Manager - Inventory Strategy & Optimization

United Airlines • Chicago, IL

104d • $99,750 - $129,924

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, operational management, operations research or engineering.
• 4+ years of confirmed experience in fields of the Supply Chain, Airline or Manufacturing Industry.
• Microsoft office, knowledge of relational database models, strong modeling skills, proficient in MS PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong people skills and ability to develop internal and external relationships.
• Strong technical, interpersonal, verbal and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with proven track record of implementing innovative solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple and competing priorities.
• Keen sense of curiosity, high learning agility, business acumen, comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change, thought leader with a bias towards action and team focused.
• 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 an essential function of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic initiatives across inventory management and supply chain.
• Create and manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring cost control.
• Manage key strategic projects for supply chain including supply chain parts investments, implementing inventory policies, creating and tracking supply chain metrics as well as benchmarking against industry standards.
• Conduct regular budget reviews as necessary to maintain cost control and support financial goals.
• Analyze and establish system protection levels that support operations at the least total cost.
• Conduct thorough analysis and prepare detailed reports on performance against plan.
• Identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement, providing actionable insights and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Improve operational reliability by minimizing aircraft out of service events, delays and cancellations related to the unavailability of spare aircraft parts.
• Evaluate demand sources, supplier capabilities, strength and weaknesses of existing Supply Chain.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan.
• Flight privileges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Air Transportation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree