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PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 5,500 team members.

At PSA we are defining the standard in regional aviation by focusing on The PSA Standard - our foundation for operation. Through our six Winning Behaviors - safe and caring, customer-centric and quality-focused, dependable and ethical, fact-based, focused and flexible, on-time, and cost-conscious – our team members are showing up every day for our customers and each other.

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.

Position Summary

As the Repair Analyst, you will impact PSA Airlines’ business operations by managing the repair process to ensure that the vendor completes the repair to performance standards, and at the lowest cost of repair. In using key metrics relating to costs, turnaround time and warranty concessions you will work to ensure that PSA is making the overall best business decisions.

Job Responsibilities

• Proactively manage supply chain for repair and overhaul services for aircraft components necessary to support the operation at the lowest total cost within the industry.
• Facilitate the review technical tear down quotations and establish recommendations for repair or negotiate reductions with merit based on an internal documented analysis.
• Identify new sources of supply based on strict requirements that fulfill total cost of ownership objectives.
• Establish supplier score metrics in conjunction with key internal stakeholders.
• Monitor improvement initiatives, internal and external action items.
• Track cost drivers and coordinate reductions while maintaining specifications and operational objectives.
• Ensure the timely review of quotes and process for further approval.
• Ensure internal and external TAT objectives are fulfilled.
• Track and reduce no fault found and customer induced damage instances.
• Establish operator support and service agreements.
• Initiate MRO RFP’s for select target spend and reliability areas relating to the repair and overhaul of components.
• Assist with the negotiation of agreements in support of corporate objectives.
• Establish various metrics to include internal TAT, external TAT, open activity, aging reports and cost analysis.
• Develop expertise regarding their respective commodities of various components through the research and analysis of the form, fit, function, cost, and all drivers within the supply chain that comprise to the total cost of maintaining its targeted reliability.
• Build an internal library of components to be references by the MRO supply chain team.
• 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.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Aerospace Management, or experience in a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years significant procurement, supply chain experience, repair, or related warranty experience 
• Proven cross-functional project management experience.
• Ability to understand complex contracts and summarize key terms.
• Ability to speak/read/write in English.  
• If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Aviation knowledge and aviation maintenance experience.

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