Please provide me a cover letter for this role:Senior Manager – Planning

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national airline is looking for global talent to build on our ambition to be the World’s most inspiring airline with an exceptional guest experience.

JOB ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager- Planning who will be responsible for leading the Maintenance planning functions within Riyadh Air. The Senior Manager- Planning oversees the 24/7 short term planning, strategic planning, long term planning and production planning teams to ensure a safe, compliant, sustainable and an operationally world class airline. He/she will require all new implemented processes to be in line with Riyadh Air’s overarching strategy, mission and vision of becoming a pioneer in the aviation eco-system by leveraging latest technology trends and innovation strategies available, as well as demonstrated best practices to achieve operational excellence.

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

Responsible for ensuring efficient and effective maintenance planning, maximum aircraft availability, maintenance cost optimisation in support of the safe and compliant deployment of the fleet
Establish, maintain and control safety and airworthiness standards for the Company fleet to best practice standards and in conformance with General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) requirements
Responsible for effective and compliant monitoring of the active flying fleet to ensure only airworthy aircraft are scheduled for operations
Implement best in class planning philosophy to ensure aircraft ground times are minimised and able to be efficiently completed with minimal overrun risk
Develop, implement and maintain a robust short term planning process with effective communication between relevant stakeholder groups including Operation Control Centre, Maintenance Control Centre, Line and Light Maintenance.
Support the development and implementation of an effective strategic planning policy matched to fleet acquisition and disposal timeframes ensuring major component overhaul is appropriately managed and cost effective
Develop, implement and maintain a robust long term planning and heavy maintenance process with effective communication between relevant stakeholder groups including external Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) support functions
Develop, implement and maintain a digital and paperless production planning environment with optimised staff allocation, spares, tools and task utilisation
Establish goals and objectives for the Planning team that aim to exceed the Riyadh Air business plan and KPI requirements
Responsible to ensure adequate department staffing is in place and in line with the fast growth business plan to meet the operational needs of the department
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

Professional Experience

Minimum of 10 years experience in an aviation maintenance related role
Significant experience in Maintenance Planning, preferably with 5+ years on Boeing widebody aircraft
Academic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Engineering or other relevant field.
Competency Requirements

Strategic Thinking
Problem-solving
Attention to details
Analytical Thinking
Project Management
Strong interpersonal skills
High level of professionalism and work ethics
Adaptability and desire to work in an evolving/start-up environment where policies and processes are being created
Excellent verbal and written communication skills