Manager of Procurement

Manager Of Procurement

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PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 4,000 employees. Our company culture, known as The PSA Way, is our foundation for operation and fosters stability, growth and a focus on the future while always placing safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are driven in our goals and achievements, eager to be better. We are reliable to one another and accountable for our actions. And we are caring in our daily interactions, with teammates, colleagues, and customers. Join our team to enjoy comprehensive benefits, including travel privileges on the American Airlines global network, so you can explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.

While holding Safety and Quality as priority one, the Manager of Procurement supports the entire PSA Airlines Organization - with a primary focus on the Maintenance Organization - and is responsible for the administration and execution of all procurement and purchasing across the spectrum with a heavy focus on aircraft components, tooling, GSE, and training materials. This includes managing a dynamic team of Procurement Analysts and AOG Expeditors to ensure partners in maintenance and stores have serviceable inventory readily available to execute overnight planned and unplanned maintenance, position also manages and executes immediate purchases and parts movements to recover hard grounded aircraft (AOG). This is accomplished by leading the team to effectively manage vendors, produce and manage RFP's and RFQ's, develop KPI's and core metrics, create visibility into current asset status, manage and account for lead-times, and work within all necessary time and safety constraints to safely ensure on-time departures of PSA aircraft.

Job Responsibilities

• Management of the Procurement Analysts and AOG group in their daily activities in the purchasing life cycle and handling of AOG aircraft parts.
• 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.
• Supports team members to actively track, manage, and own all AOG and IOR situations to maintain 24 / 7 awareness of all open cases.
• Coordinates department scheduling to ensure 24 / 7, 365-day coverage for AOG.
• Partners with the Quality Assurance team to ensure proper management of PSA's 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.
• Engages across the organization at all levels of leadership to prepare purchasing agreements and is prepared to make regular presentations to Senior Leadership up to and including the President.
• Effectively manage and operate within the approved operating and capital budget, partner with Finance to complete analysis and forecasting to build the annual operating plan.
• Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

Preferred