Associate Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Aircraft Procurement

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Description

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.

Job overview and responsibilities

The Global Sourcing organization at United Airlines is responsible for procuring goods and services and developing/ managing relationships with third-party providers with the objective of reducing total cost and risk to the company while improving levels of quality, service, and technology.

The primary responsibility for an Associate Category Specialist in the India Knowledge Center (IKC) of United Airlines is to provide procurement support to category managers in the US based team, leading strategic sourcing initiatives for a designated category. This position will focus on providing support to the following designated categories: IT Hardware, Software, Telecom, and Corporate Services. The type of support will include spend analytics, supply market analysis, RFX administration, contract/SOW redlining, etc. with the goal of capturing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and driving process efficiencies.

• Develop knowledge and expertise in the assigned spend categories
• Drive savings by working with category manager while ensuring user needs are met
• Support management of requests for proposal (RFP) process which includes detailed external supply market analysis, internal demand assessment of the category, design and creation of the RFP, system set-up and administration, RFP analysis, supplier evaluation scorecards, ongoing collaboration and proactive communication with all stakeholder groups on the supplier selection process
• Redline and negotiate contracts by collaborating with United’s legal department, Global Sourcing leaders and other stakeholder departments
• Participate in vendor management activities which may include following-up on performance against contract (compliance) and resolution of any constraints or issues

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics, or another business-related field
• 1+ years of procurement/sourcing, supplier management, or finance experience
• Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral communication and people skills 
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access and PowerPoint 
• Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Organized, detail-oriented, thorough and professional
• Must be legally authorized to work in India for any employer without sponsorship
• Must be fluent in English and Hindi (written and spoken)
• 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):

 

• Knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts
• Experience working in the transportation or airline industry
• Knowledge of Strategic Sourcing processes
• Experience working on any of the mentioned categories: IT Hardware, Software, Telecom, and Corporate Services