Associate Technology SCM Partner

Southwest Airlines promises to provide Employees with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. The Associate Technology Supply Chain Management (SCM) Partner is responsible for supporting a portfolio of technology-related suppliers and their contracts. This role leads negotiations, contract drafting, contract management, and supports strategic sourcing for those suppliers.

• Manage on-going demand planning with technology and/ or business Stakeholders for assigned agreements and renewals
• Negotiate and draft simple contracts for technology products and services to achieve lowest total system cost and savings objectives with limited assistance
• Manage life cycle for a set of maintenance renewal agreements, related purchase orders and invoices, and provide expertise and mentoring in maintenance renewal processes to other Team Members
• Collaborate with Internal Customers to gain a solid understanding of business requirements to execute the most appropriate agreement
• Support implementation of business strategies, facilitate aspects of the sourcing process and closely collaborate with Stakeholders to select and award business to suppliers
• Use available tools and market research to identify supplier trends, supplier and category sourcing best practices
• Bring forward opportunities to incorporate into target supplier savings goals and deliver cost savings to achieve best total cost of ownership
• Develop proficient knowledge in their assigned technology spend categories
• Perform ethical procurement practices of contracted goods and services which includes compliance with corporate and departmental policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing Customer and personal services including Customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of Customer Satisfaction
• Skilled in using various computer hardware and software
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Skilled in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Skilled in collecting, organizing, visualizing and assimilating data, including turning raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software
• Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

• Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights
• 401(k) with Company contributions up to 9.3%
• ProfitSharing contribution
• Competitive health insurance

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.