Aircraft Parts Approval Manager

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States United Airlines Full time
Key Responsibilities:

The Manager-Parts Manufacturer Approval position is responsible for overseeing an internationally based team of five direct reports that work with suppliers to identify and implement future alternate Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) and Owner Operator Produced Parts (OOPP) usage. This role leads Technical Operations' cost saving and reliability initiatives while growing part suppliers to reduce supply chain shortages, ensuring annual part approval and savings targets are achieved.

  • Lead collaboration and research efforts with Engineering, Inventory Planning, and other collaborators to find opportunities to improve cost savings and supply chain supportability through aftermarket partners
  • Prioritize PMA opportunities and parts in the investigation queue that will have the largest impact to for our partner teams and organization bottom line while balancing the pipeline for direct and operational cost saving initiatives
  • Partner with OOPP suppliers and internal technical teams to build and commercialize United-owned parts throughout our fleets
  • Lead certain financial aspects of United's Technical Component Purchasing and Repair contracts and warranties
  • Build and present reporting for senior leadership on progress and achievements related to savings assembled from alternative parts programs

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field or relevant work experience
  • 4+ years of experience in fields of supply chain, airline or manufacturing industry
  • 2+ years analytical work experience
  • Analytical approach to problem solving with attention to detail and a sense of urgency
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SQL, and ability to read engineering documents
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
  • SQL knowledge
  • Sophisticated Spotfire or Foundry
  • Experience with financial & Ap business intelligence tools
  • Experience with maintenance information systems
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 to request accommodation.

At United Airlines

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.

Why United Airlines?

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?

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