Sourcing Corporate Services - Travel

chainiqgro; Berlin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ is seeking a seasoned Sourcing professional for Travel to lead strategic procurement for national and international clients from Berlin. You will manage the full sourcing process, from demand analysis and market assessment to tendering, negotiations and awards, delivering measurable value in cost, service quality and traveller experience.

You will develop travel supplier strategies, support clients with optimisation opportunities, and work closely with clients, suppliers and internal

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in strategic procurement or sourcing in corporate travel
• Knowledge of air travel, hotels, travel management companies, and related services
• Experience managing RFIs, RFPs, RFQs and supplier negotiations
• Strong analytical skills with spend data, pricing models and benchmarks
• Structured, independent and results-oriented work style
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities
• Fluent English; German or other languages are an advantage

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing projects in corporate travel from analysis to award.
• Develop and implement travel category strategies.
• Manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, bids and supplier negotiations.
• Source and optimise travel services including air, hotels, travel management companies, ground transportation, meetings and events, and travel technology platforms.
• Collaborate with clients, suppliers and international teams to improve cost, quality, compliance and traveller experience.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Sourcing project management

Negotiation

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

International collaboration

English fluency

German language advantage

Education

University degree in business or related field

Job description

Title: Sourcing Corporate Services - Travel

Location: Berlin, DE

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast.

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with operations across main centers and 16 offices worldwide. We provide tailored, end-to-end procurement solutions that enable transformation, drive scalability, and deliver substantial reductions in our clients' indirect spend. Our culture is built on innovation, entrepreneurship, ownership, and impact. Here, your voice matters - bold thinking is encouraged, and action follows ambition.

In this role, you will be responsible for strategic sourcing and procurement projects for national and international clients in the area of corporate travel. You will manage the full sourcing process from demand analysis, market assessment, tendering and negotiations through to award recommendations, creating measurable value in cost, service quality, traveller experience, compliance and sustainability.

As a trusted advisor, you will support clients in developing travel sourcing and supplier strategies, identifying optimisation opportunities and implementing commercially sound procurement solutions across complex travel categories. You will work closely with clients, suppliers and internal subject-matter experts.

Main Responsibilities

Lead sourcing projects in corporate travel from analysis through to award recommendation.

Develop and implement sourcing and category strategies for travel-related services.

Manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations and award processes.

Source and optimise travel services such as air travel, hotels, travel management companies, ground transportation, meetings and events, and travel technology platforms.

Advise clients on market trends, supplier strategies, travel policies, service models and commercial options.

Conduct spend, cost, market and benchmark analyses and translate findings into actionable recommendations.Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, demand management, policy compliance and programme optimisation.

Build and develop supplier relationships, framework agreements and partner networks while monitoring supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs.

Prepare sourcing recommendations, business cases and supplier decision papers for client stakeholders.

Collaborate with clients, suppliers and international teams to deliver improvements in cost, quality, compliance, traveller experience, sustainability and global travel sourcing strategies.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in strategic procurement, sourcing, category management or supplier management in corporate travel or a closely related corporate services category.


• Sound knowledge of one or more travel categories such as air travel, hotels, travel management companies, ground transportation, meetings and events, or travel technology.


• Experience in independently managing sourcing projects, tender processes, commercial negotiations and award recommendations.


• Good understanding of commercial, operational and service-related drivers in corporate travel programmes.


• Experience in developing and implementing sourcing and supplier strategies.


• Strong analytical skills and confidence in working with spend data, pricing models, benchmarks and business cases.


• Structured, independent and results-oriented way of working.


• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.


• Enjoyment of client interaction, project responsibility and international collaboration.


• Fluent English skills; German or further languages are an advantage.


• University degree or comparable qualification in business administration, procurement, travel management, hospitality, finance or a related field.

Join a truly global team.

We offer a dynamic and international environment where high performance meets real purpose. We're proud to be Great Place to Work-certified and even prouder of the people who make that possible. Let’s shape the future of procurement - together.

Chain IQ – Create. Lead. Make an impact.