SITA Switzerland Sarl
Senior Manager Purchasing
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Overview
WELCOME TO SITA
At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry.
You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward—we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.
Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.
PURPOSE
To provide strategic procurement leadership and hands-on delivery ownership for higher $ value/materiality procurement sourcing activity.
Working with the Head of Group Procurement, stakeholders, and category leads to identify strategic sourcing initiatives, triage, build pipeline, and execute assigned initiatives.
Managing one direct report to deliver on objectives, mitigate risk, and deliver commercial benefit for SITA and its clients.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Creation of strategic initiatives capability within the central procurement team with an ability to identify, triage, and execute selected material procurement activities, across all categories and business units in collaboration with the category leads and regional teams (RFPs, E Auctions, Outsourcing, Transformation Project Sourcing initiatives).
- Build pipeline of initiatives (tiered by priority & ROI).
- Ensure robust and timely execution for assigned/owned large strategic sourcing projects leveraging SITA digital procurement tools to deliver savings, efficiencies, and value add.
- Alignment with key SITA transformation projects and activity to deliver key in-scope procurement initiatives.
- Provision of timely MI and reporting on key savings, spend data, and other measures.
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Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
- 10+ Years IT/Indirect procurement experience in a global environment
- Leadership skills and experience
- Business partnering & relationship building
- Negotiation
- Contract Drafting
- Team player but with ability to work on own initiative
- Digital tools experience/IT literate
- Commercial mindset/numeracy
- Inquisitive and innovative
- RFP/RFX/E Auctions
Qualifications
- Degree/MCIPs preferred but not essential
WHAT WE OFFER
We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.
- 🏡 Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)
- ⏰ Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.
- 🌎 Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.
- 🌿 Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.
- 🚀 Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International—available to all employees—to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, Stanford for strategic development, and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.
- 🙌 Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.
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SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.
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