Global Procurement – Senior Category Manager (Digital Technology)

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technology leaders to drive the digital transformation of United Airlines
• Research and analyze market trends and potential suppliers and develop detailed sourcing strategy and plans
• Proactively engage, consult, and influence partners and leadership on sourcing strategy
• Conduct requests for sophisticated proposals (RFPs) to competitively source products and services, including gathering requirements, identifying vendors, proposal evaluation and scoring, partner engagement and TCO analysis
• Negotiate commercials and contractual terms to drive savings and reduce overall risks while ensuring partners’ needs are met
• Identify investment opportunities in emerging technology or innovative firms in collaboration with United’s venture arm
• Redline and negotiate contracts by collaborating with United’s legal department, Global Procurement leadership and other partner departments
• Develop and maintain adequate knowledge in the assigned spend categories through relationships with department leaders, suppliers, and market authorities
• Engage with internal partners and external suppliers to lead ongoing business relationships, demand forecasting, and upcoming initiatives
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities by demonstrating new systems and product/services as well as new and innovative market offerings
• Participate in vendor management activities which may include following-up on performance against contract (compliance) and resolution of any constraints or issue

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of experience in Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Analytics, and/or Finance
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Technology Sourcing or Technology Consulting
• Proven proficiency leading multiple concurrent projects of various scale
• Knowledge and application of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts
• Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills for internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience negotiating with third parties
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Products

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

• Master’s degree
• Hardware/software sourcing experience
• CPSM certification or other relevant certification
• Experience acting as a change agent that seeks out and advocates new and innovative solutions to meet the business needs
• Experience working in a client-facing role in a technology consulting firm