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About the Opportunity

The purpose of this role is to lead and develop the Global Hotel Leisure Procurement discipline.

You will be responsible for the success of the Leisure Hotel supply chain, ensuring we are partner of choice providing inspiration content. This will be achieved through fostering strong supply partnerships, ensuring long term sustainable commercial returns developing a clear Procurement Strategy is in place.

 

The key objectives of the role are:

• Leadership:
  • Lead and inspire a team of procurement professionals, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement
  • Support people by developing a culture and workforce of highly skilled, adaptable, and engaged experts
• Best in Class Sourcing:
  • Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to introduce innovative procurement methods
  • Ensure FCTG is provided with inspirational content and pricing
• Commercial Maximisation:
  • Develop a commercially viable and sustainable program long term
  • Implement strategies that not only deliver outstanding travel experiences for our customers, but also optimise commercial returns for the organisation
• TTV and Margin Growth:
  • To ensure the profitable growth across this category globally while strengthening our key supplier partnerships and enhancing the product on offer via collaboration with stakeholders
• Global Leisure Hotel Procurement Strategy:
  • Shape and execute a comprehensive global strategy for Leisure Hotel products that delights customers, increases competitiveness, and ensures a consistent and exceptional travel experience

 

Location: Global FCTG AU/UK/US HQs

About You:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior leadership and procurement role
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supplier relationship and contracting
• Minimum 5 years' experience in hotel category management
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
• Proven leadership capabilities in a high-performance environment
• Strong thought leadership

For a detailed Position Description click on:  Head of Global Hotel Procurement - Leisure.pdf

• Unique Culture:  you will be employed by an inclusive company that takes pride in their employees and offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd
• We love to travel:  generous discounts, including family and friends, on flights, hotels, tours, cruises, car hire, attractions, travel insurance and more 
• Development:  individualised Learning & Development pathway options
• Exclusive Staff Discounts:  accessible via our employee-only myRewards portal, with 400+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan, head office gym and EOT facilities, and much more
• Balance:  flexible working arrangements available
• Brightness of Future:  career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we prefer to promote from within  
• Corporate Health Discounts:  access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA
• Mental Health:  support, mindfulness activities and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
• Social:  regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend the annual Global Gathering (Lisbon in 2024, Los Angeles in 2025) 
• Pride:  reconciliation, diversity and inclusion practices - a Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting the environment and nominated charities through workplace giving, paid volunteer leave and fundraising through the Flight Centre Foundation
• Sustainability:  the protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, so as a leading global travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change
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