Senior Strategic Sourcing Lead – Fleet & Ops

Frontier Airlines, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 123,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is seeking a Sr Manager - Strategic Sourcing Fleet & Ops to lead commercial relationships with OEMs and major suppliers, drive long-range planning, and manage contracts for fleet, tech ops and airport services. The role interacts with senior leadership and mentors junior team members.

The position requires 8+ years in fleet/finance-related sourcing, a finance or business background, and strong negotiation and leadership abilities in a corporate setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, mathematics, statistics or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in fleet, contracts, technical sourcing or finance functions, preferably in an airline setting, OR experience in other roles with transferrable skills such as management consulting or finance.
• At least 4 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity leading cross-functional teams in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the commercial owner and focal point for assigned OEM, Tech Ops, or Airport vendor portfolios.
• Lead negotiations, contract amendments and resolve performance matters and other issues driving a high performance supplier base.
• Serve as a subject matter expert maintaining in-depth knowledge of major tech ops, airport ops and OEM agreements (as may be assigned).
• Proactively analyze and manage what-if scenario impacts on these major agreements (e.g. changes to the airline’s fleet or operating footprint).
• Build and maintain relationships with supplier personnel and key internal stakeholders.
• Own and direct the financial analysis supporting contracting decisions, either during RFP processes or to support ongoing management of or amendments to existing relationships.
• Partner with FP&A to align transaction economics to the long-range business forecast and financial planning objectives.
• Provide clear recommendations to the Director and the internal operating teams.
• Frequent reporting and presentations to senior management; responsible for producing Board-level presentations.
• Attend industry-related conferences and participate in budget processes.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, mathematics, statistics or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is seeking a Sr Manager - Strategic Sourcing Fleet & Ops to lead commercial relationships with OEMs and major suppliers, drive long-range planning, and manage contracts for fleet, tech ops and airport services. The role interacts with senior leadership and mentors junior team members.

The position requires 8+ years in fleet/finance-related sourcing, a finance or business background, and strong negotiation and leadership abilities in a corporate setting.