We are currently searching for the best candidates for a Corporate Travel GLOBAL Category Manager, located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona. Customer is APPLUS, a leading Services company
Mission:
The Global Category Head Travel leads all strategic and operational aspects within the category of travel on a Global and Regional levels and develops proposals for strategic business decisions.
The role provides high value procurement and operational solutions to the business and category strategies; supports third party vendor selection, vendor development, technology management and performance measurement activities.
The role ensures best-in-class delivery of external services and products in the Fleet category to support projects and to realize year-on-year productivity improvements, cost savings, and process improvements in close collaboration with the stakeholders in the business.
Responsible for managing outsourced service providers managing the day-to-day fleet operational activity from eligibility to order, in life & end of contract processes; operationalizing the controls to measure & enforce vendor compliance to the agreed contracts.
Responsibilities:
Drive/Implement category strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy & Ecosystem management
Deriving game-changing strategies by defining clear category objectives, working with analytical data, business stakeholders and market expertise. Aligning strategies to measurable target and clearly conveying them to the organization.
Projecting the dynamics and impacts (e.g. mergers and acquisitions). Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies.
Participating in and / or leading financial discussions. Applying financial knowledge to participate actively, e.g. in budgeting process, including tax aspects in sourcing strategies and structuring sophisticated deals with ecosystem partners.
Compliance & risk management: supporting reports to determine appropriate compliance level. Monitoring end-to-end compliance (budget, payment, vendor PO, contract invoice, buying channel, etc.) and deriving corrective actions to improve compliance
Global Travel Policy Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Implementation of Information Systems
Cost Management and Optimization
Stakeholder Collaboration
Requirements:
University/Advanced level degree required, Master’s Degree/other advanced degree is preferred
At least 5 years in a similar position: (ie: high travel user industry, preferably in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in corporate spend categories)
Strong project management or other leadership experience is required
Demonstrated experience working in a manufacturing environment
Excellent spoken and written both English and Spanish
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