Company Description
IAG GBS (Global Business Services) is part of International Airlines Group, one of the world’s leading airline groups, with 546 aircraft flying to over 270 destinations, carrying more than 100 million passengers each year.
IAG GBS provides a plug and play platform of scalable, best in class procurement, finance and IT business services to IAG’s operating companies which include Aer Lingus, IAG Loyalty, British Airways, IAG, IAG Cargo, Iberia, Iberia Express, LEVEL and Vueling.
The company is headquartered in Krakow, and has operations in London, Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin.
Job Description
Purpose of the Role:
Lead and manage procurement for a sub-category within the IT Procurement Team, with a primary focus on software spend, cloud migration, and new projects. Ensure effective, compliant procurement while leveraging the Group's buying power and delivering business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement 3-5 year category plans and local/global sourcing strategies.
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across operating companies, providing robust challenge and support to meet business goals.
- Manage supplier risk, ensuring financial, operational, and reputational protection for the Group.
- Drive commercial innovation by collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Resolve high-complexity commercial and contractual disputes.
- Support high-priority, high-spend, and high-risk projects while growing supplier markets.
- Oversee supplier performance management and ensure compliance with governance principles.
- Harmonize specifications and processes across operating companies to maximize buying power.
- Foster strong working relationships with stakeholders in finance, legal, and other departments.
- Contribute to strategic and leadership activities within the department.
This role combines strategic planning, supplier management, and stakeholder engagement to deliver value and innovation in IT procurement.
Qualifications
To achieve in this role, you are likely to have:
- Proven business and financial acumen with experience in supporting high-profile international IT procurement projects and leading cross-cultural teams in matrixed organizations.
- Extensive experience partnering with senior leaders in fast-paced, agile environments with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Senior-level procurement expertise in complex global organizations, with IT procurement (software) experience preferred.
- Skilled in managing teams across multiple countries and cultures, driving success and high performance.
- Strong commercial expertise in contract negotiation, dispute resolution, and commodity lifecycle management, with awareness of market trends.
- Excellent people management, inspiring teams to achieve and excel.
- Effective problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to influence, align views, and drive consensus.
- Capable of maintaining focus and prioritization in ambiguity, managing crises with resilience, judgment, and adaptability.
- Experience in leading change across people, processes, policies, and technology.
Additional Information
What we offer
- Competitive Annual Incentive Scheme
- LinkedIn Learning Platform
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Life Cover
- Generous (8%) pension plan
- Cycle2Work program
- Electric car scheme
- Exclusive shopping discounts
- Eye test voucher
- Attractive travel discounts
- Press Reader
- Plus, many more perks!
Top Skills
What We Do
IAG GBS is part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky. Since launching in 2014, IAG GBS has transferred and restructured services, implemented group-wide systems, created new ways of working and delivered unprecedented cost savings. Each Group operating company benefits from the IAG GBS centralised model, which delivers economies of scale, generates efficiencies, and drives standardisation and automation. IAG GBS continues to develop and deliver new consolidated services and innovative solutions, supporting the Group’s day-to-day operations, long-term business strategy and transformation. IAG GBS has a significant role to play in supporting IAG’s commitment to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, by leading a programme that will decarbonise IAG’s supply chain. Working with thousands of key suppliers around the world, the dedicated Supply Chain Sustainability Programme will deliver a 20% reduction in the carbon emitted by our suppliers by 2030, and create a carbon net zero supply base by 2050.
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