Manager, Procurement Excellence

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• As a Procurement Excellence Manager at American Airlines, you will be instrumental in transforming our procurement operations. This role demands an influential visionary with proven experience in procure-to-pay, preferably Coupa, best-in-breed technologies across our source-to-pay process, and a strategic approach to procurement.
• The role is a part of the Procurement Strategy team within our Finance division.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage procurement projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement processes and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure procurement strategies are aligned with company objectives. Develop of the strategic vision for the future of Procurement reporting and data strategy.
• Develop and implement data analysis strategies, dashboards, and reports to optimize procurement activities and supplier performance.
• Utilize advanced analytical techniques to forecast market trends and inform strategic decisions.
• Derive data-driven actionable insights on procurement metrics and performance to provide recommendations for the department and officer level.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making and improve profitability.
• Identify areas where advanced analytics or digital solutions can be utilized to improve existing processes or performance.
• Facilitate supplier enablement by developing strategies that streamline supplier onboarding and management.
• Advise on procurement best practices and emerging technologies across our Source to Pay.
• Deliver standardized procurement practices across the organization.
• Coach, mentor, and influence a range of roles across the company to enable execution of procurement strategies

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Strategy, Finance, Business Management, Data Analytics or other related field
• 6 years of experience in source-to-pay, contract life cycle management, and spend analytics, including negotiation, compliance, and optimization

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain or other related field
• Experience in supplier enablement and e-catalogues creation
• Knowledge of Coupa or Source to Pay systems
• Advanced Excel skills, experience with dashboard tools, procurement systems, and SQL
• Experience in data flow, automation, and synchronization between ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and procurement systems (e.g., Coupa).

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Demonstrated ability to drive change and influence cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in creating sourcing templates and a strong focus on automation and digitization
• Ability to demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving and strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple and diverse projects with changing priorities
• Skilled in creating dashboards and establishing CPO KPls
• Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, Cognos and analytics tools
• Passion for sustainability and sustainable sourcing practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American