IT Sourcing Manager Airline Solutions to SAS, Stockholm

Are you interested in IT-procurement and looking for your next challenge? Do you thrive a role that involves negotiating complex IT contracts and managing supplier relationships? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join SAS Strategic Sourcing department as a Sourcing Manager in the travel industry and play a pivotal role in delivering business value for SAS.

SAS is reinforcing its procurement team as it is a crucial part of driving SAS's transformation. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of an international environment, a highly motivated team and an ability to build a further career working with some of the most interested companies in the market!

The Role

As Sourcing Manager Airline Solution you are a member of the committed category team IT which is part of the Strategic Sourcing organization within SAS. In the role as Sourcing Manager, you're supporting the Category Manager when managing contracted suppliers, negotiating procurement agreements involving significant costs and in the planning of the Category.

Your key responsibilities as:

• Support Category Manager in driving and managing business transformation for assigned categories.
• Lead and own the RFx process from end to end.
• Commercial and contractual negotiations.
• Managing 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.

SAS’s office is located at Frösunda, the position reports to Head of Category IT and Distribution.

Is this you?

To be successful in this position, we believe you should possess a post-secondary education and minimum 4 years experiences from IT procurement. You should have experience in collaborate with stakeholders and have strong analytical skills. It is meritorious if you have experience as a consultant and from project management. You are accustomed to working in Excel (price trends and business case calculations) as well as Power Point and delivering presentations. You have a positive mindset, work well in teams, but also independently.

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

In this recruitment, your personal qualities will be of great importance! We are looking for a communicative, service minded and committed profile who are able to deal directly with internal and external stakeholders. To be successful in the role, you need to be curious and eager to learn. Furthermore, you enjoy solving problems and are solution-focused.  

Do you want to know more?

In this process SAS is working with Level Recruitment. To apply, please click the apply button. If you have further questions don´t hesitate to contact recruitment consultant Carolina Eskengren at +46 8 120 50 427 and 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. As part of the recruitment process, we will conduct a background check on the final candidate.

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