Senior Category Specialist

3 weeks ago

Gurgaon, Haryana, India United Airlines Full time


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Job overview and responsibilities

The Global Procurement 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 a Sr. Category Specialist in the India Knowledge Center (IKC) of United Airlines is to provide end-to-end procurement support to the category managers in the US based team, leading strategic sourcing initiatives for a designated category. This position will focus on providing support to one or more of the following categories for Airline business: IT, Professional Services, Corporate Services etc. The type of support will include spend analytics, supply market analysis, RFX development and administration, supplier negotiation and selection, contract/SOW redlining, etc. with the goal of capturing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and driving process efficiencies.

Support creation and 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 using total cost of ownership (TCO) concepts, supplier evaluation scorecards, ongoing collaboration, and proactive communication with all stakeholder groups on the supplier selection processNegotiate commercials and contractual terms to drive savings and reduce overall risk on assigned purchase categories by working with various stakeholders and leadership teams while ensuring Business Stakeholders' functional and operational needs are metManage business relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers including routine enhancements to agreements, communication of demand/volume changes, updating contracts and sharing end-user feedbackParticipate in vendor management activities which may include following-up on performance against contract (compliance) and resolution of any constraints or issues

This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded.This position is for United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines Inc.



Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's degreeFinance, Engineering, Economics, or another business-related field5+ years of procurement/sourcing, supplier management, or finance experienceHighly analytical with excellent problem-solving skillsExcellent oral communication and people skillsWorks well in high-paced cross-functional environmentMust be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access and PowerPoint Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)Organized, detail-oriented, thorough and professionalMust be legally authorized to work in India for any employer without sponsorship

Preferred

MBA/ Master's degreeKnowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) conceptsExperience working in the transportation or airline industryKnowledge of Strategic Sourcing processesExperience working on any of the mentioned categories: IT, Professional Services, Corporate ServicesEqual Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT

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