The Role
As a Procurement Specialist at TravelPerk, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless acquisition/renewal of SaaS solutions and Professional services, vital to our company's operations.
Reporting directly to the Procurement Team Lead, you will utilize your expertise in contract negotiation and cost optimization to drive efficiency and deliver measurable savings. Your deep understanding of our procurement platform, Vendr, will be instrumental in managing contract details accurately and tracking procurement metrics effectively.
Additionally, you will support the Finance team in strategic projects and collaborate closely with stakeholders across departments, including the security, privacy and legal teams, to achieve procurement and business objectives.
What you will be doing?
- Supplier Lifecycle Ownership: Build, manage and optimise the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, from ingestion of business case and contracting, through renewal and value optimisation, to offboarding.
- Vendor Selection & Contract Negotiations: Identify and evaluate potential vendors, conducting rigorous due diligence to ensure alignment with company standards and goals, and lead negotiations which optimise return on TravelPerk’s investment.
- SaaS Tooling & Cost Optimization: Continuously seek opportunities to streamline tools in line with procurement strategy to drive cost savings and process improvements (reduce license waste/overlapping tooling)
- Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, regulations, and compliance standards.
- Reporting and Analysis: Drive actionable insights from tooling data and KPIs to inform decision making, return value and enhance processes in relation to the procurement of products and services.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, such as IT, finance, security and legal teams, to align procurement strategies with overall business objectives.
- Knowledge development: Help TravelPerk’s employees select and propose vendors, through simple communications and training.
What will you need to succeed?
- Proven success in your current position.
- Strong experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships and leading cross-functional projects, preferably within a leading consultancy or tech firm.
- A keen interest in dissecting complex issues and delivering data-driven solutions, open to challenges and critique on your thinking and insights.
- Advanced skills in project management, strategic and organizational planning.
- Proficient in negotiation, adept at steering negotiation processes to achieve favorable outcomes.
- Capable of handling ambiguity and taking full ownership of projects from start to finish.
Our Benefits
💰 Competitive compensation, including equity in the company;
🌴 Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge;
💊 Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance, depending on location;
🧩 "Flexible compensation plan" to help you diversify and increase the net salary;
🥳 Unforgettable TravelPerk events, including travel to one of our hubs;
💙 Spring Health - Get access to 12x therapy & 12x coaching sessions per year!;
📈 Exponential growth opportunities;
🫶 VolunteerPerk - We offer 16 paid hours per year that you can use to give back to society by volunteering for a charity of your choice;
🌎 "Work from anywhere" in the world allowance of 20 working days per year;
📚 IRL English or Spanish Lessons are held in the Barcelona office;
👶 Parental leave: 12 to 16 weeks, based on location and eligibility factors.
