Sr Resource Planning & Analysis Consultant - DMX

Department:

Technical Operations

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description:

The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Senior Resource Planning & Analysis Consultant invests in the future of Southwest’s People by supporting Technical Operations (Tech Ops) strategy for the Resource Planning & Analysis Team. This project-based role is responsible for driving strategy, providing decision support, and generating content, and the typical workflow is defining the issue, prepping the data, conducting analysis to uncover insights and dependencies, and presenting the data to the Customer(s). Thought leadership, collaboration with various teams including Strategy Development, Operations Strategy and Design, Talent Acquisition, Network Planning, FP&A, Supply Chain Management, etc., and project management from inception to completion (with a high level of autonomy) are key parts of this role. The Senior Consultant is an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills who is strategic and skilled in translating complex data into visual PowerPoint presentations in order to deliver insights and recommendations to Stakeholders. 

Additional details: 

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX headquarters facility during business hours.   

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. is required, and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available. 

  

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. 

Responsibilities

• Develop forecasting models for key resources to support capacity and demand planning considering tradeoffs to cost, opportunity cost, and the operation.
• Identify strategic opportunities to maximize aircraft utilization and profitability with a focus on reliability, staffing, facilities, planning, and technology
• Develop business cases that inform, refine, or challenge current practices across the business
• Support the development of new data sources with robust processes of data collection that ensure the reliability and validity of the data is suitable for the objective of the analysis
• Develops a deep understanding of airlines' priorities, value drivers, and challenges to