Global Procurement - Category Manager

Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Category Corporate Job Id WHQ00024731 Finance Job Type Full-Time Posted Date 02/10/2025
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Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

The Global Procurement - Category Manager organization at United Airlines is responsible for procuring goods and services and developing/maintaining 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 Global Procurement - Category Manager actively participates in strategic procurement activities, with the goal of achieving significant initial cost reductions, while maintaining and improving product quality and supplier service levels. The Senior Specialist – Strategic Sourcing Global Procurement partners closely with key customers in member organizations and in support functions to develop effective cost-reduction strategies and implementation plans.

  • Support execution of category plans and procurement strategies for designated categories.
  • Implement and deliver across annual savings targets.
  • Maintain category expertise (suppliers, rates, etc.) and supply to supplier selection and benchmarks/bids when appropriate Develop knowledge and expertise in a spend category as needed.
  • Proactively maintain knowledge of diverse suppliers and offer options as appropriate.
  • Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives within specific categories.
  • Supports supplier relationships, monitor contract compliance across all contracts, and actively leads procurement risk.
  • Maintain and develop collaborations including Division Leads, Operational Field Team, Legal, IT Security to support department partner.
  • Build and lead Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quote (RFQ), and Request for Proposal (RFP) documents to solicit bids and evaluate suppliers.
  • Leverage Coupa knowledge to streamline purchasing, track orders, and lead supplier relationships.
  • Apply criteria such as cost, quality, delivery, and capacity to select the best suppliers.

United's team is comprised of many talented individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance
  • 3 years of experience in Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Analytics, and/or Finance
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to partner
  • Extensive planning and project management proficiency
  • Deep contracts and category knowledge; proven understanding of supplier economics
  • Strong internal and external negotiation and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to make tough decisions
  • Ability to build strong and effective working relationships with internal business partners and suppliers

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Successful, multi-year track record in Procurement
  • CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager)
  • Knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts and strategic procurement process.
  • Experience with Coupa or other Procurement/Spend Management platforms.
  • Ability to act as a change agent who seeks out and advocates for new and innovative solutions to meet business needs

The base pay range for this role is $79,800.00 to $108,790.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Corporate
JobId WHQ00024731
Job Speciality Finance
Type Full-Time
PostedDate 02/10/2025
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