Cathay Pacific Hiring! Full Time Heavy Maintenance Supply Chain - Global Logistics Lead in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Role Introduction

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.

In this role, you are responsible for supporting the direct manager to implement cost effective strategies to ensure supply chain readiness of all base maintenance activities in Hong Kong. You are also responsible for global logistics strategies and implementations, as well as the management of spares and tooling located at outstations and the associated pooling arrangement with other operators

Key Responsibilities

• Resolving material readiness of planned maintenance activities at the
  outstations and shortges in base maintenance through cost-effective
  sourcing of parts for defect clearance
• Managing the spare readiness and replenishment for outstation activities,
  including new stations and planned maintenance tasks
• Delivering cabin excellence through providing strong Inventory
  Management support, to meet Company cabin metric targets
• Delivering operation excellence through defining outstation material
  stocking and pooling strategy, forecasting the unscheduled material
  consumption, and monitoring the performance of logistics service providers
• Initiating and leading the LEAN projects to streamline operational
  processes and reduce maintenace costs
• Liaising with the Suppliers, Planning and Technical team on maintenance
  task rescheduling due to material shortages
• Controlling budget expenses
• Assisting the Inventory Manager in developing the functional strategies and
  dashboards

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years' experience in aviation, supply chain or engineering industry
• Degree in Engineering/Aerospace or Logistics discipline or other engineering field. Alternatively, other relevant qualifications, combined with extensive practical experience in airline material management
• Strong analytical skills and process-oriented
• Strong commercial and financial awareness and acumen
• Ability to use data to initiate improvement on cost and process
• Strong supplier management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills. Able to build and maintain collaborative relationships with counterparts
• Drive for excellence
• Adaptable and responsive to change
• Ability to lead projects independently and effectively
• Strong business acumen. Ability to lead the team to explore options on parts sourcing and AOG recovery

Personal & Application Information

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