American Airlines Careers | Analyst, Fuel Operations Job, DFW

American Airlines

Job Description

As directed by the Manager - Fuel Operations, minimize the cost of fueling operations while ensuring the integrity, safety, and flexibility necessary to meet operational requirements. Provide a critical interface between the Fuel Operations, Airport Customer Service, Maintenance, Corporate Real Estate, Quality Assurance, Operations, and Environmental Affairs teams. The role is a part of the Fuel Operations team within our Fuel & Energy Management group.

Benefits and Offers

• 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

Duties and Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities in this role include the following:

• Monitor daily departure delays caused by fueling. Assist Manager to determine root causes of fueling delays of all stations especially hub locations

• Negotiate contracts and manage into-plane fueling service vendors

• Support the Fuel Supply group at locations where fueling services are purchased separately

• Submit audit and training requests via VSMR database and follow up with QA and Training Departments to ensure audit and training are completed

• Work with Accounts Payable to set up new vendors in the invoicing system; coordinate with Airport Operations to plan and facilitate new vendor transition for fueling services

• Analyze and ensure AA’s fueling infrastructure requirements are met by working with Airport Authorities, Fuel Facility Owners / Operators, Fuel Service Contractors, Other Airlines and Fueling Consortia

• Manage the fueling service contract database

• Manage and develop the AA budget for all fuel service fees; investigate and explain variances versus plan; work with Accounting / Fuel Analysts to validate invoices and ensure proper authorization for consortium / into plane contracts

• Manage Inter-company issues/billing/cost allocations to ensure the best interest of the company are achieved

• Review regional member status at consortium locations

• Lead and preside over several small/medium fueling consortiums; manage and select service providers for the effective operation of these consortia; work with service providers to develop the annual budget and preparation for annual meetings

• Develop business cases for new infrastructure requirements / systems for review by consortia and internal management

• Contribute cross-functionally to support corporate/group objectives

Job Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, or Accounting

• Experience with RFP development, contract negotiations, and business case development preferred, familiar with budget process

• Proven project management skills involving multiple departments and/or companies with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and present effectively to senior management and other departments

• Commitment to quality and pride in work, patience, perserverance, diplomacy

• Excellent communication skills, analytical thinking skills

• Must have a desire to learn and fill gaps as requested

• Ability to understand and manage complex processes

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Frequent travel may be required

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 plus years of related work experience

• Prior Tech Ops, Finance, Operations, and/or Procurement experience a plus

• Previous energy management experience a plus

Job Details

Company: American Airlines

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Location: Fort Worth, TX, USA

Apply