Role Introduction
Reports to: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Procurement and Strategy Manager
The role is part of a global team in our Procurement and Aircraft Trading (APD) department who are dedicated to creating strong partnerships which help us understand the cost drivers and remove non value-adding cost, creating brand value through a compliant, ethical and sustainable manner that balances business needs and corporate responsibility.
As the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for the definition of the sourcing strategies for sustainable aviation fuel uplift in Asia, Americas and Europe, and for managing the supplier relationship management process adhering to quality and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the definition and implementation of the sourcing strategy for
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in various regions in order to meet the discretionary and mandatory requirements for Cathay - Conduct spanet analysis and identifies trends that may have an impact on the future supply of SAF in those spanets
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure SAF meets the compliance criteria
- Lead the supplier engagement process, identifies opportunities for the supply of SAF and coordinates with various internal teams and external stakeholders to complete due diligence
- Conduct tenders and subsequent negotiations with producers, suppliers, resellers
and other stakeholder groups in various spanets with a strong focus on assurance of supply and mitigation of long-term commercial and operational risks - Establishment of joint ventures or other forms of collaboration with other industry
players when considered beneficial to projects - Prepare and present sourcing updates to senior management
Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years experience in SAF Procurement and comprehensive knowledge of global SAF spanets (mainly Americas, Europe and Asia) and their evolving landscape
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and basic contract law in various jurisdictions
- Experience in physical trading is a plus and basic understanding of hedging practices is preferred
- Proven ability to navigate complex spanet dynamics and capitalize on emerging
opportunities - Entrepreneurial mindset, strong commercial acumen and problem-solving skills with a ‘hands-on’ mentality, coupled with strong knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Excellent people skills; ability to inspire, build trust and influence internal and external stakeholders. Ability to build a strong network and secure Cathay’s position in the SAF supply spanet
- Demonstrated ability to define and implement strategies
- Strong Analytical and presentation skills
- Exceptionally good communication skills in both written and verbal form in English. Mandarin is preferred
- Knowledge of SAP Ariba, XML language is preferred
Personal & Application Information
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