American Airlines

Manager, Powerplant Programs

American Airlines • $88K — $105K *
Fort Worth, TX 76137In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience/training
  • 2 years of Supply Chain management experience
  • Experience in Purchasing, contract negotiation and contract management

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Supply Chain Department, Engineering, and Finance teams
  • Develop financial and strategic plans for operations
  • Manage a team of Supply Chain professionals and external suppliers
  • Perform ad hoc analysis
  • Oversee external supply chain through contracts and arrangements
  • Serve as liaison between external suppliers and internal customers
  • Develop future supply chain leaders

Benefits

  • Travel Perks for employees and their families
  • Comprehensive health benefits from day one
  • Wellness programs to support employee health
  • 401(k) program with potential employer contributions
  • Additional perks including employee assistance and discounts
Full Job Description
8/7/26

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 87167

Job Description

Why you'll love this job

  • This job is a member of the Powerplant Programs Team within the Integrated Operations Division.
  • Responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services; and managing vendors. This job will be able to perform strategic program management activities across multiple categories.


What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.
  • Partners with other Supply Chain Department groups, Engineering, Line Mx Planning, Finance and Fleet Planning to ensure programs are effectively and appropriately managed
  • Develops financial, strategic and tactical plans to satisfy the requirements of the operation and budgetary goals
  • Manages a staff of Supply Chain professionals and external suppliers
  • Performs ad hoc analysis
  • Understands and manages the external supply chain for their commodities, through long- and short-term contracts and other arrangements
  • Acts as a liaison between external suppliers and internal customers
  • Develops future supply chain leaders


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience/training
  • 2 years of Supply Chain management experience, with demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to accomplish project objectives

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Experience in Purchasing, contract negotiation and contract management

Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Outstanding leadership capabilities
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing business requirements
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
  • Excellent facilitation and formal presentation skills
  • Ability to work with a team in a high-pressure environment
  • Leadership ability and history of success which involved a collaborative approach
  • Ability to lead, guide, direct and engage team members to perform at the highest level
  • Ability to multi-task and shift priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment
  • Ability to be action oriented and results-driven leader with a natural aptitude for engaging employees across multiple workgroups
  • Demonstrates and cultivates collaborative relationships across all work groups and teams


What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more


Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life's journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

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Learn more about American Airlines
Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
NASDAQ
AAL
* Ladders Estimates

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