Sourcing Category Lead - Financial Services

at  Bookingcom

Role Description:
About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Familiarity with working with top-tier global consulting, accounting and tax firms, with an ability to manage tactical as well as strategic projects consistently.
• Ability to work globally across decentralized organizations (5 different Business Units/brands) and comfortable in working with ambiguity in a corporate environment in a journey to improve processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build rapport and credibility with business partners, including senior leadership.
• Motivation to evolve a selection of sub-categories to a strategic level that genuinely adds to the Value agenda that the Global Procurement department is looking to serve.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation skills.
• Flexibility to operate across different time zones when needed. This role will service EMEA, and APAC stakeholders.

The educational and professional qualifications, skills, and experience that may be required

• Bachelor’s Degree and relevant (5+ years) experience in Financial Services or Professional Services sourcing, experience working in any of the above sub-categories or joining from a Financial Services organizational background would be beneficial
• Any specific certifications or licenses that may be necessary.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

This role Global Category Procurement Lead is responsible for the third-party contracts and relationships for Financial Services, inclusive of Tax, Accounting, Risk, Insurance, Debt Collection, Treasury Services and other projects/subcategories as needed. Reporting to the Category Manager of Global Procurement, 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 €80-100 Million.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Structure, develop and implement procurement category strategies for Financial Services, with an eye on Total Cost of Ownership
• Drive savings and value delivery initiatives through sourcing, vendor consolidation, and process improvement, managing the end-to-end S2P process
• 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
• Influence change in the mindset of stakeholders and brands to work as one combined company to maximize the value of contracts and vendor relationships