Travel Procurement Specialist

130 years of trust. One team shaping what's next. Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers - built on over a century of stability, expertise, and financial strength. Allianz Services is where that legacy meets the future. 8,500+ people. Twelve countries. Four continents. We deliver specialized services to clients within Allianz Group, powered by AI, advanced analytics, and a mindset that refuses to stand still. From core insurance operations to engineering and consulting services, we reimagine how insurance works. What truly sets us apart are our people and the trusted partnerships we build, anchored in our values of expertise, integrity, and empowerment. We don't support the business. We shape it.

Job role

We are looking for an experienced Travel Procurement Specialist who combines deep expertise in corporate travel management with strong sourcing and supplier management capabilities. The ideal candidate has previously worked as a travel buyer or corporate travel manager.

In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and optimizing the company's global travel program, ensuring an excellent traveler experience, driving supplier performance, managing strategic sourcing initiatives, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

What you will do

As a category owner for travel suppliers, take over end-to-end responsibility for the commodities – from negotiation, contracting to making sure that the rates are available and used by the internal customers (currently foreseen for credit card, car rental, and ground transportation commodities)

Conduct market evaluations and supplier benchmarking

Negotiate commercial agreements, service levels, and contractual terms, and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining service quality.

Manage strategic relationships with travel suppliers and partners

Define and monitor KPIs and service levels

Conduct regular supplier performance reviews

Drive supplier innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

Resolve escalations and service-related issues

Serve as trusted advisor for travel-related topics

Communicate travel strategy, supplier initiatives, and program changes effectively

Manage complex international stakeholder environments

Understand and advocate use of procurement tools and processes as well as ensure compliance to internal policies, all legal requirements and the buying process

Work in a virtual global team, closely aligning with operational travel management colleagues to ensure seamless traveler experiences and customer satisfaction

What you bring

Higher education degree in a technical or business field or comparable discipline

Several years (5 years+) of work experience in a relevant area, involving project management, strategic procurement and travel management

Ability to balance supplier management, operational oversight, stakeholder expectations, and traveler experience

Sound negotiations skills combined with contractual knowledge

Solid understanding on the travel industry and landscape, and how this needs to be applied in the corporate environment

Be highly adaptable to a dynamic environment with self-starter attitude

Ability to prioritize and work independently on multiple activities at the same time

Good communication and customer orientation, as well as supplier-relationship-management skills

You are proficient in the common MS-Office programs as well as different procurement tools 

We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.

You have

Affinity for numbers and working with reporting suites

Accurate and reliable way of working

Excellent communication skills

Customer and service oriented 

International cross functional work experience

Solution orientated, decision maker, self-driven working

Experience in international corporate environment, preferably in financial services or insurance sector

 

What we offer

We support your well-being

• Access dedicated counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best
• Enjoy a personalized benefits package through a monthly budget on the Benefit platform, covering medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pension plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac exclusive insurance discounts, and many more.
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off on your birthday, additional vacation days for each year with Allianz (up to five extra days), Paid leave on December 24th and 31st, plus the flexibility to swap weekend holidays for extra days off, and special allowances for significant life events.

We invest in your growth

Take advantage of an extensive learning curriculum tailored to support your career growth and meet your professional needs, with access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, international certifications (including Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM, and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, language development opportunities (German, French, English), and our dedicated Leadership Program to help you reach the next level.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance-based rewards to celebrate your achievements, team, and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.  

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to evaluate your suitability for the role. Only candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted, and all applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer.
We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.
Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural Internal background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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