Senior Inventory Controller - Business Improvement and Supply Chain

at  Cathay Pacific Airways

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Engineering / Aerospace or Logistics and Supply Chan discipline (or suitable equivalent)
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience working with airlines, MROs, OEMs or suppliers
• Extensive exposure to inventory management, procurement or maintenance planning
• Good commercial acumen, analytical skills and process-oriented
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Adaptable to change. Proven ability to identify and drive process improvements
• Experience of using LEAN techniques to drive business improvement initiatives

ROLE INTRODUCTION

Reports to: Business Improvement and Supply Chain Manager
Departments: ENG - Engineering
This role is part of our Engineering Department who are focused on reassurance, keeping our people and our customer’s safe, ensuring that in every aspect of our operation. we have industry leading performance and that our various fleet programmes are delivering to plan, budget and specification.
You will be responsible for driving business improvement initiatives and effective management of expendables and consumables parts (C&E parts) servicing the Cathay Pacific fleet. The Senior Inventory Controller will use LEAN methodologies and principles to drive business improvement and inventory optimisation activities, and work across suppliers, manufacturers and internal stakeholders to optimise cost of ownership of C&E parts and ensure operational availability service levels are met. This role will manage the life cycle of inventory and deal with manufacturers and suppliers, and implement business improvement initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive business improvement initiatives in Inventory Management using LEAN methodologies and principles
• Regularly optimise spare re-order levels to ensure operational service levels are achieved at minimal cost
• Perform spares and tooling initial provisioning activities
• Continuously identify cost-drivers and initiate cost mitigation actions
• Manage service providers and suppliers to ensure C&E programmes are properly implemented, monitor KPIs and drive improvement plans
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive PMA development activities
• Proactively identify and manage surplus, excess or obsolete spares to optimise inventory
• Manage spares sales, surplus sale packages and surplus consignment programmes