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

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08) 
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 41273 

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 Strategic Planning and Analysis team within the Revenue Division.

• We are currently hiring for our Fleet & Infrastructure Analysis and our Long Range Planning teams. The Fleet & Infrastructure Analysis team is responsible of working with other teams in the organization to secure the strategic assets that are required to support the long term needs of the network. On the fleet front, we work collaboratively across the Commercial, Finance and Ops organizations to secure the aircraft the network needs and ensure their seating configuration (LOPAs) are highly efficient and provide the appropriate cabin mix that best adapt to our network. On the Infrastructure front we partner with Corporate Real Estate (CRE), CRE finance, Alliances and other teams to secure long term airport infrastructure needs for our network (Gates, runway access, throughput, terminal connectivity, international capabilities, etc) and design and monitor strategies to protect it.

• The Long Range Planning (LRP) team acts as a conduit to translate revenue and commercial initiatives into capacity and revenue guidance that informs planning about the airline’s future. This includes modeling capacity (at a network, entity, hub and market level), estimating demand for critical resources such as crew and gates, and forecasting revenue, between one month and one decade into the future. We collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders including network planning, revenue management, alliances, regional strategy, finance and crew planning to ensure the company aligns to fleet and network plans, long-lead infrastructure projects, airline partnerships and other strategic projects that are profit-maximizing and deliver value for American’s team members, customers and shareholders. Responsibilities range from forecasting revenue and capacity to analyzing and optimizing the needs and deployment of strategic assets such aircraft and terminal infrastructure, identifying optimal seating configurations (LOPAs) for our aircraft, analyzing partnerships with other carriers aimed at building our inorganic network, and from managing available-to-schedule aircraft counts to building the 5-Year network plan and schedule. 

What you'll do

• Design and maintain tools that forecast American Airlines’ capacity and revenue plans up to five years in the future 
• Generate ideas and evaluate various network, fleet, infrastructure and scheduling scenarios that seek to protect our existing assets and maximize the long-term profitability of American Airlines
• Secure and optimize our portfolio of strategic assets including, but not limited to, infrastructure and aircraft that are required to support the long-term needs of the network
• Lead discussions with stakeholders across the company that are focused on driving long term value to American Airlines while meeting various operational requirements 
• Analyze the performance of existing partnerships, evaluate new partnerships and craft creative solutions that drive continuous improvement from American Airlines’ inorganic network
• Utilize statistical analysis, predictive modeling or other analytical methods to analyze data and develop practical solutions to business problems
• Present analyses, strategies and results to all levels of the organization

What you'll do cont.

• 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 2 years of related work experience, or Master’s degree in a related field 
• Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools including Excel, Tableau, SQL, and SAS 
  • Experience in airline Network Planning, Revenue Management, Commercial, or analytical field 
• 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 draw insights, drive results, and create innovative solutions 
  • Adaptive to new ideas and business processes in an ever-changing marketplace 
  • Ability to perform in cross-functional groups with minimal supervision to drive outcomes which benefit the entire airline 
  • Skilled at sharing knowledge to develop the expertise of the team as a whole 
  • Advanced 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: 41273 

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