Inventory Planner - Rotables forecasting

Synopsis Inventory Planner is responsible to perform planning and coordination activities for materials (aircraft spares, Cabin & BFE, IFE, Tools) required to support unscheduled and scheduled aircraft maintenance, in the most cost-effective manner. Accountabilities Review part forecast for A & C Check, re-order proposal, Engineering documents, Hard time & tool staggering. Initiate procurement requests to ensure spares availability at optimum cost. Review consumables and set re-order levels and ordering quantities to maintain service levels and maintain adequate inventory levels at reasonable cost. Evaluate and monitor float levels for all rotable spare parts using Poisson’s calculations. Monitor fleet defects and initiate steps to reduce the same. Implement stocking methods like pool inclusion, consignment stock allocations and identify the surplus identification and recommend disposal actions. Evaluate and monitor LMP and LRU RSPL for initial, additional, and continuous provisioning. Review and monitor shelf-life expiry items and Scrap transactions in ERP. Initiate replenishment action with justification. Monitor spares in discrepancy and coordinate with respective teams to clear the same. Review and initiate actions required to support aircraft induction, return to service and end of lease projects. Support in developing processes & departmental manuals and keeping them up to date and in compliance with regulators and organizational requirements. Ensure to support any projects assigned by Manager Materials Planning to achieve department goal.

Education & Experience Bachelor or equivalent technical degree or minimum 3 years aviation inventory management experience. Experience & tracked record in aircraft technical material planning, procurement, supplier management functions. Recommended to have understanding of technical manuals like IPC, ITEM and MPD and familiar with RSPLs, W-File, spare repair and warranty, OEM support contracts like SSC and PSAA along with lease return requirements. A self-motivated, highly enthusiastic, and passionate team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. A resilient candidate with ability to adapt to different and multicultural environments & work under pressure. Advance level MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI knowledge with excellent in written and verbal communication skills.

Inventory planning and coordination for materials (aircraft spares, Cabin & BFE, IFE, Tools) to support unscheduled and scheduled aircraft maintenance. Review part forecasts for A & C checks, re-order proposals, engineering documents, hard time & tool staggering. Initiate procurement requests to ensure spares availability at optimum cost. Review consumables and set reorder levels and ordering quantities to maintain service levels and inventory at reasonable cost. Evaluate and monitor float levels for rotable spare parts using Poisson’s calculations. Monitor fleet defects and initiate steps to reduce them. Implement stocking methods like pool inclusion, consignment stock allocations and identify surplus for disposal. Evaluate and monitor LMP and LRU RSPL for initial, additional, and continuous provisioning. Review and monitor shelf-life expiry items and Scrap transactions in ERP. Initiate replenishment actions with justification. Monitor spares in discrepancy and coordinate with respective teams to clear. Review and initiate actions required to support aircraft induction, return to service and end of lease projects. Support in developing processes & departmental manuals and keep them up to date and compliant with regulators and organizational requirements. Support any projects assigned by Manager Materials Planning to achieve department goals.