Senior Tech Ops SCM Category Manager

Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX
Category Finance
Job Description
As a Senior Tech Ops SCM Category Manager, you will partner across Engineering, Reliability, Repairs, Operations, Finance, and Legal to drive sourcing and contract strategies that support aircraft availability, operational resilience, and safety. You will translate data into actionable insights, evaluate business cases and ROI tradeoffs, and influence internal and external stakeholders to improve operational reliability, cost discipline, supplier performance, accountability, and cross-functional alignment.

Requirements

  • Provides subject matter expert (SME) level procurement advice to SCM leadership in support of Strategic Initiatives
  • Develops and leads multiple cross-functional groups through strategic cost savings initiatives in long term agreements, as well as drives the execution of contracts to ensure cost savings realization
  • Works closely with internal Strategic Sourcing team to drive best-in-class operational and strategic initiatives with our Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
  • Serves as the department Diverse Supplier advocate, ensures inclusive quoting and bids to promote increased diverse spend
  • Responsible for cultivating long term strategic relationships with critical and diverse suppliers and determining the best management method to attain proper oversight and value
  • Leads thorough and inclusive sourcing efforts to obtain best prices and availability for assets, including a strong knowledge of alternate products that can result in both cost and time savings
  • Develops meaningful metrics for tracking and reporting Supplier and internal operational performance. Able to compile and present metrics to Senior Leadership
  • Analyze and calculate commodity total cost of ownership and suggest methods obtain long term strategic value
  • Mentors, develops and trains Category Managers in all aspects of procurement, to increase department skill sets in order to provide added value

Benefits

  • Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights
  • Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
  • Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan
  • Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
  • Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment
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