Manager - Purchasing

  Working at Frontier Airlines     At Frontier, our mission is to Make Every Flight Count. That mission guides how we support our customers, our people and the operation every day.    As a Frontier employee, your work connects to more than a single role. Whether you’re supporting flights, helping customers, maintaining aircraft, leading teams or working behind the scenes, you help create a travel experience that is safe, reliable and built around value.    Our work is guided by our core values: customer first, safety always, operational excellence and one team.

These values shape how we make decisions, support each other and deliver for the people who count on us.    Support for work, life and travel     Frontier offers benefits, programs and travel privileges designed to support eligible employees at work and beyond. Availability may vary by role, employment status, eligibility, location, schedule, applicable policies and current plan details.    Depending on role and eligibility, available benefits and programs may include:    Medical, dental and vision coverage  401(k) retirement savings options  Paid holidays, vacation time and sick time  Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines and participating partner airlines, based on current program rules and availability  Buddy passes, based on eligibility and program rules  Travel-related discounts and employee discounts on select products, services and vendors    About Frontier Airlines     Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline serving destinations across the United States and select international markets.

Our people support every part of the travel journey, from airport operations and flight crews to aircraft maintenance, customer support, corporate teams and more.    We’re focused on delivering meaningful value by making travel more accessible, practical and easy to personalize for our customers. Across the airline, our teams help support a safe, reliable and efficient operation while continuing to strengthen the experience for the people who choose Frontier.  What Will You Be Doing?

The Manager, purchasing position will lead a team that has four key focus areas focused on managing OEM contracts for purchasing aircraft and jet engines and other fleet and maintenance related contracts: 1) Contracting, 2) Vendor Management, 3) Process Improvements and 4) Team Management and Development. The role will lead cross-functional teams throughout the company to evaluate requirements of goods and services, conduct RFPs, negotiate spare parts purchasing contracts with suppliers/vendors, track supplier/vendor performance in order to enforce contractual provisions and evaluate advantageous contractual modifications.

The role will also identify and implement process improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy of the purchasing and procurement processes and is responsible for managing and developing several strategic sourcing analysts. Essential Functions Purchasing Oversight (50%) Work with cross-functional teams throughout the company and oversee the efficient purchasing  of goods and services, manage implementation of new suppliers and vendors, put into practice new contract terms and facilitate contract management to operating group to establish vendor partnerships in a timely and efficient manner.

Analyze the market, screen potential suppliers and vendors, facilitate formal Requests for Proposals (RFP) and present business cases and recommendations for final vendor selection to ensure appropriate and cost-effective partnerships are established. Vendor management (30%) Identify and track vendor performance metrics and conduct review meetings with vendors/suppliers and organizational leaders to review performance results and operational/contracting issues to ensure vendor partnerships are maximized and contract terms a