Category Lead
4 weeks ago
A leading group of airlines is looking for a “Category Lead – Infrastrucures", to be locatednin London.
The role is responsible for leading a “Infrastrucures” sub-category of procurement spendnacross a range of products and services. The role will be working across the operatingncompanies, ensuring the delivery of effective, robust and compliant procurement thatndelivers the business plan while maximising the Group’s buying power. The candidatenwill lead strategic activities, including category planning, sourcing, risk management andnact as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders.
Main Responsibilities
Responsibility for developing and implementing a 3-5 year category plan for the “Infrastructures” sub-category.nResponsibility for developing and implementing local and global sourcing strategies for all external spend related activity.nManagement of stakeholder relationships in all operating companies, ensuring appropriately robust challenge while delivering the operating companies’ business plans.nManage supplier risk to protect the operating companies and the Group from financial, operational and reputational damage.nProvide innovation to internal stakeholders through interaction with the supply base.nWork with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to resolve commercial and contractual disputes; in particular suppliers with high complexity and/or high spend.nSupport operating companies tier 1 (high strategic/high risk/high spend) projects.nWork with strategic suppliers to grow and develop supplier markets.nThrough liaison with the Procurement Operations Centre and operating company stakeholders, ensure supplier performance management is robust, effective and compliant.nWork alongside business areas to identify, challenge, harmonise and simplify specifications and processes across the operating companies to ensure that Group buying power is maximised.nEnsure that all procurement activity is carried out in line with Group and operating company governance principles.nDevelop effective working relations with key interfaces across the Group and operating companies including line, finance, legal and other stakeholders.nTake active role in cross-departmental strategic and leadership activities.
Key Relationships/Interfaces
Suppliers, OEMs, MROs, lessors.nBusiness leaders in each of the operating companies, CTOs, Directors of Engineering and Maintenance.nFinance.nLegal.nPartnering with Senior Leaders and Executives in a fast moving and agile business environment. Senior level exposure in Procurement within a complex global organisation.
RequirementsnEngineering Degree.n10/20 years of relevant experience.nFluency in English.nStrong demonstrable technical expertise.nStrong demonstrable commercial experience including contract negotiation and dispute resolutions.
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