Inventory Planner

Job description / Role

Synopsis

Inventory planner is responsible for performing planning and coordination activities for materials (aircraft spares, cabin & BFE, IFE, tools) required to support unscheduled and scheduled aircraft maintenance, in the most cost-effective manner.

Accountabilities

• Review part forecast for A&C check, re-order proposal, engineering documents, hard time & tool staggering. Initiate procurement requests to ensure spares availability at optimum cost.
• Review consumables and set re-order levels and ordering quantities to maintain service levels and maintain adequate inventory levels at reasonable cost.
• Evaluate and monitor float levels for all rotable spare parts using Poisson's calculations.
• Monitor fleet defects and initiate steps to reduce the same.
• Implement stocking methods like pool inclusion, consignment stock allocations, and identify surplus identification and recommend disposal actions.
• Evaluate and monitor LMP and LRU RSPL for initial, additional, and continuous provisioning.
• Review and monitor shelf-life expiry items and scrap transactions in ERP. Initiate replenishment action with justification.
• Monitor spares in discrepancy and coordinate with respective teams to clear the same.
• Review and initiate actions required to support aircraft induction, return to service, and end of lease projects.
• Support in developing processes & departmental manuals and keeping them up to date and in compliance with regulators and organizational requirements.
• Ensure to support any projects assigned by manager materials planning to achieve department goals.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor or equivalent technical degree or minimum 3 years aviation inventory management experience.
• Experience & track record in aircraft technical material planning, procurement, supplier management functions.
• Recommended to have understanding of technical manuals like IPC, ITEM, and MPD and be familiar with RSPLs, W-File, spare repair and warranty, OEM support contracts like SSC and PSAA along with lease return requirements.
• A self-motivated, highly enthusiastic, and passionate team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A resilient candidate with the ability to adapt to different and multicultural environments & work under pressure.
• Advanced level MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI knowledge with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world's leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. Together with Etihad's codeshare partners, Etihad's network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme, and more. Etihad is recognized as one of the world's leading airlines in response to COVID-19 and was the first airline in the world to fully vaccinate its crew on board.

Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of industry decarbonization.

About the Company

Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline was set up by a Royal Decree in July 2003, with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, as its hub. Etihad started commercial operations in November 2003.

With Etihad, everyone who flies with us is welcomed as our guest.

This simple credo illuminates everything we do, from big things like making sure that our fleet is one of the most advanced in the sky, to small touches like letting you choose the films you watch.

Were proud to be the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, our home reflects our commitment to bringing the world closer together - as does our highly cosmopolitan staff.