MRO Business Analyst

Airbus•Grand Prairie, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an MRO Business Analyst to join our Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Business Operations Team based in Grand Prairie, TX. In this role you will provide internal and external customer support to simplify MRO business processes. Collaborate with internal/external customers to provide WIP status, delivery dates, quotes/estimates, invoices/credits technical inquiries and logistical details. Support the coordination of pricing agreements for MRO activities. Assist in planning and scheduling within Airbus Group and internal/external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or comparable experience.
Minimum of 6 months of experience/internship in business analysis, financial analysis or business planning or 2 years’ experience of professional level work experience in an aviation company
0 - 10% Domestic and International Travel involved
Authorized to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship
Strong organizational skills
Strong operational improvement skills
Consistent record of working in a fast- paced, demanding environment
Strong Communication Skills
Able to communicate productively in verbal and written form in English
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or Google Workspace
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship/work authorization is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (i.e. MBA)
Strong accounting background, including cost accounting
Experience in creating business cases for strategic decision making
Able to communicate productively in verbal and written form in French and/or German.
Experience with SAP
Experience with Skywise
Able to travel independently and at short notice.

Responsibilities

Perform data analysis and generate reports using specialized domain knowledge and developed business expertise; build data sets based on business analytic indicators
Maintain/update/revise/establish new critical metrics
Report meaningful metrics to various management levels on weekly/monthly/annual basis
Build and maintain reliable MRO productivity metrics
Analyze profitability and MRO shop performance
Analyze and generate WIP & backlog reports
Support development and coordinate implementation of processes across all MRO departments
Analyze flow-in/flow-out for the various MRO activities in shops
Identify problems that impact our ability to deliver, ability to achieve margins, or areas of inconsistency in the business, based on understanding of metrics and correct application of metrics to the data.
Develop a reliable and financial Operating Plan for all MRO cost centers
Work with supporting functions to receive FH and customer forecasts
Develop reliable forecasting and demand planning across MRO organization
Set metrics to measure forecasting and planning traceability and accuracy
Develop workload capacity analysis for all MRO cost centers to efficiently balance the workload between the teams and/or propose capacity adjustment
Coordinate forecast flow from Airbus Helicopters based on workload capacity between AHI & AHCA
Forecast rotable pool inventory
Work with Repair Operations Lead to forecast external repairs
Work with Planning Dept. to forecast new spare parts
Work closely with Accounting Dept. to review / prepare period financial performance reports
Collaborate with Program Management Offices & Transformation for Dashboard reports of Top Company Objectives (TCOs)
Build business cases as needed and recommend/ implement cost savings actions (C3)
Develop / create presentations for management reviews
Liaise / coordinate with Airbus Helicopters on various initiatives / projects
Other duties as assigned
Report activity monthly through Office Suite or Google Workspace
Identify gaps within current processes, and recommend improvement activities

Benefits

Competitive base salary
incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off including personal time
holidays
generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
prescription
dental
vision
life
disability
Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
other supplemental benefit coverages
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path
opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes
national and international mobility