Manager - Component Management

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees component planning, repair, exchange, and leasing activities to ensure continuous component availability supporting operational and maintenance requirements.
• Develops and executes component management strategies to ensure efficient rotable support while maintaining optimal inventory levels and capital utilisation.
• Manages operational performance of component repair, exchange, and leasing programmes to ensure timely component availability and minimise operational disruptions.
• Oversees rotable planning and provisioning activities to ensure alignment between component demand, repair cycles, and inventory availability.
• Ensures compliance with airworthiness requirements, regulatory standards, and company procedures related to component control and maintenance support.
• Manages relationships and performance of repair vendors, pool providers, OEMs, and leasing partners to ensure service quality, contractual compliance, and cost efficiency.
• Monitors component repair turnaround times, reliability trends, and operational performance to identify risks to component availability and implement mitigation measures.
• Oversees rotable inventory investment and repair expenditure to ensure alignment with approved budgets and financial targets.
• Develops and monitors KPIs related to component availability, repair performance, vendor service levels, inventory utilisation, and cost efficiency.
• Ensures accurate asset management and financial accountability of rotable inventory through effective reconciliation and control processes.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives to optimise component planning, repair processes, and inventory performance.
• Ensures effective cross-functional coordination between Engineering & Maintenance and relevant corporate functions to maintain component availability aligned with maintenance requirements and operational priorities.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and performance management to the component management team to ensure capability development and effective execution of departmental objectives.
• Performs budget planning, financial forecasting, and cost control related to component repair, leasing, exchange programmes, and rotable inventory management.
• Drives management of change activities and associated risk assessments to ensure safe implementation of process, system, and supplier changes within component management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)
• Degree in Engineering, Aviation Management, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• Fluent in English
• Extensive experience in aviation component management, rotable provisioning, repair management, or supply chain operations within an airline, MRO, or aviation-related organisation. Strong experience in vendor management, repair programme oversight, inventory control, and operational support within an aircraft maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of aviation ERP or maintenance systems such as AMOS, TRAX, or equivalent. Strong analytical and reporting capability using Excel or data analysis tools.
• Years with qualifications: 8 - 10 years
• Relevant aviation, engineering, or supply chain certifications are an advantage.

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Team work
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)

• Inspiring & Developing Others

• Decision Making
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• ISR Requirements: Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team.
• Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.