Manager - Purchasing

What We Stand For

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day. Our ‘Done Right’ promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers. To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things. While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Work Perks

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members. Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

Who We Are

Frontier Airlines is a leading ultra-low cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With a mission to deliver Low Fares Done Right, the company provides affordable, convenient and accessible air travel throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. Frontier’s highly fuel-efficient, all-Airbus fleet is among the youngest and most modern of any carrier within the U.S. That, combined with the airline’s many weight-saving initiatives and focus on operational efficiencies, makes Frontier America’s Greenest Airline.* Each Frontier Airlines plane tail features a special animal with a unique name and backstory. Many of the featured species are endangered or threatened, part of the airline’s commitment to underscore and raise awareness for their plight. Frontier serves approximately 100 destinations throughout North America and operates 500-plus daily flights, on average. The airline employs more than 7,000 team members and has crew bases in more than a dozen U.S. cities. Frontier Airlines., Inc., is a subsidiary of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCC).

* Frontier is the most fuel-efficient of all major U.S. carriers when measured by ASMs per fuel gallon consumed.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Manager, purchasing position will lead a team that has four key focus areas focused on managing OEM contracts for purchasing aircraft and jet engines and other fleet and maintenance related contracts: 1) Contracting, 2) Vendor Management, 3) Process Improvements and 4) Team Management and Development. The role will lead cross-functional teams throughout the company to evaluate requirements of goods and services, conduct RFPs, negotiate spare parts purchasing contracts with suppliers/vendors, track supplier/vendor performance in order to enforce contractual provisions and evaluate advantageous contractual modifications. The role will also identify and implement process improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy of the purchasing and procurement processes and is responsible for managing and developing several strategic sourcing analysts.

Essential Functions

Purchasing Oversight (50%)

• Work with cross-functional teams throughout the company and oversee the efficient purchasing of goods and services, manage implementation of new suppliers and vendors, put into practice new contract terms and facilitate contract management to operating group to establish vendor partnerships in a timely and efficient manner.
• Analyze the market, screen potential suppliers and vendors, facilitate formal Requests for Proposals (RFP) and present business cases and recommendations for final vendor selection to ensure appropriate and cost-effective partnerships are established.

Vendor management (30%)

• Identify and track vendor performance metrics and conduct review meetings with vendors/suppliers and organizational leaders to review performance results and operational/contracting issues to ensure vendor partnerships are maximized and contract terms are enforced.
• Partner with suppliers and vendors in building action plans for performance improvement, cost savings and enforcement of contractual provisions to ensure effective partnerships are maintained.
• Managing the business relationship including purchasing portal management, input in terms and conditions, invoice verification and claims.

Process Improvements (10%)

• Identify process inefficiencies and cost-reduction initiatives and lead the design and implementation of process enhancements to improve operation and financial performance of vendor/supplier partnerships.
• Other duties such as researching, evaluating and developing new strategies and processes involved in the OEM projects.

Team management and development (10%)

• Hire, train, develop and motivate a team to ensure performance and organizational objectives are met or exceeded.

Other Functions

• Ensure adequate Sarbanes Oxley (“SOX”) compliance.
• Participate and contribute to budget process.
• Attend industry related conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Logistics, Finance, Supply Chain Management or other related field or equivalent experience required
• Minimum four years of experience in sourcing/procurement, supply chain, strategic sourcing, financial analysis or related function preferred.
• Experience with sourcing/procurement of airline goods and services preferred.
• Leadership or project management experience in sourcing/procurement, supply chain, strategic sourcing, financial analysis or related function preferred
• Experience in negotiating high-value and long-term contracts preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in research and analysis, commodity expertise, forecasting, negotiation, contract management, and leading projects
• Competent in financial analysis and assessment, logistics, strategic sourcing, TCO/design-to-cost, e-commerce/information technology
• Strong presentation, communication skills and project management skills.
• Experience in value-based decision analysis, process design and improvement and consensus building strongly preferred
• Experience in change management, performance management, team building and resource planning and management
• Demonstrates organizational values of integrity, respect for people, diversity, appreciation, innovation, adherence to ethical standards, challenging the status quo, excellence in performance, commitment to shareholder value, teamwork and continuous improvement

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including PC, copier, fax machine, printer

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Positions Supervised

Purchasing analyst(s)

Salary: $100,104 - $132,870

Please note: this posting has a closing date of 1/29/2026, midnight MT.