Senior Material Planner📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Riyadh Air (RX), headquartered in Riyadh, is a new national airline focused on shaping the future of aviation and establishing Saudi Arabia as a global aviation and trade hub. As a digitally native airline connecting the Kingdom to over 100 destinations, Riyadh Air is seeking a quality-driven aviation professional for the role of Senior Material Planner to ensure the integrity and compliance of all aircraft materials.
In this critical position, the Senior Material Planner will be responsible for guaranteeing that all aircraft materials, components, and parts used in maintenance and operational activities meet approved quality, airworthiness, and regulatory requirements. This role demands precision, compliance, and a strong commitment to operational integrity, playing a vital part in maintaining the safety and efficiency of Riyadh Air's operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct advanced inspections of aircraft materials, components, and parts to ensure compliance with quality, airworthiness, and regulatory standards.
- Verify technical and regulatory documentation to confirm that only compliant materials are released for use.
- Perform detailed visual and physical inspections, identifying defects or discrepancies.
- Escalate non-conformities promptly to prevent the release of unapproved or non-compliant material.
- Apply approved inspection methodologies, including hidden inspections, to ensure thorough material assessment.
- Support the identification and reporting of suspected unapproved parts (SUPs).
- Operate in full compliance with GACA, OEM, and internal regulatory requirements.
- Maintain accurate inspection records and ensure system updates within AMOS reflect inspection status, acceptance or rejection decisions, and material location.
- Collaborate closely with Procurement, Logistics, Maintenance, and Quality teams to resolve inspection findings, documentation discrepancies, and material issues impacting operational timelines.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within material planning and inspection processes.
- Provide technical guidance to junior inspectors to ensure consistent application of inspection standards and best practices.
Qualifications and Experience
- A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Materials Inspector within an airline or aviation environment.
- Strong working knowledge of aviation regulations, airworthiness requirements, and quality standards.
- Familiarity with ATA Spec 300.
- Proven experience performing material inspections.
- Experience reviewing certificates and traceability documentation.
- Experience maintaining accurate records within MRO systems, such as AMOS.
- The role requires 5-10 years of experience in total.
Required Skills
- Material Planning
- Quality Assurance
- Compliance Management
- Aviation Regulations
- Airworthiness Requirements
- Quality Standards
- Material Inspections
- Traceability Documentation
- MRO Systems (*, AMOS)
- Technical Documentation Review
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across technical and operational teams.
Work Location and Environment
This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, within the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Air is committed to strengthening material integrity, inspection effectiveness, and regulatory compliance at scale.
Requirements
- Requires 5-10 Years experience
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