APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is pleased to announce that Janet Huculak has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. Under Janet’s leadership, the newly formed Strategic Sourcing Group will have responsibility and accountability for all goods and services purchased by Air Wisconsin. The group will analyze current expenditures; issue RFPs to vendors; review competitive bids; and negotiate and award vendor contracts, with an ultimate goal of achieving the best value combination of quality and reliability at the lowest cost for all products and services used at Air Wisconsin.
“Janet’s extensive experience preparing RFP responses and negotiating contracts with Air Wisconsin’s flying, ground-handling and maintenance partners, combined with her strong focus on effective change management makes her exceptionally qualified for this position,” says Christine Deister, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “The formation of the Strategic Sourcing Group is an important economic efficiency initiative with an ultimate goal of identifying new opportunities to reduce costs and improve productivity. Janet brings tremendous experience and enthusiasm to her new position and we are delighted to have her lead this corporate program.”
In the ten years Huculak has been with Air Wisconsin, she has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Managing Director of Budgets and Financial Analysis. Prior to joining Air Wisconsin, Huculak had responsibility for all Accounting and Purchasing Functions at CSP Foods, a national food distributor. Huculak, who received a Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Conestoga College, Ontario, Canada and completed five levels of the Canadian Certified Management Accounting Program (CMA), will report directly to Deister.
“The Strategic Sourcing Group, which includes key employees who have a direct impact on the multi-million dollar procurement activities for the Company, will transform Air Wisconsin’s strategic sourcing program to a new, industry-leading level, and we are very pleased to have someone of Janet’s caliber lead this mission,” Deister added.
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, the largest privately held regional airline in the United States, operates a fleet of 70 Canadair Regional Jets as US Airways Express, scheduling nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces. Air Wisconsin also performs ground-handling services for United Express and Northwest Airlines.
Additional information can be found at http://www.airwis.com/.
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