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
This role is a part of the Procurement team within the Finance Division. The Analyst/ Sr Analyst, Procurement Data & Analytics supports Procurement operations by driving performance measurement, cost-saving strategies, and data-driven decision-making. It combines advanced analytics, machine learning, and scalable data infrastructure to deliver actionable insights, improve reporting quality, and enhance operational efficiency.
What you'll do
As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.
Support Procurement operations through performance measurement, cost-saving strategies, and efficiency improvements
Collaborate with business leaders to define reporting and analytic needs to deliver data-driven actionable insights and recommendations
Collaborate with airport and supplier leadership to develop and implement operational staffing models for various airport service
Monitor industry trends and analytic advancements to identify opportunities for process and performance improvement
Apply analytical models and data optimization techniques to support decision-making, policy development, and financial analysis
Analyze and manage pricing with suppliers and provide support for bid analysis
Design and deploy machine learning and AI models to enhance business outcomes
Manage a diverse report portfolio and develop high-impact analyses to improve Procurement performance
Conduct ad-hoc analyses to support operational decisions and profitability
Integrate new data sources to improve reporting capabilities, enhance data quality and define technical specifications for reusable data objects to simplify analytics in the department
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and structures for accurate, timely, and self-service reporting and analytics
Contribute to Data Governance initiatives, ensuring proper data cataloging and compliance
Serve as a data steward and support data access policies for owned data assets
All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
Bachelor's degree in Data Sciences, Engineering, Economics, or equivalent training/experience
3-4 years experience in data science, analytics, forecasting, automation, or relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
Master's degree in Data Sciences, Engineering, Economics, or other related field
Agile project management experience
Knowledge of American Airlines data landscape and understanding of a variety of data sources across the business
Experience with data integration, data ingestion, ETL pipelines
Automating data ingestion from multiple sources into data lakes or cloud data warehouses;
Logically structure analysis of complex issues and develop creative solutions to business and operational challenges
Querying large data sets using SQL; Scripting with Python or R
Experience with Coupa, SAP, and/or CAE In-Flight (AirVision)
Business intelligence, financial reporting, and Statistical Reporting
Data visualization tools including Power BI and Tableau and strong Excel modeling
Familiarity with Data Security and Compliance, SOX compliance, and governance requirements
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Data analysis, Data Extraction, Data mining, Data Warehousing, Data Querying, Real-Time Data Processing, Data Quality Management, and Data visualization;
Ability to demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving and strong quantitative and analytical skills
Ability to logically structure analysis of complex issues and develop creative solutions to business and operational challenges
Knowledge of inform GS Planning software
Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, Cognos, Alteryx, and analytics tools
Knowledge of agile project management
Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Power BI, Azure, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
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.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY
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