Analyst - Cargo Operations Analysis & Budget Management
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Description
Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.
Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.
We’re not just in the business of transporting people. We’re also in the business of moving cargo. As a major provider of air freight services, our Cargo team transports everyday electronics and automotive parts, to perishable goods, life-saving organs, vaccines and even baby formula. And in turn, we help keep businesses, communities, and global economies running. With so many career options – from Marketing to Finance, Logistics to Data Analytics, and more – you can build a career within a career and gain exposure to so many areas of our airline’s important role in the global supply chain. Join our team and watch your uniquely United career journey unfold.
Key Responsibilities:
With United Cargo growing to over $1B in revenue the operational support needs have grown as well. As the airline cargo industry transitions to more data-centric decision making United will need to follow suit to maintain its competitive place as the leader in belly air cargo transport. The Analyst - Cargo Ops Analysis and Budget Management position will utilize dashboards and analytics to drive meaningful changes within the operation. This role focuses on the operational impact on investment in the warehouse and cargo infrastructure. They will provide analytics and reporting to leadership on cargo operational performance, RFS and network performance, and outside vendor performance. Additionally, they will be the lead analyst for the $20M+ cargo capital facility budget, creating business cases and working with finance to direct capital investment within the cargo operation. Furthermore, they will process invoices and payments for the $65M+ RFS budget.
Manage $20M+ cargo facilities capital budget, including creating business cases and shepherding projects through the intensive cargo capital process.
Oversee and forecast the $60M+ RFS budget while leading coordination between ops, procurement, and legal on RFS.
Create dynamic forecasting models to analyze operational performance including warehouse capacity, plane capacity, network change impact, asset utilization, vendor performance, etc.
Note: This is a Chicago-based hybrid role, with in-office requirements 50% of the time.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or related discipline OR 4 years of equivalent experience
- 1+ years' experience in Finance, Economics, Operations, or Analytics
- Fluent in MS Office Products specifically Excel
- Knowledge of analytics and data
- Knowledge of budgets and expenses
- Presentation skills, specifically in pitching ideas or concepts
- Ability to perform financial analysis; like DCF, NPV, IRR, etc.
- Self-starter and motivated individual who can set their own timelines and deliver a quality product
- Persuasive storyteller with the ability to align stakeholders on a vision
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master’s degree
- 2+ years' experience in Finance, Economics, Operations, or Analytics
- Experience working in logistics
- Experience with capital expenditure
- Data modeling including Excel and Access
- Knowledge of financial reporting, including capital investments and budget accruals
- Project Management skill and Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma Lean, PMP, etc.)
- Analytical Tool Proficiency (SQL, Spotfire, Alteryx, Tableau, STAT, R, etc.)
- Knowledge of logistics, supply chain, capital processes and funding requests
- High level analytical skills like statistical modeling
- Demonstrates an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and effectively leverages them to support research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving. Apply critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs while adhering to organizational policies for responsible AI use, data privacy, and security.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
The base pay range for this role is $66,500.00 to $86,616.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com