Global Procurement Manager

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable travel management company is seeking a Global Procurement Manager for their London office, offering a competitive salary plus a bonus. The role involves managing procurement consultancy, fostering relationships with key suppliers, and leading negotiations on travel programmes. Candidates should possess excellent negotiation and communication skills with a strong background in the travel management sector.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Pension

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience within the business travel sector.
• Experience managing RFP processes with airlines and hotels.
• A positive, 'can-do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Delivering sourcing and procurement consultancy services.
• Conducting meetings with clients to identify and analyze requirements.
• Negotiating prices and managing RFP processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Data Analysis

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Global Procurement Manager, Business Travel, London / Hybrid, £50-60k + bonus & benefits. An exciting opportunity to join a highly reputable travel management company (TMC) at the forefront of delivering exceptional service and cutting edge technology solutions to their clients. This role will sit within a specialist consulting division of the organisation working with a range of clients to optimise their travel programmes across Hotels, Air and Ground Transportation.

Global Procurement Manager Responsibilities

• Delivering project based, sourcing and procurement consultancy services to a range of clients on their hotel and air travel programmes.
• Conduct meetings with clients to identify requirements, analyse data sets, agree on programme brief and sign off on project plans and pricing.
• Work closely with global suppliers including airlines and hotels to negotiate industry leading prices and value added services, managing the RFP process, ensuring the operations team have the correctly loaded rates and conducting quarterly reviews thereafter to monitor success and ROI to the client.
• Communicate project process to all stakeholders
• Build longstanding relationships with key suppliers
• Attend occasional supplier and client meetings as well as industry events / conferences.

Global Procurement Manager Skills Required

• High level of knowledge and experience within the business travel / travel management sector.
• Experience of travel programme management
• Experience managing RFP processes, preferably with airlines and hotels
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using a hotel sourcing platform would be advantageous but not essential
• A positive, 'can-do' attitude

Global Procurement Manager Additional Details

• A basic salary in the region of £50,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience +_ company bonus
• Private health, pension, life assurance, travel insurance
• Its is this role will operate on a hybrid basis out of the companies central London office (3 days per week) but remote options may be considered for those living further away subject to further approval.
• Occasional travel to visit suppliers, clients or attend industry events will also be required at times.