At Vueling, we love things to happen. We always try to go one step further and do it better. More than a job – it's a way of life.

That's why we work together as a team made up of talented and passionate people, collaborating, supporting and complementing each other.

We are one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.

 Job Purpose

 Reporting to the MRO, responsible for the relationship with critical suppliers in the airports area, who provide services to Vueling throughout its network, coordinating the optimization of the total cost. In the suppliers of his scope, coordinate the proactive monitoring of the supplier's compliance with deadlines, conditions, SLAs and guarantees, as well as negotiations for financial compensation for non-compliance with their obligations and develop the relationship with suppliers so that they contribute to the strategic objectives of the company.

Main Accountabilities

1. Responsible for identifying and leading the implementation of cost savings initiatives from business critical suppliers (especially in the area of Heavy Maintenance).
2. Collaborate in the identification of insourcing or outsourcing opportunities that reduce the company's cost base.
3. Responsible for defining the negotiation strategy for critical suppliers in the category.
4. Define, implement and coordinate resources allocated to critical supplier obligation tracking, as well as claims escalation.
5. Report to the SPM Director on category savings initiatives under your responsibility as well as cost variances, risk assessments, mitigation or continuous improvement plans designed for critical suppliers.
6. Advocate from time to time to the CFO, COO and Management Committee the recommendation on the award of supplier contracts under his scope.
7. Responsible for coordinating with IAG GBS Procurement the launch of RFPs and tenders for critical suppliers.
8. Collaboration (input delivery) with the Control and Maintenance area in the creation of the Budget, as well as the corresponding RFs.
   Responsible for coordinating business cases defending savings initiatives or the awarding of certain suppliers.
   

Main Responsibilities - Tasks

Main Relationships

Relaciones internas: Director de Operaciones y área de Operaciones, Cliente, Network, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Transform Officer,Financial Planning Director, Administration Director, IAG GBS Heads of Category

Relaciones externas: Proveedores críticos de Aeropuertos

Education

Ingeniería aeronáutica, Ingeniería industrial y/o a fines.

Experience 

• Aerolínea- Operaciones tierra 

Competencies 

Effective communication
Negotiation
Influence (crossed interests)
Transversal (x functional) leadership
Team leadership
Planning - Prioritization
Anticipation
Analysis
Adaptation to change

Languages 

Other 

Location

Level 

Our benefits 💛

Every single person who works with us is unique. And we want your experience of working at Vueling to be just as unique. Our employee benefits include staff travel, discounts, flexible working model and much more! Want to learn more? click here

We have won the award for the “Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe 2021” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, the world’s largest annual airline passenger satisfaction survey. We will continue to work hard to always offer the best customer experience!