Sr. Capacity Planning Specialist

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Capacity Planning Specialist, Senior is responsible for creating and maintaining pilot program capacity plans that drive fixed schedules and instructor availability. They leverage modeling tools to develop optimized schedules at center/program level working closely with the scheduling team and program managers to develop the capacity for multiple years using sales market data to drive the inventory requirements and instructor staffing plans. These plans are maintained to adapt to changes in staffing and market demand.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales and business analytics and analysis teams to understand the projected market demand for responsible programs and centers
• Collaborate with Program Managers (PMs) and Schedulers to understand the various footprints, qualifications, resources (instructors, simulators, classrooms) of the programs and centers assigned
• Utilize these inputs to build and maintain the capacity plans for assigned programs and centers
• Collaborate with Workforce Planning team to support the centers in maintaining the instructor staffing plans
• Coordinate with finance to match capacity and resource plans to the financial budget/forecast
• Maintain the training course inventory available for sale in FSI core system(s)
• Other related duties as assigned

Minimum Education

• High School
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics or related field of study or related experience a plus

Minimum Experience

• 5 years of relevant capacity planning, data analytics and/or inventory management experience
• Experience in process management and organizational analytics
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple stakeholders

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of data analytics to optimize operational activities.
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Excel as well as analytical/optimization tools
• Ability to independently collaborate across a broad spectrum of stakeholders in a matrixed operating environment to achieve mutually beneficial results.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes rapidly, meet necessary timelines, and perform in a fast-paced work environment.
• Results-oriented with high drive to achieve objectives independently and formulate results from ambiguous directives.
• Complex problem solver using both logic and analytics, with a focus on process and operations orientation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain data-driven proposals and process enhancements to middle management, and individual contributors.
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite or related software, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.