Director of Strategic Planning and Operations
$165,000–$185,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead cost savings identification and management across airframe and engine maintenance events, quantifying and prioritizing avoidance strategies while administering all vendor agreements. Provide analytical decision support to Regional Directors for selecting optimal maintenance solutions, developing frameworks to streamline event routing and vendor selection. Oversee planning and scheduling for JSSI events including engines and APUs, delivering mid and long-term forecasts for rental engine requirements. Partner with FP&A to ensure forecast accuracy, maintaining dashboards for real-time visibility into cost performance and operational metrics. Support growth planning for Customer Support Regional Directors by tracking headcount, asset distribution, and hiring needs against consolidated business scorecards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Aviation Management, or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in operations management, strategic planning, procurement, or a related discipline
- at least 3 years in a senior leadership or director-level role
- Demonstrated experience managing vendor relationships, contracts, and commercial agreements
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to build and interpret financial and operational data models
- Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM) or equivalent demonstrated project management experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- advanced Excel skills
- Excellent communication and executive presence
- proven ability to present to and influence C-Suite and senior leadership stakeholders
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in the aviation industry
- specific knowledge of business aviation maintenance operations
- MRO environments
- aircraft technical services
- Familiarity with engine and airframe maintenance programs
- shop visit planning
- maintenance event economics
- Prior experience in a parts procurement or supply chain role within an aviation context
- Experience working alongside or within a Finance/FP&A function
- demonstrated ability to contribute to forecast accuracy and cost management reporting
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