Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

The Sr. Representative- Program Purchasing is responsible for leading assigned aircraft material suppliers. This includes actively supervising open orders and supplier performance, including adherence to changing delivery schedules. Responsible for proactively identifying and mitigating risks associated with material supply issues to avoid suppliers not supporting planned requirements. Leads cross-functional meetings to address material supply issues and implement corrective actions. Builds executive reports to communicate program status. This role requires strong project management skills, deep understanding of aerospace supply chain management, excellent communication abilities, ability to draw conclusions and actions from large datasets, and a keen eye for detail to lead the complexities of supplier relationships and material management for aircraft projects.

Program ManagementLead suppliers supporting United aircraft engineering projects, new aircraft deliveries, and modificationsChampion and run programs to sustain on time material delivery from assigned supplier baseEmbedded with project teams to understand material requirements and specifications and communicate the requirements to supplier contactsOrder ManagementMaintain open program orders to ensure delivery dates are reflective of project schedulesReview and action supplier invoice exceptions to ensure on time paymentSupport internal receiving and logistics processesOperational SupportBuild and present program status and updates on weekly operations calls with key partnersCoordinate closely with AOG and Base Maintenance Materials teams to ensure material availability for scheduled workIdentify and mitigate operational risk of material delays, raising when vitalRelationship ManagementDevelop and maintain positive relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and quality of materials and kitsParticipate in business reviews with key suppliersBuild and maintain relationships with internal partner

Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

The Sr. Representative- Program Purchasing is responsible for leading assigned aircraft material suppliers. This includes actively supervising open orders and supplier performance, including adherence to changing delivery schedules. Responsible for proactively identifying and mitigating risks associated with material supply issues to avoid suppliers not supporting planned requirements. Leads cross-functional meetings to address material supply issues and implement corrective actions. Builds executive reports to communicate program status. This role requires strong project management skills, deep understanding of aerospace supply chain management, excellent communication abilities, ability to draw conclusions and actions from large datasets, and a keen eye for detail to lead the complexities of supplier relationships and material management for aircraft projects.

Program ManagementLead suppliers supporting United aircraft engineering projects, new aircraft deliveries, and modificationsChampion and run programs to sustain on time material delivery from assigned supplier baseEmbedded with project teams to understand material requirements and specifications and communicate the requirements to supplier contactsOrder ManagementMaintain open program orders to ensure delivery dates are reflective of project schedulesReview and action supplier invoice exceptions to ensure on time paymentSupport internal receiving and logistics processesOperational SupportBuild and present program status and updates on weekly operations calls with key partnersCoordinate closely with AOG and Base Maintenance Materials teams to ensure material availability for scheduled workIdentify and mitigate operational risk of material delays, raising when vitalRelationship ManagementDevelop and maintain positive relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and quality of materials and kitsParticipate in business reviews with key suppliersBuild and maintain relationships with internal partner

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelors degree or 4 years or equivalent work experience in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business2 years supply chain or related experience1 years program management experience1 years data analytics experience·Supplier leadership skillsData analyticsKnowledge of entire supply chain value streamWork management systemsKnowledge of purchasing and sourcing processesEfficient with time and adaptable to changing prioritiesWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Masters degree or equivalent experiencePMP Certification

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contactJobAccommodations@united.comto request accommodation.

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelors degree or 4 years or equivalent work experience in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business2 years supply chain or related experience1 years program management experience1 years data analytics experience·Supplier leadership skillsData analyticsKnowledge of entire supply chain value streamWork management systemsKnowledge of purchasing and sourcing processesEfficient with time and adaptable to changing prioritiesWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Masters degree or equivalent experiencePMP Certification

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contactJobAccommodations@united.comto request accommodation.