  • Interpret sophisticated data sets to identify trends forecast outcomes and support decisionmaking to optimize inventory allocation and purchase activity
  • Collaborate crossfunctionally to support successful launch of Distribution center and strategic automation projects
  • Document inventory processes strategy/policy decisions; communicate to partners
  • Proactively seek out opportunities for process improvement and innovation within the business
  • Recommend adjustments to strategy and tactical planning parameters (planned service level consumption segments etc. to balance inventory risk against cost within the existing policy guidelines
  • Prepare and deliver presentations that summarize findings and recommendations clearly and persuasively to audiences including senior executives

Whats needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelors degree in supply chain management management information systems engineering economics finance or related field
  • At least three years of experience in an analytics or processimprovement roles in supply chain aviation manufacturing or related industry
  • Strong problemsolving skills; using datacentric solutions to identify and solve problems with a sense of urgency
  • Ability to complete a root cause analysis and use the findings to guide business change
  • Ability to identify automation opportunities in existing processes to improve efficiency
  • Knowledge of relational database models and SQL
  • Understanding of supply chain operations planning and management
  • Understanding of supply chain functions including sourcing/procurement vendor management inventory planning warehousing and logistics
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft excel PowerPoint etc
  • 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):

  • Masters degree or equivalent experience in Quantitative field such as math statistics and/or MBA
  • Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification
  • At least one year of airline experience
  • At least one year of supply chain experience
  • At least one year of data analytics
  • Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
  • Experience using statistical and mathematical methods
  • Experience in inventory management
  • Experience in a related field involving automation of complex business processes
  • Familiarity with ERP capabilities
  • Strong background in one or more supply chain functions
  • Familiarity with Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) functions
  • Familiarity with the airline industry
  • Understanding of Supply Chain planning tools
  • Familiarity with MRO planning
  • Programming experience in a scripting language such as Python R Julia Java JavaScript

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 contactto request accommodation.


Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type

Full-Time

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