Procurement Programs & Systems Manager

Summary

The Manager of Procurement Programs & Systems is qualified through extensive procurement, supply chain, maintenance, engineering, financial programs and systems experience, ideally within the airline industry.

They use this experience and knowledge to align current and future business objectives with scalable systems, effectively transforming and translating processes to return optimum value to the Airline through optimization of programs and establishment of best practices with business units.

This position is responsible for managing all phases of process development and definition, testing, adaptation, documentation, implementation coordination, and training for all affected personnel to promote user adoption. They also coordinate with internal and external teams to overcome any system or program failures.

They assist adjacent groups in administrative duties to include data quality work, issue triage, root cause analysis, testing, reporting, and issue remediation with end users.

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Minimum Requirements

• Combination of Education and Experience will be considered.
• Must be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Check.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Education Details: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Systems Engineering, Data Science or other relevant degree.

Years of Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience managing people and teams.
• Minimum one (1) year applicable experience with ERP and P2P systems.

Preferred Requirements

• Previous Trax eMRO, SAP Ariba, or SAP software and/or implementation experience.
• Familiarity with Accounting, Software Implementation and Testing, Statistics, and Supply Chain principles.
• Three years of experience in applicable airline Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or financial systems, as well as strong financial and process-related analysis experience.
• Three years of experience in management or project leadership experience.
• Project Management Certification.

Job Duties

• Ensure best practices and high standards of on-going support, training etc. for procurement planning and spend management systems and programs including ERP systems etc.
• Manage and guide analysts of procurement programs and systems in their assigned duties and ensure delivery of end results to senior management.
• Guide and mentor junior team members in day-to-day tasking, prioritization, and adjustments.
• Lead technical conversations with business SMEs to document current processes.
• Use the context and knowledge of applicable Procurement systems and programs, lead team efforts in analyzing available resources to make current processes more efficient.
• Analyze available Procurement systems and programs to gain efficiencies for the P2P process.
• Lead technical conversations with IT and implementation support teams for applicable Procurement systems and programs, including documenting and effectively articulating business requirements and future state objectives.
• Lead team in building forms, templates, tables, data sources, and catalogs to increase ROI for P2P and other sourcing activities.
• Guide team analytics efforts to identify and drive supply chain efficiencies, category management strategies, and support the company’s strategic initiatives.
• Effectively manage and document timely triage of issues for operational users.
• Conduct accurate and complete change management for all process changes and fixes.
• Apply LEAN and Six Sigma principles for supply chain to new processes and process changes.
• Lead evaluation and clean-up of various data sources for import into systems.
• Utilize precise documentation practices to detail feasibility studies, user testing, and final process acceptance.
• Train to account for both majority and minority use cases.
• Report to the Procurement Programs & Systems senior management project status including progress, obstacles, and delays.
• Lead team coordination internally with the other systems support teams and other Procurement Programs team members to establish a roadmap for maximum utilization of the new systems to drive productivity and efficiency throughout the Intake-to-Invoice process.
• Establish best practice training programs and lead team in developing training documents and training plans, coordinating with internal Learning and Development personnel for upload into Allegiant University.
• Oversee training plan execution for both new and recurrent training.
• Execute assigned tasks from Senior Procurement Leadership and Program and Systems senior management.
• Ensure any direct reports understand and apply our Customer Commitment and customer service standards to their daily responsibilities, as appropriate.
• Model Allegiant’s customer service standards in personal actions and when providing leadership direction.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Office - While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, see, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, key board, printer, and phone. May be required to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 20 lbs. May be required to work various shifts/days in a 24-hour situation. Regular attendance is a requirement of the role.

• Exposure to moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, printers, and foot traffic), temperature and light fluctuations.
• Ability to work in a confined area as well as the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• Some travel may be a requirement of the role.

Essential Services Provider

Essential Services Provider

Allegiant as a national air carrier is deemed an essential service provider during declared national and state emergencies. Team Members will be required to report to their assigned trip or work location during national and state emergencies unless prohibited by local, state or federal order.

Full Time Benefits

• Profit Sharing
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/ Disability Insurance
• Medical Travel Reimbursement
• Legal, Identity and Pet Insurance
• 401K with an employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Flight Benefits

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Part Time Benefits

• Profit Sharing
• Medical Travel Reimbursement
• Legal, Identity and Pet Insurance
• 401K with an employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Flight Benefits

Sick time