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

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08) 
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 50730 

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

• The Strategic Planning & Analysis group contributes to the airline’s long-term profitability by supporting Alliances, Loyalty, Network Planning, Revenue Management, Sales, and others through rigorous planning and forecasting of critical assets and resulting capacity and revenue; action-oriented analytics; and effective coordination and execution of cross-functional initiatives and partnerships. 
• This job posting is for the Network Innovation, Fleet Analysis, and Long Range Planning teams
   

Fleet Analysis
The Fleet Analysis team determines the optimal aircraft fleet and ensures their seating configuration (LOPAs) are highly efficient and profit-maximizing. Analysts will help answer questions that seek to determine how many airplanes the company needs, what types of airplanes we should fly, and how many seats we should put on our airplanes. 

Network Innovation 
Network Innovation is the “R&D” team supporting Network Planning. Analysts will operate at the intersection of commercial strategy and operational performance, combining network scheduling, strategic thinking, and analytical capabilities to produce a 5-Year Network Plan for the airline. Analysts will answer questions such as what hubs we should grow, where do we deploy future airplanes, and seeks to identify how we create a more profitable network. 

Long Range Planning
Long Range Planning helps shape and align planning about the network scale and revenue generation of the airline. In addition to forecasting both capacity and ticket revenue, the Long Range Planning team collaborates with other organizations across the enterprise to implement cross-functional strategic initiatives, and ensure the right resources (including aircraft, crew and facilities, among others) are in place at the right time to maximize revenue and profitability.
 

What you'll do

• Collaborate with teams across the business to lead research and analysis, formulate strategy and shape execution to influence the commercial direction of the airline
• Produce a network 5-year strategic plan that determines future network strategy and growth plans
• Leverage internal and external data and apply advanced analytical modeling techniques to forecast American’s capacity and revenue from 5 weeks to 5 years into the future
• Confidently and coherently articulate analyses and recommendations that shape key business decision making at all levels, including with senior executive leadership
• Determine profit-maximizing fleet composition and configurations, including evaluating new aircraft types, and working with commercial and technical teams to design industry-leading cabins
• Create and implement network initiatives, such as novel hub bank structures, fleet deployment and aircraft utilization strategies, that increase passenger connectivity and network profitability
• Secure and optimize our portfolio of strategic assets including, but not limited to, aircraft, ground infrastructure and human resources, required to support long-term network needs
• 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 Network Planning, Revenue Management, Finance, Corporate Real Estate, 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: 50730 

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