Supply Chain: Travel Procurement

Supply Chain Travel Procurement Specialist
Providence, RI
$80,000-$100,000

**MUST HAVE direct experience with the procurement and negotiation of contracts with domestic and international travel companies. (Airline, Lodging, Rental car)

Responsibilities:
The Supply Chain Specialist Will Provide day to day support and category management for travel, including supplier performance, stakeholder engagement and program administration
Spearheads new supplier identification qualification, outreach, and enablement of new vendor opportunities
Coordinates custom bidding events and procurement of materials and services
Supports vendor performance tracking
Ensures compliance requirements in partnership with vendors.
Participates in pricing and terms negotiations across multiple suppliers in a category
Manages discrepancy reconciliation with vendors
Creates and maintains price contracts
Provides help desk services to internal customers
Provides periodic systems training to internal customers and suppliers
Provides ad-hoc reporting, analysis and complete special projects as assigned
Supports the Contract Lifestyle Management (CLM) process by coordinating contract submissions to Legal, tracking contract progress within internal systems, facilitating communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers to address comments and revisions, and monitoring existing agreements to initiate timely renewal outreach

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or related field
1-4 years of Supply Chain related experience
Prior experience with a Travel Management Company (TMC) and knowledge of Tavel as a supply chain category highly preferrerd
CPSM certification preferred
Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
Ability to extract, scrub and format raw data exports
Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail
Knowledge of eProcurement or P2P Solutions preferred

If you have experience in the procurement and negotiation of contracts with domestic and international travel companies, please submit resume to Steve Scavone:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.