CATEGORY MANAGER AIRLINE OPERATIONS

CATEGORY MANAGER AIRLINE OPERATIONS City: Solna Job Function: Purchasing Category Manager Airline Operations

Do you thrive in environments where no two days are the same? If so, don’t miss the opportunity to join SAS strategic sourcing department as a Sourcing Manager Airline Operations, working closely with internal stakeholders from ground handling services, fleet, and maintenance of aircrafts.

The Role

As Category Manager, you will drive and manage business transformation for assigned categories: Cabin interiors, Spare parts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and own the RFx process from end to end.
• Commercial and contractual negotiations.
• Manage suppliers through their lifecycle, including supplier risk, contract management and relationship management.
• Challenge the organization to find the best commercial solution for SAS.
• Optimize the supplier base for assigned categories to deliver best business value.
• Prepare PPT and business case for SAS Management approval.

Is this you?

To succeed in this position, we believe you have a strong business acumen, including the ability to evaluate risks and opportunities. You think ahead, dare to challenge, and can easily adapt to new priorities and deadlines.

• You are curious and eager to learn and develop yourself.
• You are passionate about what you do and can transmit that energy to your colleagues.
• You possess excellent negotiation skills and understand the importance of stakeholder management.
• You have a positive mindset, work well in teams, but also independently

Desired experience and education

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in a similar role
• Strong experience in Supplier relation management, contract management and negotiations.
• Strong experience from preparing price trends and business case calculations as well as Power Point presentations.
• University degree in engineering or science

As we work in an international setting, besides being fluent in Swedish, you also communicate effortlessly in English, both verbally and in writing.

Why work for SAS

• You’ll make a difference. Every day
• You’ll make your mark as part of our future
• You’ll feel welcome from day one

Do you want to know more?

I In this process SAS is working with Level Recruitment. To apply, please do not click “apply now”, but click this link to apply via Level Recruitment Category Manager Airline Operations to SAS, Stockholm - Level Recruitment. If you have further questions don´t hesitate to contact recruitment consultant Carolina Eskengren at +46 8 120 50 427 or Louisa Torstensson at +46 8 120 50 423. We will interview ongoingly so please register your application as soon as possible. Please note that we need your application written in English.

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SAS, Scandinavia’s leading airline, with main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, flies to destinations in Europe, USA and Asia. Spurred by a Scandinavian heritage and sustainability values, SAS aims to be the global leader in sustainable aviation. We will reduce total carbon emissions 25 percent by 2025, by using more sustainable aviation fuel and our modern fleet with fuel-efficient aircraft. In addition to flight operations, SAS offers ground handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services. SAS is a founding member of the Star Alliance™, and together with its partner airlines offers a wide network worldwide.

SAS is Scandinavia's leading airline. For more than 75 years, we have been flying and connecting Scandinavia with the world and the world with Scandinavia. We have always been at the forefront of what is new and scouting the horizon. We have seen the world change, sometimes over a long period of time, and sometimes quite suddenly. Changes that have made us rethink, adapt and build new. We are moving towards a future where change and the need for new thinking is constant. A future of conscious thinking and sustainable innovation.