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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

• The Sr Manager, Business Spend and Transformation Strategy is responsible for strategically directing and transforming our business spend and processes. You will be responsible for driving process excellence, spend analytics, and special project management and act as liaison with the finance function for reporting and working capital, executing sustainable sourcing practices to enhance efficiency and create value across the supply chain

• This role is a part of the Procurement team within our Finance division

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with the company’s business goals and financial commitments

• Lead procurement spend and analytics program to foster innovation and continuous improvement in procurement processes

• Drive the digitization of procurement systems to improve data visibility and decision-making capabilities

• Responsible for all Procurement KPIs and savings methodology compliance with the finance community

• Conduct supply market intelligence to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in the supply chain

• Create a procurement digital roadmap for AI adoption across procurement Source to pay systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the integration of procurement strategies with business operations

• Mentor and develop a procurement high-performing team

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or other related field

• 10 years of experience in procurement, with a focus on procurement transformation and strategy

• Strong knowledge of sustainable sourcing practices and risk management

• Proven track record of leading procurement CoEs and implementing process improvements

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or other related field

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficient in procurement software and tools

• Strong and effective leadership skills

• Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to bring structure to vaguely-defined problems

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills

• Detailed understanding of enterpise technology tools that enable sourcing and procurement execution and reporting

• Proven ability to apply critical thinking and problem solving skills

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• 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

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. American Airlines, Inc fully considers all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history.

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American Airlines maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran, in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment decisions and practices: hiring; upgrading; promotions; demotions or transfers; layoffs; recalls; terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and recruitment or recruitment advertising.