Senior Manager - Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing
About The Position
The Global Procurement (GP) organization at United Airlines is responsible for, among other things, procuring goods and services and developing/managing relationships with third-party providers with the objective of reducing total cost and risk to United improving levels of quality, service, and technology. The Global Procurement Senior Manager leads optimization and execution of organizational purchasing strategies and processes to ensure timely and compliant procurement practices. This individual will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive procurement excellence supporting United’s strategic objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Finance, Legal, Supply chain or another business-related field
- 5+ years of consulting, sourcing, legal, audit, or finance experience plus 3 years of management experience
- Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Works well in high-paced cross-functional environment
- Good business acumen and demonstrated capability of managing complex projects
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Reliable, punctual attendance (in-person or virtual) is an essential function of the position
- Authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree
- MBA
- PMP
- Experience/understanding of airport operations, business partners, contracts, policy and any compliance efforts
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with company objectives
- Lead the purchasing team to ensure the effective execution of these strategies
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs
- Utilize data-driven insights to make informed decisions and drive performance
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
- Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure favorable terms and conditions while mitigating risks
- Relay routine enhancements to agreements, communication of demand/volume changes, updating contracts and sharing end-user feedback
- Promotes co-operation and communication between internal stakeholders across participating entities
- Leverage market analysis to identify potential opportunities and threats to the procurement function
- Ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and recommendations of task forces. Understands supplier market dynamics/intelligence and use it as input into the strategy
- Monitor and report compliance to Source-to-Pay (S2P) process per entity
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry standards
- Oversee risk management strategies to mitigate supply chain disruptions and procurement-related risks
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing sourcing team
- Provide guidance and support to enhance team skills and capabilities, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- accident & disability
- parental leave
- employee assistance program
- commuter
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- 401(k)
- flight privileges
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
