at United Airlines in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run “Business Resource Group” communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
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.
Key Responsibilities:
Sr. Analyst – Inventory Optimization supports spare part inventory modeling enhancements, including expendable and rotable components to support the Maintenance operations of United Airlines fleet. This role is part of the team accountable for identifying enhancement opportunities, improving spare parts inventory plans, and streamlining the optimization process. The role will work closely with the planning teams to identify inventory planning opportunities aligned with the organizational goals
Qualifications
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
What’s needed to succeed:
+ BS degree in a quantitative field such as math, statistics, operations research or engineering
+ At least two years of experience in an analytical, optimization/statistical modeling or process improvement-oriented role in supply chain, aviation, manufacturing or related industry
+ Familiarity with optimization models and tools
+ Familiarity with scripting programming languages (e.g., R, SAS, Python)
+ Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau, Palantir Foundry, MS-Power BI or equivalent)
+ Ability to identify opportunities in existing processes where analytical insights support quality/service level improvement and/or cost reduction opportunities
+ Strong written and verbal communication skills
+ Experience communicating and visualizing complex analysis results to business leaders
What will help you propel from the pack:
+ MS degree in a quantitative field such as math, optimization, statistics, data science and/or MBA
+ Understanding of supply chain operations, planning and management
+ Experience in optimization, statistics, industrial engineering or related field involving solving complex business problems
+ At least one year of airline experience
+ At least one year of supply chain experience
+ Experience with inventory optimization techniques
+ Familiarity with multi-echelon supply chain models
+ Familiarity with spare parts inventory planning methods
+ Familiarity with database models (e.g., RDBMS, Hadoop) with high-level proficiency integrating complex transactional data in relational databases using SQL
+ Programming experience in a scripting language such as Python, R
+ Familiarity with optimization modeling tools and techniques
+ Experience with developing simulation techniques (i.e., Monte Carlo, discrete event simulation)
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 contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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