Let your career take off with PSA Airlines

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.

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

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 to ensure partners in maintenance and stores have serviceable inventory readily available to execute overnight planned and unplanned maintenance as well as manage all corporate contracts. 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.

• Management of the Procurement Analysts and their daily activities in the purchasing life cycle.
• 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.
• 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 Companys Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, Aviation Management or related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of an equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience, preferably in a supervisory capacity
• Experience in attracting, selecting, and developing technical teams that can pull together to quickly overcome obstacles.
• Proven ability to manage multiple vendors.
• Strong technical consulting/customer service background, as well as excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to handle operational issues effectively, understanding escalation, communication, and crisis management.
• Previous contract development and negotiations
• Previous development of budgets, forecasting and operational expenses
• Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
• Gained experience in managing resources to meet goals across multiple projects.
• Gained experience in leading multi-discipline, high-performance work teams/groups.
• Demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Ability to speak/read/write in English.
• If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the US.

Preferred

• MBA or other advanced degree/qualification
• Airframe and Powerplant License
• Skilled in creating annual budgets and tracking to make sure they are met.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills, have strong presentation and analytical skills and possess a strong desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to plan requirements three to five years in advance and aid others in accomplishing annual goals.
• Ability to develop and lead efficient and motivated teams across multiple platforms and in varying environments.
• Identify group conflict and facilitate resolution.
• Must be goals oriented and a team player.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Lead both technical and non-technical discussions
• Proven ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Commitment to system functionality and user satisfaction in rapidly growing and changing environments.
• Develop and present business case and related ROI to senior management for justification of investment in upgrades or replacement of hardware/software.
• Conceive solutions, build consensus and sell/execute solutions.
• Comfortable with making decisions, monitoring progress, and reporting results.
• Strong planning/organization capability and ability to make major decisions quickly.
• Ability to work and manage both on-shore and offshore resources

Delegation: In absence, responsibilities delegated to Director of Stores and Supply Chain Operations.

Authorities: None.

Supervisory Responsibility: This is a supervisory position.

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.

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.

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.

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.