Travel Suppliers Manager

BizAway Srl; United States; Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (stock options)

Welfare program

Remote work with flexible hours

Great European offices

Career growth in scale-up

Job summary

BizAway seeks a Travel Industry Relations Manager to lead the Travel Partnership Team and drive a high-impact strategy across Amadeus GDS, BSP, and supplier relations. You will negotiate commercial agreements, manage a three-person team, and align partnerships with our growth objectives in a fast-paced, international travel tech environment.

The role requires 10+ years in travel, fluency in Italian and English, and strong leadership with BI and API experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven Travel Industry experience.
• Fluent in Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Hands-on Amadeus GDS expertise and knowledge of NDC distribution.
• Strong understanding of travel booking processes and APIs.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools for internal reporting.
• Excellent communication and leadership across functions.

Responsibilities

• Define Partnership Strategy aligned with business objectives and geographic expansion.
• Lead a 3-person team, guide cross-functional collaboration, set KPIs and targets.
• Develop new opportunities and identify new supply providers for growth.
• Oversee IATA management: Remittance Holding Capacity, BSP, and related design.
• Lead Amadeus GDS strategy, negotiate features, and oversee rollout.
• Manage supplier relations with air, stays, trains, cars.
• Drive periodic contract reviews and oversee promotional campaigns.
• Provide strategic support to Sales, Operations, and Finance.

Skills

Travel industry experience

Leadership

Amadeus GDS

Bilingual Italian/English

GDS NDC

BI tools

Tools

Amadeus GDS

APIs & integrations

Job description

Here at BizAway, we Deliver the Future of Travel.

We have been ranked as Europe's fastest-growing Travel Management Company for 4 years in a row, but we are just getting started: our ambition is to become one the leading global actors in this space.

We combine cutting-edge technology with a human-centric approach to redefine how companies manage their travel, all while keeping sustainability at our core.

If you are a high-achiever, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to build the future alongside a team that values proactivity, ownership, and bold results, you’ve found your place.

We are looking for

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Travel Industry Relations Manager (m/w/d) to lead and manage our dynamic Travel Partnership Team. The ideal candidate will have expertise and a strong understanding of the Travel Tech Industry.

In this role, you will shape and drive a high-impact Travel Partnership Strategy aligned with our long-term vision, leveraging key GDS relationships—primarily Amadeus—and architecting strategic commercial agreements across all business verticals to accelerate growth.

Your role in BizAway

• Partnership Strategy Definition: aligning the partnership strategy with overall business objectives and vision (e.g., geographic expansion, growth, acquisition of new customer segments);
• As a manager, you will guide a team of 3 people, acting as a bridge between the Partnership team and other business functions and defining team KPIs, assigning individual and team targets aligned with the business strategy;
• Development of new opportunities and identification of new supply providers, in order to create new business and revenue opportunities;
• IATA management: global and strategic design (Remittance Holding Capacity, Guarantee Status, BSP management);
• GDS strategy (Amadeus): lead periodic contract renegotiations, identify development needs and evaluate available solutions, oversee the roll‑out and implementation of Amadeus features within the organization;
• Manage commercial supplier relations with our partners, in particular Air, Stays, Trains, Car rental key suppliers;
• Drive periodic contract reviews with our suppliers;
• Override negotiations and promotional campaigns;
• Strategic support for our internal teams (Sales, Operations, Finance).

Your basic qualifications

• Proven experience (10+ years) in Travel Industry;
• Professional level of Italian and English, both written and spoke;
• Hands‑on expertise with Amadeus GDS, including commercial contracts, GDS features, and NDC distribution channels;
• Understanding of the travel booking process, integrations, and the technology landscape (e.g. APIs, and other travel software);
• Knowledge of the latest trends in B2B API integrations and how they relate to travel technology;
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools for internal reports;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build relationships with both technical and non‑technical partners;
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge operations, tech, sales, and finance;
• Proactivity: you actively propose value‑creating solutions and are not afraid of mistakes;
• Flexibility: you are comfortable working in a fast‑changing environment with few certainties.

We are also interested in

• Previous experience in SAAS companies
• Scale‑ups environment

Our offer

• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: Full‑time – 40h/week, from Monday to Friday
• Salary: Starting from the 1st level with a salary range from 50K to 70K, in accordance with the National Collective Agreement for the Commerce sector (CCNL Commercio)
• Remote work, flexible working hours and great offices in Europe
• Equity in the company (stock options plan) and a Welfare program
• A seat on a scale‑up with skyrocketing growth
• Development of your entrepreneurial spirit, having the chance to implement real‑impact business decisions
• Multicultural and international team

Collaborative and smart environment to work and learn

Free coffee to kick‑start your day and free beers to celebrate together

BizAway guarantees equal employment opportunities for all individuals, in compliance with Art. 3 of the Italian Constitution, Legislative Decree 198/2006 (Equal Opportunities Code), Law 162/2021, and EU Directive 2006/54/EC. The selection process is open without any discrimination on the basis of gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, personal beliefs, or religion. Candidates are invited to review the privacy notice pursuant to Art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 and Legislative Decree 196/2003, as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.