Procurement Manager - Aircraft Lease (Engineering) - Emiratisation

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aviation sector seeks a Procurement Manager (Aircraft) to oversee sourcing and supplier management. This role involves negotiation, stakeholder management, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in procurement within the aviation industry and strong project management skills.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Generous travel benefits

Healthcare package

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Procurement, Aircraft, Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in an Airline or Maintenance Organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing and supplier selection for aircraft procurement.
• Establish strong supplier relationships and performance assessments.
• Negotiate contracts and manage lease obligations for aircraft.

Skills

Project Management

Supplier Performance Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose
At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers 'Fly Better'. Emirates Engineering is a cutting-edge aircraft maintenance facility, GCAA CAR V approved, supporting Emirates' vast Airbus and Boeing fleet and thirty other airlines through third-party contracts. Our highly qualified team excels in maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, and logistics, setting industry standards with an unwavering commitment to safety and excellence.

As a Procurement Manager (Aircraft), you will manage the acquisition of goods and/or services in collaboration with the business/user department contributing the required process orientation and commercial expertise. You will be responsible to facilitate and coordinate effective cross-functional teamwork and act as the account manager/interface between Emirates and selected high value suppliers.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Sourcing and supplier selection: To formulate sourcing plans including negotiation strategy in conjunction with the business/user department within the confine of the department's approved budget. Identify and evaluate sources of supply that meets Emirates requirements minimizing total life time cost and business risk.

• Supplier Relationship Management, KPIs and assessment: Establish and maintain a strong relationship with the suppliers that provide optimal benefits to Emirates. Create and carry out in conjunction with the business/user department, a comprehensive supplier assessment and benchmarking processes that measure the performance and quality of the deliverables, turn-around times, operational support, etc., Any shortfalls identified to be reviewed with the suppliers and addressed with appropriate actions meeting the business/user department needs on timely basis.

• Stakeholder Management: Proactively provide support to the stakeholders in their initiatives involving procurement function including assessment of the spend, preparation of business cases, monitoring of costs against the budgets, adherence to Compliance Monitoring regulations, etc.

• Process and procedure: Ensure all processes and procedures are aligned to the group corporate policies and regulatory requirements, and documented appropriately in the EPMs. Ensure the implemented processes are continuously reviewed and benchmarked to measure and enhance the effectiveness with appropriate internal controls and reporting mechanism. Lead the team and conduct performance management through MyBC, ensure delivery of SLA and objectives of the department.
• Lease Negotiations: Act as Engineering Focal for Corporate Treasury in reviewing and negotiating any financing arrangement for new aircraft deliveries. Coordinate with Fleet Planning for identifying the lease extensions and negotiate the best commercial terms with the lessors for such extensions providing optimal cost of ownership along with the maximum flexibility to operate the aircraft as per Emirates operational needs.
• Lease Management: Manage the contractual obligations stated in the aircraft leases including coordination with the internal stakeholders to provide required data/reports as per the lease, issuance of notices to lessors, scoping documents, etc., to comply with the lease obligations. Create and maintain a comprehensive database of lease obligations and update the internal stakeholders of any changes in the contractual terms on timely basis.
• Aircraft redeliveries and end-of-lease management: manage/support the end of lease process including negotiation of end-of-lease contractual payments, coordination with the relevant internal and external stakeholders for a smooth, timely and cost effective aircraft redeliveries meeting the contractual obligations and the compliance requirements,
• Aircraft Disposal: Manage aircraft diposals including identification of potential bidders/buyers, negotiate and execute contracts providing the best commercial terms in line with directions from Emirates management and coordinate with the internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth disposal process is followed. Such disposals shall also include engineering scrap inventory.
• Contracting: Draft or negotiate contracts that aptly captures the negotiated terms including user department requirements, operational support, cost protection, service level commitments, penalties and remedies for any shortfall in service levels. Coordinate internally with the relevant stakeholders including business/user department, Compliance Monitoring, Finance, Legal, Insurance and Taxation to finalise and execute the contract on timely basis following the Procurement Aircraft Policy Procedure Manual and the guidelines specified in the Authorities Manual.

Qualifications & Experience
To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or Honours in Business and/or Engineering preferably Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering
• Experience of 8+ years in Procurement, Aircraft, Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in an Airline, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Maintenance Organisation.
• Extensive knowledge of relationship structuring and of managing supplier performance.
• Sound understanding of airline engineering and maintenance activities.
• Strong aptitude to create, sell in and implement business processes is essential.
• Strong project management skills in a global supply environment.
• Ability to benchmark on a continuous basis the supply markets for a given spend commodity.
• Previous experience with aviation line/base and engineering maintenance services would be a plus.
• Familiarity with GCAA/FAA/EASA regulations would be an asset.
• Specific domain (aircraft) expertise and authority would be a plus.
• Strong analytical skills.

Salary & Benefits
Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That's on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it's like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers