Manager, Planning

American Airlines • Dallas, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for leading a team of analysts/planners with significant bottom line impact to production performance within Tech Ops. Leads a team of analysts/planners responsible for developing/executing/maintaining and monitoring shop repair scheduling, bill of works, metric development and analysis, and material planning. Identifies new opportunities to leverage available tools, processes, best practices, and reporting. Develops analysts/planners to ensure a high level of job proficiency and prepare them for future roles with increased responsibility. Develops and identifies project timelines, goals, and stakeholders. Works with department managers to identify business challenges and create solutions to address challenges. Updates senior leadership on project milestones. Completes justifications for projects and initiatives. Uses various data sources to identify areas of optimization and performance improvement for department. Seeks out action plans and identifies corrective action for department. Resolves department issues and sets deadlines for activities. Improves communication within teams. Provides guidance/coaching/mentorship to analysts/planners & empowers them to make effective, timely decisions. Focuses on customer needs & requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, Accounting or other business related field or equivalent experience/training
• 4 years experience within Airline Operations
• Ability to modify existing processes by correcting problems, resolving issues and updating existing work methods
• Employee First - Customer first attitude
• Forward thinking, big picture, visionary
• Strong aptitude for working with other departments including Finance, Base Operations, and others
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven experience in leading and motivating others
• Takes ownership and promotes collaboration/teamwork
• Effectively and professionally manage pressure with serious time commitment
• Lead, empower, and motivate employees
• Influence decision making using facts/data/trends and validate assumptions
• Strong financial acumen
• Follows instructions, processes and procedures
• Ability to correct and resolve issues/problems in processes with the help of existing procedures, norms and processes

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Lean Six Sigma
• 5 years’of experience within Supply Chain/Logistics/Operations preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of analysts/planners responsible for developing/executing/maintaining and monitoring shop repair scheduling, bill of works, metric development and analysis, and material planning
• Identifies new opportunities to leverage available tools, processes, best practices, and reporting
• Develops analysts/planners to ensure a high level of job proficiency and prepare them for future roles with increased responsibility
• Develops and identifies project timelines, goals, and stakeholders
• Works with department managers to identify business challenges and create solutions to address challenges
• Updates senior leadership on project milestones
• Completes justifications for projects and initiatives
• Uses various data sources to identify areas of optimization and performance improvement for department
• Seeks out action plans and identifies corrective action for department
• Resolves department issues and sets deadlines for activities
• Improves communication within teams
• Provides guidance/coaching/mentorship to analysts/planners & empowers them to make effective, timely decisions
• Focuses on customer needs & requirements

Benefits

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager