About Flight Centre Travel Group

Flight Centre Travel Group is one of the world’s largest travel companies with over 12,000 employees globally - who we call ‘Flighties’. With over thirty brands under our family tree and headquarters in more than twenty countries, our roles are diverse and our opportunities are endless. When, we say we’re a great place to work, we have the proof to back it up. Over the past 12 years we’ve been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ including one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing and Best Workplaces for Women. Together, we live and breathe our number one philosophy, our people, and turn up each day driven by our purpose to open up the world for those who want to see. Put simply, we’re a bunch of travel lovers looking for more travel lovers to join our family.

This role will be a trusted business partner and provide procurement expertise to Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Reporting directly to the Global Head of Procurement based in Brisbane, Australia, as well as sitting within the regional finance leadership team, this position includes the delivery of tangible value through the end-to-end management of strategic sourcing initiatives, category management and supplier relationship management.

About the opportunity

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced procurement professional to join our procurement team based out of our Wimbledon office. As the GM Procurement, you will play an integral role in driving and supporting FCTG’s strategy and vision throughout the business. The role will focus on all spend across all non-travel categories within the EMEA region, as well as local execution of global categories to support procurement strategies driven out of Brisbane, Australia. The role will have a particular focus on our global outsourced suppliers (BPO) category.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in business or procurement
• Demonstrable experience developing strategies and sourcing outsourced service providers
• 7+ years relevant procurement and category management experience
• Strong procurement, contract, and supplier management experience
• Strong knowledge, understanding and experience in identifying contractual risks
• Strong commercial acumen with a record of providing insightful business analysis
• Exceptional track record building relationships with stakeholders and suppliers
• Adaptable and ability to work with ambiguity
• Strong negotiation skills, with the demonstrated ability to develop and effectively present coherent, well-structured negotiating positions
• Strong knowledge of procurement governance and policies

Our award-winning work perks

• Discounted travel for family and friends - booked by our in-house travel team – as part of Flight Centre Travel Group, you have access to industry rates and discounts for you and your friends and family.
• Career progression – as part of Flight Centre Travel Group with a global brand network spanning 30+ brands and 20+ countries you are empowered to create clear career pathways and have access to the training and support needed to achieve your goals.
• Fun culture with industry-renowned social events (think monthly award nights, global conferences, end-of-financial year balls + more).
• Active Hour – an hour set aside each week to spend on your well-being.
• Bronze-level health cash plan - claim cash back against a range of medical services including dentistry, optical, and chiropractic.
• Plus so much more (company-matched charitable giving, excellent pension scheme, an active hour each week etc.)

Our number one philosophy is Our people. Flight Centre Travel Group's promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect, dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which reflects the diversity of our society.

We welcome accommodation requests to help make our hiring and onboarding experience as accessible as possible. Please advise us about accommodation needs at any point by contacting our Recruitment Team at applications@flightcentre.co.uk

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