Lead Strategic Sourcing Analyst (Corporate Travel Management)

lving inquiries or issues quickly and professionally.

• Proactively manage relationships with regional travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, visa and TMC partners.

• Negotiate competitive pricing, SLAs, and contract terms to ensure value and compliance.

• Support sourcing initiatives and run small to mid-size RFP events.

• Monitor vendor performance and ensure contractual terms are being met.

• Maintain and optimize content within the online booking tool (OBT) to align with travel and expense policies.

• Maintain complex tool integrations with HR and IT teams

• Provide user training and ensure smooth adoption of travel technologies.

• Produce and maintain monthly and quarterly travel dashboards for executive leadership review.

• Analyze travel spend, compliance, and booking trends to identify cost-saving opportunities to provide actionable insights to improve traveler behavior and enhance policy adherence.

• Be well informed of visa and tax regulations

• Create and manage travel communications via internal platforms

• Conduct regular training for employees, new hires, and bookers on travel tools and policies.

• Promote a culture of traveler awareness, compliance, and safety.

Qualification-

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Hospitality, or related field; or equivalent experience.

• 7+ years of experience in corporate travel operations, TMC servicing, or travel category support.

• Demonstrated vendor coordination and foundational negotiation skills across airlines, hotels, ground, and agency services.

• Project coordination and stakeholder communication skills; comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Specialized Knowledge-

• Proficiency with travel platforms and hotel RFP tools; ability to administer content and troubleshooting issues.

• Strong background in TMC and Air categories in APAC region

• Vendor and category management

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI/visualization tools preferred.

• Understanding of duty-of-care programs, traveler security practices, and regional/global travel considerations.

• Solid PowerPoint skills to craft clear, concise updates for leadership.

Competencies-

• Customer Service & Issue Resolution
• Operational Excellence & Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking & Reporting
• Policy Compliance & Risk Awareness
• Collaboration & Communication
• Initiative & Continuous Improvement