THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- A $1.5 billion-dollar organization with a significant presence in the U.S. aviation industry, providing essential connectivity to various destinations across North America.
- Values that have a strong emphasis on values such as teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity, fostering a safe and respectful work environment.
- Mission of prioritizing safety while promoting stability, growth, and a forward-thinking mindset.
- Organization with a driven and accountable approach, emphasizing reliability and care in daily interactions with teammates, colleagues, and customers.
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, which includes travel privileges.
- A generous vacation plan is provided to allow employees to make the most of their travel perks.
- A 401(k) plan with a company match, as well as profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Management of the Procurement Analysts and their daily activities in the purchasing life cycle.
- Manages the vendor selection process including analysis of vendor proposals in conjunction with key stakeholders in the maintenance and finance organizations.
- Mentors and coaches team members to develop the team cross functionally within the department. Identifies candidates for successor planning and assists in successor planning program.
- Partners with the Quality Assurance team to ensure proper management of AVL and all necessary compliance and audit requirements with the FAA.
- Leads the global corporate procurement strategy for all business units within the organization including: Flight Ops, Ops Planning & Performance, HR and Marketing, Safety, and Maintenance.
- Maintains industry visibility and engagement to source new partners utilizing innovative and approved techniques to drive cost savings, reliability, and lead times.
- Utilizes Tableau and advanced data mining techniques to design productivity dashboards, build metrics for team and vendor performance, and utilize information to create action plans for improvement.
- Negotiates all vendor purchasing agreements, shipping and payment terms, fixed pricing, and approved company contacts.
- Maintains close relationships with current vendors, tracks issues, and helps to troubleshoot production issues and anticipates and raises potential concerns with vendor reliability, engineering techniques, or production capabilities and makes necessary corrections to mitigate impact to the company.
- Partner with Finance to complete financial and productivity analysis on vendor contract or contract amendment proposals, to publish and review responses to RFP’s and RFQ’s.
- Serves as an SME when required for activities related to the implementation and training on the Maintenix implementation project and ensures future ERP system stability and best practices.
- Manages continuous improvement techniques to create more efficient processes and work streams which drive an increase in cost savings and effectiveness.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, Aviation Management or related discipline or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of an equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience, preferably in a supervisory capacity
- Experience in attracting, selecting, and developing technical teams that can pull together to quickly overcome obstacles.
- Proven ability to manage multiple vendors.
- Strong technical consulting/customer service background, as well as excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to handle operational issues effectively, understanding escalation, communication, and crisis management.
- Previous contract development and negotiations
- Previous development of budgets, forecasting and operational expenses
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
