Procurement Manager – Airport Dimensions (North America)

Collinson • Plano, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Collinson Group is a global leader in driving loyalty and engagement for many of the world’s largest companies, primarily through travel-related benefits within a digital travel ecosystem. The group offers a unique blend of specialists in Loyalty, Lifestyle Benefits, and Insurance, with over 25 years of experience, 28 global locations, and 1,800 employees. They have a history of innovation, launching programs like Priority Pass and Columbus Direct, and continue to invest in superior customer experiences. Their mission includes doing good beyond profit and giving back to communities. This role is within the growing Group Procurement & ESG team, a central, strategic function supporting group companies. The Procurement Manager will partner with the Airport Dimensions (AD) business in North America to build value with third-party suppliers and partners. This role will have a dotted reporting line into AD, Regional President North America. The manager will collaborate with AD teams to understand requirements and develop tailored sourcing plans, working across all spend categories, including Lounge Operations and Design & Construction. Responsibilities include managing all elements of sourcing, from briefing documents to contract negotiation, developing creative solutions, leveraging group purchasing power, and identifying opportunities for tailored AD business unit sourcing. The role also involves leading supplier relationship management in the region to ensure effective deployment, structured oversight, and value creation. The manager will influence at all levels to build the brand of Procurement as a trusted strategic business partner and ensure group policies and processes are embedded, driving sustainable procurement initiatives for AD in the region.

Requirements

• Degree (or equivalent qualification or experience) educated in a related field or with a professional procurement qualification.
• Demonstrable knowledge of key legislative, market, industry and social factors relating to procurement and sustainable sourcing.
• Experience of the airport and/or airline sector and/or hospitality sector.
• Experienced in leading sourcing initiatives from conception through to commercial contract closure.
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complex and detailed information.
• Strong organizational, analytical and project management skills.
• Passion for driving sustainable business practices and in making a difference.
• Innovative thinker with commercial acumen, who can build tailored sourcing plans depending on the context of the business challenge faced.
• Communicator and influencer, who can drive engagement with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Experienced at influencing and upwardly managing senior level stakeholder and across multiple geographies.
• Willingness to travel within North America and to the UK when required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of facilities management and/or design and construction categories is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary Procurement partner for the North America Airport Dimensions business, responsible for the delivery of measurable procurement value to drive profitability, including cost savings, risk reduction, innovation, ESG and improved supplier performance.
• Build positive relationships across the AD business in North America and collaborate with all relevant teams including Operations, Guest Experience, Design & Construction, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Technology, and all global business divisions.
• Analyze spend, review contracts and develop subcategory plans that achieve stakeholder endorsement.
• Lead end to end sourcing initiatives and renegotiations across NOAM for all categories, with a specific focus on Design and Construction and Lounge Operations, and with activities covering requirements definition, market analysis, sourcing plan development and delivery, proposal analysis, business recommendations, contract development and commercial negotiations.
• Lead the Supplier Relationship Management process, working with AD business partners and key strategic suppliers, driving structured governance, performance management and value creation initiatives, and ensuring suppliers are aligned to business objectives and contractual requirements. This includes managing Quarterly Business Review processes.
• Support the deployment of Procurement Process and Policy into the region, to ensure compliance, increased transparency to opportunities to delivery greater value.
• Support projects outside of region when required, including other regions of Airport Dimensions and functional development initiatives for the Procurement team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level