Commodity Manager, Technical Operations Supply Chain

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Travel discounts

Employee assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking a Commodity Manager for the Technical Operations Supply Chain at the DFW Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. This role focuses on optimizing supplier costs, negotiating agreements, and building strategic supplier partnerships to support maintenance materials and services.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in supply chain, with strong negotiation and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience/training.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Supply Chain Management.
• 1 year experience in Supply Chain related fields.

Responsibilities

• Represents the company in transactions with internal and external organizations.
• Identifies strategies to minimize supplier costs for parts and services.
• Assists in managing supply and service agreements.
• Monitors and tracks supplier performance.
• Helps meet and exceed departmental goals.
• Develops strategic partnerships with suppliers.
• Works with internal customers to understand needs and requirements.
• Negotiates and manages supply and service agreements.
• Measures and improves supplier performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Supply chain concepts

Negotiation

Time management

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office proficiency

Problem solving

Forecasting

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience/training

Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Supply Chain Management

1 year experience in Supply Chain related fields

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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Location:DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities:Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID:87897

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Supply Chain Team within the Integrated Operations Division.
• Responsible for working closely with internal American Airlines customers to understand their business needs, and represents the company in negotiations and business transactions with suppliers. This job involves developing and promoting strategic partnerships with suppliers who support American’s material and service requirements for maintenance

What you'll do

Level 2

• Represents the company in business transactions with internal and external organizations
• Identifies strategies to minimize supplier cost for parts and services
• Assists with managing supply and services agreements
• Monitors and tracks supplier performance
• Helps manage and meet departmental goals
• Track supplier performance for the commodity

Level 3

• Represents the company in business transactions with internal and external organizations
• Identifies and implements opportunities and strategies to minimize supplier cost for parts and services
• Identifies, negotiates, establishes and manages supply and service agreements
• Monitors, tracks and influences supplier performance
• Helps manage and meet departmental goals
• Develops and promotes strategic partnerships with suppliers
• Works closely with internal American Airlines customers and stakeholders to understand business needs, objectives, product/service requirements and the broader operational processes
• Measures and tracks supplier performance for the commodity; resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience/training

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Supply Chain Management
• 1 yearexperience in Supply Chain related fields

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• A potential team leader with strong communication skills
• Understanding of supply chain concepts, with work or internship experience applying those concepts
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Self-directed and resourceful with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks with exhibited follow through and initiative
• Business understanding, particularly in project management, early supplier involvement, total cost management and financial analysis
• Understanding and use of technical tools for analysis, problem solving, forecasting and quality improvement
• High ethical standards
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

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Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

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