Manager, New Purchase (Renewal and Expansion)

SATS Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned professional to lead procurement and management of aviation ground support equipment. In this pivotal role, you will conduct market studies, draft technical specifications, and oversee quality assurance processes. This position offers the opportunity to work with a diverse team in a dynamic environment, contributing to the optimization of equipment life cycles and ensuring safety and reliability in operations. If you are passionate about aviation and have a strong technical background, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement and management of aviation equipment.
• Strong knowledge of aviation operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market studies for aviation specialty equipment.
• Oversee factory testing and quality assurance.
• Manage induction of procured equipment into operations.

Skills

Engineering Management

Procurement Management

Aviation Ground Operations

Logistics Support

Technical Specifications Drafting

Education

Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Quality Assurance Standards

Procurement Software

Job description

About us

Headquartered in Singapore, SATS Ltd. is one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services and Asia’s leading airline caterer. SATS Gateway Services provides airfreight and ground handling services including passenger services, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security services, aircraft cleaning and aviation laundry. SATS Food Solutions serves airlines and institutions, and operates central kitchens with large-scale food production and distribution capabilities for a wide range of cuisines.

SATS is present in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, powering an interconnected world of trade, travel and taste. Following the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in 2023, the combined SATS and WFS network operates over 215 stations in 27 countries. These cover trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo volume. SATS has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since May 2000. For more information, please visit www.sats.com.sg

At SATS, people are our greatest asset and we build our success on the knowledge, expertise and performance of every contributor, by embracing diversity and uniqueness. As part of our holistic approach and commitment to embracing FAM (Fulfilling, Appreciated, Meaningful) in the workplace, we offer the runway to develop Fulfilling careers that foster your career growth, recognising and Appreciating the strength of talent and capabilities that we continue to build internally; and inspiring and encouraging each other to make Meaningful contributions in the work we do at SATS.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct market studies to identify suitable GSE equipment products and technologies, and determine business needs for aviation speciality equipment and vehicles/ground support equipment fleets (type, model and quantities).
• Draft specifications (performance, technical, safety, maintainability), set evaluation criteria, and secretariat to the procurement/tender evaluation committees.
• Check development and design standards to ensure reliability, safety, maintainability, optimized total cost of ownership
• Oversee factory testing, quality assurance, and acceptance testing.
• Manage the induction of procured equipment into operations, including material/spares package, commissioning and training
• Work closely with SATS Procurement team to drive value capture and cost optimization over life cycle.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Masters preferred) with relevant senior technical and management experience (10 years or more) in defining and managing large procurement, refurbishment or maintenance programs done by service providers and in-house technical crew. Planning to cover logistics support definitisation (including master material data, training design, acceptance tests, spares/inventory provisioning)
• Assume Engineer In-Charge/Deputy Engineer in-charge roles to define, evaluate and assess engineering/operational specifications and activities for design, manufacture and refurbishment workscope and tasks carried out on Aviation Ground Support Equipment/Airport Specialty Equipment and vehicles, to ensure performance, safety, quality and optimized total cost of ownership.
• Possess relevant domain knowledge of aviation ground operations, or ground handling, or aviation maintenance, or in land transport , or in industrial equipment fleet management (mechanical, hydraulics, electronic controls, internal combustion engines, electrification) and technologies (predictive/condition monitoring, automation, autonomous).
• Able to work on occasional weekend/public holidays as required.
• State Class 3 driving license and able to attain SATS higher class driving licenses (Class 4 and 5) to operate airport specialty equipment is advantageous

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