Analyst/Senior Analyst, Strategic Planning and Analysis (Ft Worth, TX, US)

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08) 
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 40106 

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is part of the Long Range Planning Team within the Revenue Division.
• This position is part of the Fleet and Regional Coordination Team. This position will have primary responsibility for Regional Coordination.
• In this role, you will help establish the strategic framework of our Regional network by evaluating hub deployment scenarios that maximize revenue while ensuring infrastructure and operational constraints are satisfied.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Develop Regional hub deployment strategies for the short, medium, and long-term that optimize aircraft type/gauge deployment by hub while considering gating and operational limitations.
• Work with the Regional Team and our Regional Partners to establish the minimum maintenance requirements (MMR) needed to ensure the operational viability of schedules.
• Audit schedules at various stages of development to ensure they are in line with our deployment strategy and are in compliance with the MMR. When discrepancies are found, work closely with the Scheduling Team and our Regional Partners to find mutually acceptable solutions.
• Lead monthly meetings with Sr. Leadership from our Regional Partners to share updated schedule and forecast information and to gather their feedback. When significant challenges are identified, advocate for the Regional Partners to mitigate the issues in current and future schedule development.
• Support the Budget and monthly Rolling Level processes by providing updated projections of Regional utilization and flying profiles.
• Present analyses, strategies and results to all levels of the organization.

What you'll do

• Apply analytical modeling and data optimizing methods using advanced MS Excel to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision-making, policy formulation, growth evaluation and financial analyses.
• Perform validation of models to ensure adequacy, define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgement and statistical tests.
• Develop performance measurements and analytical tools to improve profitability and planning / forecasting processes.
• Develop periodic reports on a wide range of strategic and tactical analyses / projects outlining key business drivers and explain variances against budget.
• Analyze data derived from various areas, such as booking activity, fleet analyses, market trends, ROI analyses, performance and budget analyses, profitability statistics, previous campaign results, site statistics, marketing efforts, revenue management, and pricing trends in order to devise strategies to increase revenue and profitability.
• Interact with other groups including Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Network Planning, Revenue Management, Sales, Marketing, various operational groups, Joint Business partners and Regional affiliates.

All you'll need for success

• Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience/training
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in airline Network Planning/Scheduling, Revenue Management or analytical field, or Master’s degree in a related field
• Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Knowledge of AirVision Schedule Manager
• Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Eager to solve complex problems and puzzles in a constrained and dynamic environment
  • Ability to leverage understanding of the airline business and commercial goals to drive results and innovative solutions
  • Adaptive to new ideas and business processes in an ever-changing marketplace
  • Ability to perform in cross-functional groups to drive outcomes which benefit the entire airline
  • Skilled at sharing knowledge to develop the expertise of the team as a whole
  • Microsoft Office skills

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel Free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

 

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 40106 

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