Global Sourcing Specialist – Professional Services Category

• Bachelor’s degree
• Background and interest in further building procurement knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of procurement processes, including sourcing (incl. tender processes and RFP analysis, vendor selection, negotiation, and contract management).
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze data, trends, and performance metrics to identify cost-saving opportunities, mitigate risks, and optimize procurement processes.
• Strong negotiation skills to secure favorable pricing, terms, and conditions with suppliers while maintaining positive relationships.
• Understanding of contract language and service level agreements for software products is an advantage.
• Market Research Skills: Capability to conduct detailed market research to identify potential suppliers, assess market trends, and gather relevant data for decision-making.
• Independent, pragmatic and proactive work demeanor.
• Knowledge / Experience in supporting global programs across multiple vendors.
• Excellent and timely verbal and written communication skills required as well as demonstrated ability to present to Senior Management.
• Comfort in ambiguity - able to adapt style and approach in a diverse and international environment in order to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders from a variety of different geographies and cultures.
• Resilience - ability to deal with setbacks and an understanding that the department is early in its journey and so being able to cope with requests that might not always arrive with efficient timing.
• Familiarity with Procurement ERP systems and the roles they play in day-to-day operations internally and with suppliers.
• Experience or understanding of Professional Services scope, like but not limited to Consultancy, Financial Consulting, Legal, HR, Customers Services, Sustainability, Travel & Payments would be an advantage.
• Excellent English communication (written and spoken) skills

• Support the business and internal relationships for vendor and commercial management across the Booking Holdings vendors in scope, capturing the project requirements and ensuring all stakeholders are aligned
• In conjunction with Business Stakeholders - evaluate providers for fit with Booking Holdings requirements
• Coordinate administrative procurement activities, including ensuring compliance with contracts, negotiating commercials and SLAs/KPIs, contracting drafting and sign off in close alignment with Business Partners, Group Legal, IT Security and Compliance, contract registration in our Contract Lifecycle Management tools, etc.
• Manage the cost savings process and align it with the budget owner and Finance
• Managing suppliers’ performance, third party risks, business controls, reviews and renewals
• Contributing towards the Team’s critical metrics

• Health insurance
• Prepaid medical subscription (Regina Maria)
• Life insurance
• Meal vouchers (40 RON/ticket)
• Learning wallet
• Travel benefit
• Annual vacation leave of 25 business days, pro rata with the working period
• Birthday day off
• Summer break (short Fridays during summer)
• Work from Abroad program (up to 20 days/year in EU)
• Floating days off
• 2 Volunteer days/ year
• Home office one-time bonus of 400 EUR net
• Bookster
• Linkedin learning platform
• Headspace
• Employee discounts (travel, gym, dental, vision)

Booking Holdings Center of Excellence is part of Booking Holdings, the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, with a rich heritage of digital innovation. The Center provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, supports projects powered by new and emerging technologies, leverages industry best practices, and fosters collaboration opportunities across all of the Booking Holdings brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable.

If you are interested to find out more about the Booking Holdings Center of Excellence visit our website: www.bookingholdings-coe.com.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.