Global Procurement Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Description

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We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.

Key Responsibilities

The Global Procurement Manager for Strategic Sourcing handles sourcing for their respective category and leads cross-functional supplier qualification and sourcing activities for assigned category. This role is the strategic interface towards supplier and accountable for building strong and strategic supplier relationships; ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and recommendations of task forces.

The Global Procurement Manager for Strategic Sourcing supports United’s Global Procurement team by successfully leading a team and sourcing initiatives within the designated categories. This role is responsible for meeting and exceeding business objectives in terms of scope of service, quality, risk mitigation, delivery timing, and cost.

• Handle end-to-end accountability for defining the category and supplier strategy with stakeholders in line with the guidance of the commercial task force
• Drive supplier selection according to category strategy, supplier base development, recommendation for the task forces, and identification of new suppliers
• Drive supplier selection according to category strategy, supplier base development, recommendation for the task forces, and identification of new suppliers
• Co-lead contract and price negotiations with suppliers with the commercial task force
• Conduct requests for complex proposals (RFPs) to competitively source products and services, including gathering requirements, identifying vendors, proposal evaluation and scoring, stakeholder engagement and total cost ownership (TCO) analysis
• Ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and recommendations of task forces
• Research supplier market dynamics/intelligence and use it as input into the strategy
• Monitor and report compliance to Source-to-Pay (S2P) process per entity
• Negotiate commercials and contractual terms to drive savings and reduce overall risks while ensuring stakeholders’ needs are met
• Redline and negotiate contracts by collaborating with United’s legal department, Global Procurement leadership and other stakeholder departments
• Manage business relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers including 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
• Manage and/or mentor team, provide guidance and valuable input on all mentioned responsibilities
• Train and develop individuals and all team members on spend data analysis and relevant tools
• Provide support, partnership and direction to team members
  
  

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, or another business-related field
• 4 years of consulting, sourcing, legal, audit, or finance experience
• Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Strong cross functional leadership skills.
• Experience with both internal stakeholder and supplier relationship management,
• Ability to work independently.
• Efficient conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent market information analysis skills and supply market knowledge
• Skilled in strategic minded project management
• Works well in high-paced cross-functional environment
• 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
  
  

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree
• MBA
• CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager)
• 5 year track record in Strategic Procurement
• Previous experience with assigned category preferred
• Experience/understanding of airport operations, business partners, contracts, policy and any compliance efforts
• Experience with transportation fuel, aviation fuel
• Proficient in data analysis and visualization, reporting and business intelligence tools
  
  

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.

The base pay range for this role is $99,750.00 to $135,960.00.

The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation. WHQ00024776