Strategic Sourcing Program Manager bei PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines · Charlotte, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Charlotte
Overview:
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About PSA
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.
Benefits
PSA offers the benefits you expect from a company focused on excellence. All eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network
- A generous vacation plan designed to let you enjoy your travel perks
- 401(k) with company match
- American Airlines Group (AAG) profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
- A choice of three health plan options, all with nationwide coverage with the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network
- Premium dental coverage
- Vision plan options provided, including a plan that covers both glasses and contacts every year
- Benefits navigation services, including finding a doctor, scheduling an appointment, understanding your medical bills, and free second opinion services
- Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care services
- Family planning and fertility treatment
- LGBTQ+ friendly services including gender affirming care, assistance finding knowledgeable providers, and family planning
- Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and supplemental life insurance options for spouses and dependent children
- Flexible Spending Accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care services
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing a range of services, including 5 free in-person sessions with a health care professional
Position Summary
The Strategic Sourcing Program Manager, is a subject matter expert in all phases of strategic sourcing projects and supplier performance activities for PSA Airlines. As an individual contributor this role, defines the long-term strategy for supply chain management and exercises considerable latitude and initiative to make decisions in project assessment, strategy development, supplier evaluation, and negotiation of terms to meet quality, cost, and performance targets. The position is responsible for developing and overseeing relationships with internal customers and vendors to ensure company and divisional objectives are met. This Program Manager is a key stakeholder and decision-maker for all sourcing projects and supplier performance management for the PSA Airlines’ fleet.
Job Responsibilities
- As the subject matter expert in strategic sourcing projects, this role leads the sourcing process for PSA Airlines’ Sourcing projects, including project assessment, strategy development, supplier evaluation and selection, and negotiation of terms to meet quality, cost, and performance targets.
- Performs project manager duties for sourcing projects to include development of standard project documents (timeline, budget, scope), as needed for complex projects with a 6-month and beyond horizon to ensure effective Supply Chain involvement in sourcing and vendor management, including market assessment, vendor selection and RFP process, negotiations, pricing, contracting, warranties, and supplier oversight.
- Supports Supply Chain Directors and business owners to develop long-range sourcing strategies to support key commodities.
- Leverages expert knowledge in negotiations and contracting and leads negotiations with little or no guidance from senior management. Develops a unique end-state to provide PSA Airlines with a vendor-specific competitive advantage that achieves adherence to performance objectives and reduced unit costs or economies of scale while cultivating long-term harmonious vendor relationships. Focus is on total cost of ownership (operating, training, maintenance, warehousing, environmental, quality, transportation costs, etc.).
- Responsible for contract management to ensure all relevant contracts are in the contract system, properly organized and accessible, with a contract owner assigned to each. Ensures division is aware of upcoming contract expirations and managing to complete market exercise to meet the needs of the business.
- Develops supplier performance management language, documents, and business review materials in collaboration with subject matter experts and supplier partners; may lead supplier performance reviews.
- Develops and maintains relationships with American Airlines’ sourcing and operational division partners; manages internal customer engagement for the sourcing process and related projects.
- Partners with the rest of the supply chain including planning, component repair, and purchasing to support post-sourcing project purchase orders and supplier relationship development.
- Influences across PSA Airlines to build cross-divisional consensus that balances operational objectives with financial responsibility.
- Collaborates with PSA’s Finance and Maintenance teams to support divisional budgets, variance reviews, and financial analysis required for capital and expense project needs.
- 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
- 5 years of experience in supply chain, project or program management, or related area.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related area, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to include financial analysis and spend management planning.
- Ability to build influence across departments around company strategies.
- Proven track record of developing and sustaining strong customer and supplier relationships.
- Negotiation and contract management experience.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and developing and delivering presentations.
- Demonstrated experience strategic sourcing processes, including requests for information, quotes, proposals (RFI/RFQ/RFP) writing, scoring, and analysis.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Ability to speak/read/write in English.
- If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the US.
Preferred
- Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or other supply chain professional certification.
- Demonstrated change management skills and the ability to challenge the status quo.
- Experience negotiating high-value contracts, specifically maintenance service and/or support agreements.
- Experience working with aircraft maintenance service providers.
- Experience with financial analysis of complex vendor proposals.
Additional Information
Supervisory Responsibility: This is not a supervisory position.
Delegation: In absence, responsibilities delegated to Director of Strategic Sourcing.
Authorities: None
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb up and down stairs; lift weight up to 25 lbs; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
AAP/EEO Statement: PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Security Clearance: All employees are required to pass the fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) per 49CFR1542.209 as well as a pre-employment drug screen.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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