Regional Procurement Manager III

Airswift; Wayne (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Regional Procurement Manager III for Wayne, NJ on a 6-month hybrid schedule. You will lead regional procurement programme operations, including contingent labour, travel, and meetings management, across international business areas. Strong stakeholder engagement and change management skills are required to deliver measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in procurement or business or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years in global contingent labour or travel programme management.
• Experience managing travel, meetings and events and contingent labour programmes internationally.
• Experience cross-cultural work across functions and geographies.
• Experience communication and change management plans and campaigns.
• Crisis management experience including employee support and incident communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional procurement programme operations within a global environment.
• Support contingent labour, travel, and meetings-related activity.
• Engage stakeholders across multiple business functions and geographies.
• Drive transformation initiatives and operational performance improvements.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Process design

Change management

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-cultural

Conflict management

Digital tools

Education

Undergraduate degree in procurement or business

Tools

Fieldglass

Beeline

Job description

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Job Title: Regional Procurement Manager III

Duration: 6 months

Schedule: 5x40 (Hybrid: 3 days onsite/2 days Working From Home)

Location: Wayne, NJ

This opportunity is focused on leading regional procurement programme operations within a global environment, supporting contingent labour, travel, and meetings-related activity. The role offers strong exposure to programme management, stakeholder engagement, supplier management, and transformation initiatives, with the chance to influence user experience and operational improvement across international business areas. This position will suit a technically strong procurement professional who can work across complexity, support change, and deliver measurable programme performance.

Required Education:

• An undergraduate degree, ideally in procurement or business, or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a global contingent labour or travel programme management role
• Experience managing travel, meetings and events, and contingent labour programmes within an international environment
• Proven experience working cross-culturally and across multiple business functions and geographies
• Experience delivering communication and change management plans and campaigns
• Proven experience handling crisis situations, including employee support, incident communication, and recovery to business-as-usual operations
• Experience engaging with external suppliers and supporting operational performance improvement

Required Skills:

• Strong programme management and day-to-day operational oversight capability
• Strong stakeholder management, networking, and influencing skills across different levels of an organisation
• Effective supplier management and the ability to build trusted working relationships
• Strong process knowledge and the ability to design user-centric processes
• Ability to identify operational improvement opportunities and develop prioritised improvement plans
• Strong communication, storytelling, and change management skills to support adoption and engagement
• Ability to work effectively through complexity, ambiguity, and organisational resistance to change
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to support innovative solutions, clear blockers, and translate business requirements into delivery plans
• Collaborative approach with the resilience to operate in a multifaceted environment
• Ability to manage conflict constructively while maintaining key stakeholder relationships
• Ability to use digital solutions to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and value creation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with contingent labour vendor management systems such as Fieldglass or Beeline Experience in regular interaction with external suppliers