Planning Specialist

About the company

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Your tasks

Job Objectives

• Maximize material availability while optimizing inventory investment and cost saving across the IMS network.
• Leverage technical customer data, fleet development plans, and Airbus data products to continuously refine forecasting accuracy
• Build collaborative partnerships with customer maintenance functions, optimize inventory levels to meet contractual SLA and foster continuous process improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure parts availability at the time of need while optimising inventory levels, investment, and transportation costs.
• Ensure utilisation of all available customer statistical and technical information to continuously improve planning forecast accuracy across the IMS network.
• Support the refinement of the IMS forecast and replenishment plan through interrogation of customer technical data and maintenance plans.
• Establish and leverage a relationship with the customers maintenance planning function and MRO provider in order to gain customer-specific inputs to enhance IMS forecast accuracy.
• Gather relevant data from Airbus data products and proactively link with other Airbus departments to ensure data quality and accuracy.
• Structure and make transparent all relevant information for efficient usage throughout the IMS network.
• Collaborate with the Satair Solutions Planning function to support the enhancement of base statistical forecasts.
• Consider customer fleet development plan to ensure adequate stock.
• Launch required actions to integrate new part-numbers into the service.

Secondary responsibilities

• Provide timely, high quality responses to customer and internal requests.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to material order activity.
• Assist the Solutions Delivery Manager to coordinate and prepare reports on operational topics and participate in customer meetings as required.
• Participate actively as part of the IMS local team to fulfil overall targets.
• Comply with Satair’s mission, values, Quality Management procedures, and Ethics & Compliance guidelines.
• Comment/advise on unsatisfactory situations within the organization, propose potential solutions for improvements, and contribute towards a positive and inspiring working environment with a growth mindset.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Aerospace or have relevant working experience
• Minimum 3 years working experience
• Understanding aviation business specifically in the area of spares supply chain management
• Technical and process oriented background with the ability to understand and interpret technical documentation
• Ability to understand your customer to develop and propose creative solutions
• Flexible, able to work under pressure with tight deadlines and successfully deal with unexpected situations / issues
• Strong knowledge of data analysing applications such as databases and Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of SAP R/3 would be advantageous
• Diplomatic sense and open ‘out-of-silo’ mind-set.
• Ability to build successful relations across functions and with all stakeholders.
• Strong ability to work in a team to achieve common targets.
• Positive, proactive, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Excellent inter-cultural skills and willingness to contribute to a positive and inspiring working environment with a growth mindset.