About Us
We are 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. IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems across IAG.
Purpose of the Role
Your responsibilities include managing the delivery of assigned category programmes and priority projects, leading programme management routines, maintaining project plans, leading governance routines, driving performance tracking, ensuring compliance and cooperation with senior stakeholders, supporting procurement transformation initiatives, deploying process and digital improvements, and engaging stakeholders across the Group.
Responsibilities
* Manage the delivery of assigned category programmes and priority projects.
* Lead programme management routines including planning, scheduling, risk and issue management, and structured follow-up.
* Design and maintain project plans, regularly reporting progress to the Procurement Director of Airports and other senior stakeholders during review sessions.
* Lead governance routines, steering meetings, and reporting cadences that drive accountability and consistency across Airports Procurement.
* Identify issues to be resolved or escalated, ensuring risks are surfaced early and delivery stays on track.
* Drive performance tracking through KPIs, dashboards, and regular progress reporting.
* Ensure that all activity is carried out in accordance with Group and operating company governance and compliance principles.
* Work with other Senior Project Managers to drive consistency in programme management standards and delivery approach.
* Support the coordination of procurement transformation initiatives, ensuring delivery milestones are tracked and dependencies managed across workstreams.
* Drive data‑led insights to enhance programme and category reporting, linking delivery progress with procurement value and business outcomes.
* Identify and deploy process and digital improvements across the procurement lifecycle, working with IAG.ai, skynet, and other technology partners to improve ways of working and delivery capability.
* Support change management activities associated with new processes, policies, and technology adoption across Airports Procurement.
* Act as a key liaison between Procurement, Finance, and senior stakeholders to ensure consistent communication and alignment.
* Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure robust challenge of project plans and timely, effective delivery.
* Support the category management of operating company tier1 (high strategic / high risk / high spend) projects.
* Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, highlighting programme status, key milestones, risks, and strategic insights.
* Develop effective working relationships with crucial interfaces across the Group and operating companies, including operating company leadership, Finance, Legal, IAG.ai, Skynet, and other cross‑functional stakeholders.
Qualifications
* Degree and/or strong knowledge of working in an international procurement environment.
* Experience in specific category procurement within the aviation industry is a plus.
* Strategic thinking: ability to connect category, programme, and business objectives through proper governance and stakeholder engagement.
* Resilience: ability to prioritize, maintain clear focus, and provide direction in constant ambiguity and change.
* Influencing: excellent sponsorship and stakeholder management skills across diverse geographic regions and at multiple levels, with gravitas to engage with senior stakeholders.
* Accountability: owns delivery outcomes and commitment to service excellence and process improvement, including supporting technology adoption.
* Collaboration: promotes cross‑functional teamwork and shared ownership.
* Data driven: strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate, analyse and solve problems.
* 10+ years in Procurement, Transformation, or Programme Management within complex multinational organisations.
* Proven track record of delivering high‑impact initiatives that enhance governance, data‑driven decision making, and operational excellence.
* Strong executive influence with the ability to shape direction, secure alignment, and drive adoption of new processes and digital tools across global teams.
* Demonstrated success operating in fast‑changing environments involving people, process, policy, and technology transformation.
Benefits
The role offers a challenging career in a fast‑moving environment. Benefits include health insurance, pension, and performance bonuses. Work/life balance is supported, and you will work with a multicultural team in multiple locations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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