Principal, Supply Chain Transformation

IntroAre you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!Why you'll love this jobThe Principal, Supply Chain Transformation—part of the Technical Operations Division—serves as a key planning subject matter expert and i strategic advisor for major Supply Chain Transformation initiatives. This role provides strategic recommendations, challenges assumptions, validates solution designs, and helps ensure new planning capabilities, processes, and technologies deliver measurable improvements in material availability, inventory performance, productivity, cost, and long-term value. Operating with broad cross-functional influence, this position partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Program leaders to ensure transformational changes are practical, adopted, and sustained.What you'll doAs noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert in supply chain planning, inventory optimization, forecasting, and planning process design.• Act as an internal consultant to Supply Chain leadership, providing strategic recommendations and challenging assumptions to ensure decisions are grounded in data, operational realities, and industry best practices.• Challenge current and future-state business processes, systems, requirements, and solution designs to ensure best-in-class planning capabilities are delivered.• Lead the design, evaluation, and continuous improvement of planning processes, operating models, and decision-support capabilities.• Analyze operational and financial data to identify opportunities to improve material availability, increase productivity, reduce inventory investment, and lower operating costs.• Partner with business, technology, and operational teams to translate complex challenges into practical, scalable solutions and support transformation initiatives.• Facilitate stakeholder alignment, communication, and engagement to support adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working.• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights, recommendations, and progress updates on transformation outcomes.• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data‑driven decision‑making.All you'll need for successMinimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job ExperienceBachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Aviation, or a related field.5 years of relevant experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, transformation, operational excellence, consulting, analytics, finance, or program managementPreferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Operations Research, or a related field.• Experience in aviation, aerospace, or other highly regulated industries.• Background in supply chain modernization, digital transformation, or operating model design. • Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.• Experience with inventory optimization, forecasting, demand planning, service parts planning, or supply chain planning systems.• Experience with SQL, Databricks, Power BI, Excel, or other analytical and reporting tools.Skills, Licenses & Certifications• Deep understanding of supply chain planning, inventory management, forecasting, inventory optimization, and operational planning principles.• Strategic thinking and enterprise‑level problem solving• Experience supporting organizational change associated with large-scale transformation initiatives.• Ability to develop strategic recommendations and translate complex business challenges into practical solutions.• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.• Experience conducting complex business analysis, developing executive-level recommendations, and translating data-driven insights into transformational business outcomes.• Ability to evaluate business processes, operating models, requirements, and technology solutions.• Experience challenging and validating solution designs, business requirements, and implementation approaches.• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross‑functional teams without direct authority.• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills.• Process improvement and operational excellence skillsAbility to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity across complex initiativesWhat you'll getFeel 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 moreFeel free to be yourself at AmericanFrom the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world. Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.