Company Intro

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer-facing brands – Booking.com, KAYAK, priceline, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. 

Job Overview

The Professional Services Sourcing Lead, Procurement is responsible for the third-party contracts and relationships for Professional Services (Audit/ Tax Advisory, Consulting, Legal, etc.), HR services, Payments and T&E, as well as other projects / subcategories as needed.  Reporting to the Professional Services Category Tower Lead (Director), the role has global responsibilities across all Booking Holdings brands, including Booking.com, Rentalcars.com, Priceline.com, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable, with a total category spend exceeding $1 Billion.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and implement procurement category strategies for Professional Services, HR, Payments and T&E, and other subcategories to deliver ~$10M annualized P&L savings

• Drive savings and value delivery initiatives through sourcing, vendor consolidation and process improvement, managing the end to end S2P process

• Foster close relationships with global business partners to support their objectives and company growth

• Actively participate in the implementation of Procurement processes and tools as well as associated policies

• Manage key third-party relationships (vendor management), develop reporting to provide stakeholders key information / insights and drive resolutions with any stakeholder and vendor escalations

• Drive change in mindset of stakeholders and brands to work as one combined company to maximize value of contracts and vendor relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 5-8 years of experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build rapport and credibility with business partners, including senior leadership

• Excellent analytical ability and attention to detail

• Experience building and managing relationships with senior business leaders within a Matrix organization

• Cross-functional collaboration to identify savings and value-driving opportunities

• Demonstrated change management and project management skills with flexibility to work both independently and in teams

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including expert negotiation skills

• Category management expertise, with demonstrated expertise within the Professional Services, IT or Marketing categories 

• Payment-card sourcing / vendor management related experience

About BKNG 

Booking Holdings is the world leader in online travel & related services. Our teams work around the clock to build and improve the technology that empowers people to more freely travel across borders, time zones, languages and cultures. At Booking Holdings, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world every day through seamless technology powered by our six major brands: 

• Booking.com

• KAYAK

• priceline

• agoda

• Rentalcars.com

• OpenTable

Through the Booking Holdings brands, we help our customers reach all corners of the earth. Our ability to provide great service rests on how well we understand our diverse customer base, which is why having a diverse team is so important to us. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

All compensation inquiries are to be sent to compensationinquiry@bookingholdings.com. Please note that only Connecticut based applicants will be responded to. Please confirm your name, Connecticut home address, the specific job you have applied to, and the date you made that application to allow us to respond to your inquiry. Due to inquiry volume, please expect up to 5 business days to receive our response. Note no adverse employment/hiring decisions will be made for exercising your rights as a resident of Connecticut.

EEO Statement:

Booking Holdings is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We ensure equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without discrimination or harassment based on race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Booking Holdings also extends this policy to every phase of the employment process including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, training and development, position elimination, restructure, promotion, compensation, benefits, layoffs, termination, and all other conditions or privileges of employment. Booking Holdings and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please email reasonableaccommodation@bookingholdings.com with your request. M/F/V/D/S

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