Procurement Manager (Airport Services)

About the job: Manager’s main task is to achieve best possible deals by means of performing tenders for airport-related activities.  Procurement Manager responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers.

Main duties are:

• Develop and follow procurement policies
• Communicate with business to optimize operational processes & specify procurement needs 
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Study & search the market for providers of needed services
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• negotiate best possible deals & prepare contracts in the following area of responsibility:
• Ground handling (passengers’, aircraft handling, cargo handling, operations, airport ticketing, de-icing, business lounges, catering, baggage delivery, etc.)
• Airport handling (airport fees, CUTE, marketing agreements, etc.)

Possibilities:

• To learn a lot about airport activities 
• To improve or develop strong negotiation and communication skills
• To work partly remotely
• To dive into mixture of cultural differences and meet people throughout the world as UIA network covers destinations all over the globe

Expectations from a candidate:

Education:

•  Bachelor or Master’s degree

Work experience and qualifications:

• 2+ of relevant experience in contract management
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• At least Upper Intermediate English is necessary (the most of contracts are concluded outside of Ukraine)
• Knowledge of MS Office

Will be an advantage:

• Operational background in ground handling
• Experience in aviation sphere
• Experience in cooperation with companies in the East and Middle East 

Soft skills: 

• Analytical skills
• Leadership skills
• Be able to work and adapt to dynamical environment that constantly changes
• Good time management skills, ability to build short and long term plans
• Keeping up the deadlines
• Fast learner
• Be able to come up with non-standard solutions
• Result driven
• Attentive to details 
• Communicative
• Stress resistant