Category Manager/Sr Category Manager, Procurement
American Airlines
Dallas, TX
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
- Join a newly established team of Strategic Sourcing - Professional Services, part of Procurement team reporting into the Chief Procurement Officer
- Benefit from working with highly driven and energetic Sourcing professionals
- Develop category strategies from ground up!
- Work on impactful projects with high visibility to senior leadership team
- Enhance your procurement expertise by utilizing a mix of critical skills - analytics, relationship building, collaboration, and project management
- Develop a strong professional network
- Never have a boring day at work again!
- As a Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies for selected categories supporting business needs. This may include benefits, talent acquisition and training, financial services, consulting, and other related services
- Support your category through complete procurement lifecycle – from market, spend and supplier analysis to strategy development and implementation to contract execution and ongoing support
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and great services’ delivery
- Drive initiatives to bring value as part of the department’s Procurement Transformation Initiative
- Present project and initiative updates to senior leadership
- Closely collaborate with Procurement Excellence team and various sourcing groups, and implement best practices in sourcing and contract management
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field
- 3+ years related work experience
- Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, or other related field
- Knowledge of Source to Pay systems
- Strong project management skills
- Process Mapping abilities
- Supplier Risk Analysis
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Energetic and ambitious individual looking for a career developing opportunity in Procurement field
- A potential team leader with strong communication skills
- Self-directed and resourceful person with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks with exhibited follow through and initiative
- Strong business acumen
- Understanding of supply chain concepts, with work experience applying those concepts
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Understanding and use of technical tools for analysis, problem solving, forecasting and quality improvement
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Previous experience with Source to Pay systems
- High ethical standard
- 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
Posted 2025-07-30
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