Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing, Indirect Spend

Frontier Airlines

Manage strategic sourcing initiatives and cross-functional collaborations for Frontier Airlines. Drive operational efficiencies and support business growth through sourcing expertise and team leadership.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,462 - $163,873 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Strategic Sourcing is a high-impact, highly visible function that partners closely with senior management and executive leadership to drive measurable enterprise value.
The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Indirect Spend serves as the vertical lead for Indirect Sourcing, accountable for developing and scaling a best-in-class sourcing operating model and leading a portfolio of sourcing initiatives across critical support-function categories (including Information Technology, Finance, Marketing, Legal, and Commercial services).
This role leads end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements—from intake and prioritization through RFx execution, negotiation, and contracting—while enabling effective post-award supplier management by establishing performance frameworks, contract governance, and clear handoffs to business owners.
The Senior Manager will also build team capability, coach and develop talent, and act as a change leader driving adoption of consistent sourcing processes, tools, and performance metrics across the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, finance, consulting, or related disciplines, with significant exposure to indirect spend categories.
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional sourcing initiatives, including RFx execution, negotiations, and contracting.
5+ years of people leadership experience (direct management and/or leading teams through influence) in a corporate environment.
Experience across a portfolio of support-function categories (e.g., IT, Finance, Marketing, Legal, and Commercial services); depth in IT sourcing is strongly valued.
Airline and/or aerospace industry experience is advantageous, but not required.
Preferred/Advantageous: Experience building or scaling sourcing governance, intake processes, and performance reporting/KPIs.
Familiarity with contract performance constructs (e.g., SLAs, service credits, governance models) and value-based supplier evaluation methods.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 1 st of the month following your hire date.
The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingprocurementRFx executionnegotiationcontractingsupplier managementperformance frameworkscontract governancesourcing governanceperformance reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingteam developmentchange managementcross-functional collaboration