Material Services Director

Required

• Establish a strategy to achieve the function’s mission and vision and communicate it down through the organization. Align and harmonize processes, systems, and vendor relationships across Allegiant and Sun Country where appropriate.
• Develop supplier strategy and manage key OEM and MRO relationships, including performance scorecards and periodic business reviews.
• Establish department goals and objectives aligned with company objectives, and measure and manage team and individual performance against them.
• Manage talent development and succession planning for the department: select, develop, and mentor managers. Assure the appropriate training, assistance, coordination, and time are available to carry out objectives; re-prioritize as necessary.
• Model behaviors aligned with Allegiant values and leadership norms.
• Own the department budget and monitor monthly activity, forecast, and report on results.
• Define, track, and report key performance indicators such as parts service level, AOG response and aircraft-on-ground time attributable to parts, repair turn time, and spend versus budget.
• Assure compliance with FAA regulations and carrier maintenance program requirements for parts traceability, approved parts, and receiving inspection, and support internal and regulatory audits.
• Direct the development of analytical models and decision-making tools, and lead special projects that provide continuous improvement.
• Facilitate the resolution of issues within the department and across functions, including parts-related engineering issues, by lending expertise and actively directing the process of problem-solving.
• Interface with the Directors of Maintenance, Heavy Maintenance, Quality and Reliability, and with Sun Country counterparts, to assure the efficacy of parts supply decisions.
• Advise upper management on key issues and keep the VP, Procurement, informed on progress in each area, particularly as it affects the department’s commitments.