Materials Planning Officer

The Emirates Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Job summary

The Emirates Group in Dubai is seeking a Materials Planning Officer to plan, provision and replenish aircraft spares including Rotables, BFE, IFE, tools and consumables to meet EIS and maintenance demands.

You will review inventory, forecast needs, coordinate with Procurement, and ensure data accuracy using Ultramain and other ERP tools to support fleet growth and on-time availability.

Qualifications

• 12 Years schooling or equivalent.
• 2.5+ Years of experience in Airline / MRO Engineering Materials & Stores or in Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in an airline or third party maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of ERP (Inventory Management) System.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and plan actions to ensure materials availability to support operations at agreed service levels, in order to complete maintenance inputs and support planning requirements.
• Regularly review inventory / planning triggers, component / repairable failure rate to maintain optimum inventory levels.
• Liaise with engineering sections to optimize inventory and compile accurate data; calculate float / Economical Ordering Quantity.
• Review non-moving and slow-moving items per Surplus Review Plans to reduce surplus stock.
• Initial Provisioning review of all spares and components to support fleet growth and despatch reliability.

Skills

Inventory management

Materials planning

ERP systems

Data analysis

English proficiency

Logistics coordination

Education

12 Years schooling or equivalent

Tools

MyBC system

Ultramain

Job description

Job Purpose

The Material Management Department, is dedicated to addressing complex aviation material needs with precision. Organized into specialized units: Cabin, IFE, Airframe, Engines, Inventory Control, and Operations Support, along with dedicated teams for Rotable Components and Outstation support, we ensure timely availability of spares and components across the network. Our core responsibilities include managing re-order levels, forecasting needs, inventory management and coordinating with Procurement for prompt deliveries based on our quality and safety standards. The Materials Planning Officer will execute the planning, initial-provisioning and Replenishment of aircraft spares including Rotables, Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE), Inflight Entertainment (IFE), tools, Consumables and Commercial in order to meet all Entry into Service (EIS), operational and maintenance demands in Line and Base Maintenance, post retrofit / refresh. Also to carry out inventory reviews in order to ensure optimum inventory levels and data accuracy.

In this role, you will:

• Initiate and plan actions to ensure materials availablility to support operations at agreed service levels, in order to complete maintenance inputs and support the long- and short-term planning requirements of materials in a timely manner.
• Regularly carry out reviews of the inventory / planning triggers, component / Repairable failure rate analysis in order to maintain optimum inventory levels.
• Liaise with various engineering sections to meet the requirements and optimise the inventory and maintain it to the established ground rules, compile accurate data and calculate float / Economical Ordering Quantity.
• Carry out review of non-moving and slow moving items as per Surplus Review Plans and identify surplus stock items to reduce and optimize the inventory.
• Carry out Initial Provisioning review of all spares and components for aircraft, engine, Cabin / IFE / BFE and commercial, by analysing manufacturer recommendation and establishing requirements to be able to effectively support fleet growth and maintain despatch reliability.
• Manage and develop the performance of staff by using MyBC system / process to recognise high performance and put effective measures / development plans in place to improve performance while meeting departmental goals.

Material Planning Airframe, Engine, Cabin & IFE:

Maintain compliance with Material Planning procedures, methods and parameters applicable for different types / categories of aircraft parts to maintain cost effective stock levels. Support objectives of supply chain metrics including measurement and control of AOG, Robberies, Shortages, SLAs, Surplus, Deferred Defects, Cycle Time, Backlogs and other KPIs. Escalate critical shortages, service failures and identify corrective actions to maintain performance, productivity and delivery at the agreed level. Support periodic audits of inventory parameters including but not limited to Re-order point, Order Quantity, Lead Time, Average Monthly Usage (AMU) and recommend areas to improve metrics. Assist in data collection from technical documentation relating to part basic, part relation and vendors within Ultramain to assist the alternate parts advice procedure & class change requests by drafting forms and collating supporting documentation needed for approval.

Qualification

• 12 Years schooling or equivalent.
• 2.5+ Years of experience in Airline / MRO Engineering Materials & Stores or in Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in an airline or third party maintenance environment.
• Industry knowledge in various supply chain management is preferable (Warehouse & Logistics, Repairs Management, Material Planning / Support, Inventory Control & Technical Purchasing).
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of aircraft components and associated systems & a sound experience of the ERP (Inventory Management) System.
• Analytical skills.

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.