Senior Buyer - 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.

• 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.

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.

The Senior Buyer, Purchasing position will have a focus on technical purchasing, vendor management, and team guidance throughout the company to evaluate requirements of goods and services, work with Strategic sourcing RFPs, assist in the negotiation of spare parts purchasing contracts with suppliers / vendors, track supplier / vendor performance and focus on clearing discrepant invoices to ensure timely payment processing within negotiated payment terms.

The role will also identify and implement process improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy of the purchasing and procurement processes. Mentor and train junior members of the purchasing team.

Work with key stakeholders throughout the company and oversee the efficient purchasing of technical spares, manage implementation of new suppliers and vendors.

Analyze the market, screen potential suppliers and vendors, be involved early during requests for proposals (RFP) and present recommendations for final vendor selection to ensure appropriate and cost-effective partnerships are established.

Assist to maintain purchasing platforms Aeroxchange, ILS, etc.

Continuous communication with other Supply Chain Departments and Business Partners regarding part reliability, availability.

Excellent proficiency in technical manuals including…