Job Description:

PSA Airlines, Inc.


US-NC-Charlotte
ID 2025-5654
Category Supply Chain & Procurement
Position Type Full-Time

Overview

Let your career take off with PSA Airlines

About PSA

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 4,000 employees. Our company culture, known as The PSA Way, is our foundation for operation and fosters stability, growth and a focus on the future while always placing safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are driven in our goals and achievements, eager to be better. We are reliable to one another and accountable for our actions. And we are caring in our daily interactions, with teammates, colleagues, and customers. Join our team to enjoy comprehensive benefits, including travel privileges on the American Airlines global network, so you can explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.

Benefits

PSA offers the benefits you expect from a company focused on excellence. All eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network
• A generous vacation plan designed to let you enjoy your travel perks
• 401(k) with company match
• American Airlines Group (AAG) profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
• A choice of three health plan options, all with nationwide coverage with the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network
• Premium dental coverage
• Vision plan options provided, including a plan that covers both glasses and contacts every year
• Benefits navigation services, including finding a doctor, scheduling an appointment, understanding your medical bills, and free second opinion services
• Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care services
• Family planning and fertility treatment
• LGBTQ+ friendly services including gender affirming care, assistance finding knowledgeable providers, and family planning
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and supplemental life insurance options for spouses and dependent children
• Flexible Spending Accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care services
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing a range of services, including 5 free in-person sessions with a health care professional

Responsibilities

Position Summary

With safety and quality control in mind as priority one, the Manager of Operational Material Logistics supports the Maintenance Organization and is responsible for ensuring all operational critical material needs are satisfied as quickly and economically as possible. This includes managing a dynamic team of AOG Expeditors and Material Logistics Coordinators to ensure partners in maintenance and stores have serviceable inventory readily available to return hard-grounded aircraft to revenue service and execute on overnight planned and unscheduled line maintenance and aircraft heavy check work packages. This is accomplished by leading the team to methodically assess maintenance requirements, strategically source and deliver compliant materials, and identify and manage the most economical logistical options for resolution, which ensures safe on-time departures of PSA aircraft.

Job Responsibilities

• Management of the AOG Expeditors and Material Logistics Coordinators and their daily activities in the materials handling and expediting process.
• Leads the team to provide excellent customer service and communication to all stakeholders with respect to the resolution of all AOG situations.
• Mentors and coaches team members to develop the team cross functionally within the department. Identifies candidates for successor planning and assists in successor planning program.
• Utilizes industry best practices for economic decisions regarding the source of required aircraft components and accurately prioritizes demand to not cause down-line operational impairments.
• Supports team members to actively track, manage, and own all AOG and IOR situations to maintain 24/7 awareness of all open cases.
• Maintains industry visibility and engagement to source new partners utilizing innovative and approved techniques to drive cost savings, reliability, and lead times.
• Utilizes Tableau and advanced data mining techniques to design productivity dashboards, build metrics for team and AOG recovery times, and utilize information to create action plans for improvement.
• Serves as a liaison for all Strategic Sourcing departments such as Component Repair, Procurement, and Stores.
• Manages Team Members to ensure all material requirements for PSA outsourced maintenance such as Heavy Maintenance Aircraft, LOPA Modifications, ADS-B, Landing Gear changes, and others.
• Maintains policies, decision-making matrices, and standard operating procedures to ensure robust training for team members in all job aspects is accomplished.
• Coordinates department scheduling to ensure 24/7, 365-day coverage.
• Serves as an SME when required for activities related to the implementation and training on the Maintenix implementation project and ensures future stability and best practices.
• Actively manages and engages logistics vendors from internal customers, other airlines, expediting companies, and charter companies to ensure proper support and best pricing.
• Manages continuous improvement techniques to create more efficient processes and work streams, which drive an increase in cost savings and effectiveness.
• Engage across company departments to gather information and clearly communicate ideas and initiatives to all levels of management up to and including the President.
• Effectively manage and operate within the approved operating and capital budget, partner with Finance to complete analysis and forecasting to build the annual operating plan.
• Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Specifics

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Aviation Management or related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of an equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience, preferably in a supervisory capacity
• Experience in attracting, selecting, and developing technical teams that can pull together to quickly overcome obstacles.
• Proven ability to make multiple quick high-profile decisions with significant economic and operational impacts in a stressful and resource constrained environment.
• Strong technical consulting/customer service background, as well as excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to handle operational issues effectively, understanding escalation, communication, and crisis management.
• Previous development of budgets, forecasting and operational expenses
• Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
• Gained experience in managing resources to meet goals across multiple projects.
• Gained experience in leading multi-discipline, high-performance work teams/groups.
• Demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Ability to speak/read/write in English.
• If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the US.

Preferred

• MBA or other advanced degree/qualification
• Airframe and Powerplant License

Additional Information

Delegation: In absence, responsibilities delegated to Director of Stores and Supply Chain Operations.

Authorities: None.

Supervisory Responsibility: This is a supervisory position.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb up and down stairs; lift weight up to 25 lbs; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Security Clearance: All employees are required to pass the fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) per 49CFR1542.209 as well as a pre-employment drug screen.
AAP/EEO Statement: PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PSA Airlines is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer



Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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