Group Procurement Manager

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Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 100 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Group Procurement Manager 

Based in Budapest 

Purpose of the position:

The Group Procurement Manager is a key member of the procurement function who drives Wizz Air’s

participation in joint projects between airlines in which the Indigo Group has an equity interest. These

projects realize the increased bargaining power of airlines tendering for services on a joint basis and are generally high impact and/or high value contracts which are coordinated through a central project

management. The role involves frequent dialogue with senior management across all Indigo airlines.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Leading interdepartmental alignment meetings and interviews for need assessment
• Creating tender and evaluation documentations (RfP, RfI, etc.) in cooperation with Business Owner departments, the Indigo level Project Manager and other Indigo airlines
• Conducting market research on and identifying potential providers
• Engaging in extensive negotiations with providers
• Project managing multiple procurement projects in parallel at different size and complexity
• Compiling financial analysis and building Excel models for proposal evaluation
• Preparing end product and deliverable (presentation, executive summary materials, etc.) for senior management and Indigo group decision making
• Leading the service contracting process in cooperation with other departments and airlines
• Securing the compliance with internal approval procedures
• Handling executed contracts and ensuring the Company’s contract inventory being up-to-date
• Maintaining relationship with key, innovative stakeholders in the aviation business to explore new
• efficient solutions, business opportunities, products with the aim to improve efficiency and foster the business
• Conducting joint purchasing workshops involving suppliers and airline representatives
• Explore and define joint purchasing opportunities. Work out frame work of joint purchasing projects, define expected business potential based on airline synergies, ranks such opportunities by assessing investment and return.
• Aiming to improve and harmonize commonalities of airlines’ fleet and business activities (suppliers, contractual terms, scope of contracts)
• Building strategic plan to utilize the joint procurement team scale on all across the various business fields
• Attend and present results and ongoing projects at periodic Joint Purchasing Committee meetings.

Requirements:

• 4-6+ years working experience, with 3+ years relevant working experience in a multinational environment
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)
• Good MS Office knowledge (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and be able to influence others
• Strong project management skills
• Creative and proactive personality with „can do” approach

What we offer: 

• Base salary and employee bonus scheme 
• Unlimited number of significantly discounted and confirmed seating tickets, giving access to a continuously growing network of destinations 
• Relocation package (if applicable)
• AYCM sport pass contracting possibility
• Life insurance
• Instant impact, from any level of the organisation, exposure to C-suite management 
• Fast career progression, internal mobility and talent management supported by training opportunities (Wizz Academy and bespoke trainings) 
• True international and multi-cultural work environment, passionate, driven and diverse teams 

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.