When Values are made explicit, they provide clarity on what “good” looks like. And when they are shared, they build unity in a group. They build culture.
- Think customer first. We obsess about adding value for our customers - guests, partners, colleagues - to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
- Own it. We deliver on our promises, make informed decisions and prioritize to get the important things done today.
- Learn forever. We are resilient, take time to reflect, and seek to learn – from colleagues, from the outside world and from our failures.
- Succeed together. We celebrate team success, through making connections, building trust and valuing the diverse perspectives of others.
- Do the right thing. We get the right results the right way. For each other, our communities and the world around us.
Key Responsibilities
Business partnership
- Act as the main procurement interface for senior stakeholders across Booking.com’s horizontal business units.
- Collaborate closely with Global Tower Leads on spend and contracts that affect Booking.com business units.
- Ensure alignment between brand-level needs and global category strategies, while adapting execution to local contexts and priorities.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration within Booking.com to support value creation, risk reduction, and operational performance.
- Partner with Global Tower Leads to localize category strategies and ensure smooth coordination in execution at Booking.com.
- Support Tower Leads in their engagement with functional leaders (e.g., CTO, CMO) by providing brand-specific insights and enabling effective local implementation.
- Own procurement engagement with Booking.com’s brand-level business leaders, ensuring a seamless interface between global procurement strategy and brand execution.
Category Strategy
- Review and sign off on category strategies, ensuring alignment between Tower Leads objectives and Brand business goals, and driving their successful implementation.
- Identify and unlock value in underspent or underleveraged categories.
- Translate business needs into optimised procurement plans, taking a long term view of their needs to integrate them into procurement roadmaps.
- Ensure clear alignment between procurement objectives, category strategies and Brand specific needs.
Sourcing & Contracting
- Responsible for the management and negotiation of commercial agreements e.g. strategic partnerships and revenue-generating agreements.
- Champion adherence to procurement mandates, global standards and sourcing policies across all supplier negotiations.
- Approve contracts in line with DOA (Delegation of Authority) policies escalating to CFO when necessary.
- Act as a senior escalation point in complex vendor negotiations, representing both procurement and broader business interests, including discussions with vendors where appropriate.
Vendor Management
- Oversee contract performance management, including monitoring of KPIs and ensuring contract compliance.
- Collaborate with business units on supplier relationship management strategies to ensure alignment with category plans.
Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelor's degree required, Master degree preferred.
- 12+ years of Procurement experience with 3-5 years in similar roles and/or Head of Category Management
- Requirement of special knowledge and skills
- Results-driven strategic leader with broad functional expertise.
- Proven track record of leading high-performing teams through complex, high-stakes initiatives, effectively managing challenging stakeholders and tight deadlines.
- Exhibits executive presence and the ability to influence senior business, Brand, and Group stakeholders.
- A transformative leader adept at navigating ambiguity and driving change within fast-paced, agile environments.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and storytelling skills that engage and inspire.
- Holds or is pursuing a globally recognized procurement qualification (e.g., CIPS).
Pre-Employment Screening
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
