About us
Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travelers around the globe.
Job Summary
Responsible for sourcing and contracting indirect products and services by: (1) collaborating with internal business partners; (2) finding, selecting, and working with suppliers to drive savings, improve product quality, and maintain overall cost-competitiveness; and (3) presenting creative ideas and outsourcing solutions to corporate leaders to standardize and rationalize our indirect procurement function. Reports to the Director and Sr. Manager of Sourcing, Indirect (Non-Food)/Facilities, NA, this Procurement Leader will be responsible for executing the strategy and cost savings projections for non-food products and services that support our NA airline catering operations. Collaborates with internal business partners and functional leaders to source, select and contract with suppliers to drive savings, improve product quality, and maintain overall cost-competitiveness. Presents creative ideas and strategies for non-food products and services to corporate leaders to continuously standardize, rationalize and optimize non-food procurement.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Defines, tracks, and manages procurement projects which include facility maintenance, fleet maintenance and corporate and administrative services
- Develop supplier contract terms and conditions
- Manage implementation efforts required to meet savings targets and internal deadlines
- Analyzes spend to identify areas of procurement cost savings
- Gathers procurement and financial data for supply chain opportunities including supplier rationalization, tenders, aggregation and specification alternatives across our NA airline catering operations
- Manages non-food procurement savings targets and key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Manages project communications, weekly conference calls and face-to-face meetings to ensure action item follow-up with functional leaders and suppliers
- Negotiates agreements to service and satisfy business partner requirements
- Provides contract management expertise with respect to creating and maintaining contract files, purchase orders, pricing agreements, certificates of insurance etc.
- Ensures the implementation and renewal of supply agreements in a timely manner
- Monitors ongoing effectiveness of the current supply base and manages supplier operational issues
- Provides project management expertise on high-profile procurement projects
- Uses of strategic sourcing tools to execute RFIs and RFPs
- Interfaces with manufacturers and distributors to gather new product and service information
- Manages new supplier approval process
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent
Work Experience:
- 5 years in related procurement, business, finance or operations management field
- Experience in non-food products and services category management a plus -
- Facility Maintenance
- Fleet maintenance
- Corporate and administrative services
Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- Proficient in using Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to reduce complex issues to basic components
- Professional verbal and written correspondence skills
Language / Communication Skills:
- Strong written and oral communications
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to communicate & influence management
- Work well in a team environment
Job Dimensions
Geographic Responsibility: North America
Type of Employment: Full time
Travel %: 15%
Exemption Classification: Exempt
Internal Relationships: Procurement and all functional areas
External Relationships: Suppliers
Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Office based
Gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:
- Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
- Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership, and Developing People
- Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
- Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus
Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position
Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion, and Accountability. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:
- We treat each other with respect and we act with integrity
- We communicate and keep each other informed
- We put our heads together to problem solve and deliver excellence as a team
- We have passion for our work and we pay attention to the little details
- We foster an environment of accountability, take responsibility for our actions, and learn from our mistakes
- We do what we say we will do when we say we are going to do it
- We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day better
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.
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