Supplier Management Principal

Drives overall best value—cost, lead time, service level, and quality—for high-value and complex aircraft components and repair services by leveraging demand, competitive marketplace intelligence, and comprehensive sourcing strategies. Leads cross-functional teams and serves as the primary point of contact for supplier performance, contract negotiation and execution, and strategic supplier relationships to secure and optimize the FedEx airline supply chain.

Essential Functions

• Conduct financial and market analysis on complex components and repair services to recommend optimal sourcing strategies.

• Utilize financial modeling to evaluate and construct optimal business cases.

• Serve as the primary interface with supplier organizations at all management levels to secure and maintain the supply chain.

• Monitor and manage supplier performance to contractual and committed terms, ensuring compliance with FedEx obligations.

• Lead regular business reviews with suppliers to drive cost reductions/avoidance and maximize commercial or industry remedy.

• Lead negotiation of contracts and agreements, ensuring competitive terms for cost, lead time, service levels, and quality.

• Oversee execution of contracts, ensuring all obligations are met and changes managed effectively.

• Lead cross-functional teams (Q.A./Airworthiness, Maintenance, Materiel, Engineering, Reliability, Finance, and others) to drive supplier performance and sourcing initiatives.

• Identify process improvement opportunities through guiding supplier-developed improvement plans and overseeing implementation.

• Provide market intelligence on Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul (MRO) and product purchase trends, risks, and opportunities to influence sourcing and supplier decisions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or quantitative discipline (e.g., finance, accounting).

Minimum Experience

Six (6) years professional, exempt experience that includes:

• Contract and supplier management, strategic sourcing, and negotiation.
• Economic, financial, or statistical analysis for sourcing or commodity management.
• Cross-functional project or program management with emphasis on process and service improvement or market/competitive analysis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced experience in complex negotiations, commodity strategies and working knowledge of strategic sourcing methods.
• Strong financial, business, and market analysis skills; ability to develop and interpret business and financial models.
• Proficiency with business software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project), SharePoint, SAS, and Microsoft Power BI (or similar analytics tools).
• Proven competence in project management and business process re-engineering.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder-management skills for supplier and cross-functional engagement.
• Knowledge of market dynamics and competitive climate affecting aircraft components, MRO services, and airline-related commodities.

Preferred Qualifications: Strong Airline Aircraft Materiel Contract/Supplier Performance background preferred.

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Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

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