Manager of Contracts and Supplier Performance

Overview

Let your career take off with PSA Airlines

About PSA

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 5,500 team members.

At PSA we are defining the standard in regional aviation by focusing on The PSA Standard - our foundation for operation. Through our six Winning Behaviors - safe and caring, customer-centric and quality-focused, dependable and ethical, fact-based, focused and flexible, on-time, and cost-conscious – our team members are showing up every day for our customers and each other. 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.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Manager of Contracts and Supplier Performance is a leadership position responsible for supporting the operational and financial objectives of PSA’s supply chain while holding safety and quality as the priority. The ideal candidate is an excellent people leader, an effective communicator, often collaborating in cross-departmental settings, possesses strong analytical skills, and has experience effectively managing value and risk.

Job Responsibilities

• Measure, analyze, and manage supplier performance; drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis to support the supplier selection process for PSA’s strategic sourcing organization.
• Collaborate with legal, manage contracts and PSA’s contract database.
• Design & implement a supplier scorecard program.
• Continuously monitor supplier performance with respect to contractual metrics and commitments. Conduct a regular cadence of business review meetings with key business partners.
• Create analytical models to produce descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analyses in a business context.
• Create recurring and ad hoc metrics as needed to support business needs and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Lead strategic initiatives. Collaborate with internal stakeholders in cross-departmental settings to design new and/or enhance existing processes to promote safety, compliance, cost savings, and/or operational efficiencies.
• Lead a team and develop future leaders.
• Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Specifics

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience/training.
• 3+ years of related experience in supply chain, data analytics, or supplier management.
• Experience integrating data sources and extracting actionable insights.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead effective and productive teams.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to speak/read/write in English.
• If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Lean Six Sigma Belt.
• Basic VBA.
• Tableau.
• Power BI.

Additional Information

Supervisory Responsibility: This is a supervisory position.

Delegation: In absence, delegate responsibilities to Director of Strategic Sourcing.

Authorities: None

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. 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. 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. 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.