This position will be responsible for coordinating and assisting the companys suppliers relationship management endeavors. The incumbent will execute a robust Supplier procurement and relationship management strategy at maximizing financial and other benefits for the Company and its clients from the supplier base.
Key Accountabilities
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Develop a Supplier Management strategy, in sync with business goals, that maximizes hard dollar returns and soft commission benefits from ITH suppliers.
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Devise and implement new business models to drive increased supplier revenue.
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Implement contracting and reporting principles that follow best practice.
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Drive negotiations with suppliers to meet companys financial and / or product and service objectives, and achieve best in industry deals with suppliers.
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Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders to achieve supplier volume target for both front-end and back-end deals.
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Work with Operations team with real time data to efficiently switch traffic to preferred / priority suppliers / partners.
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Monitor and track performance against targets on a leading basis and initiate corrective actions in a timely and effective manner, internally as well as with suppliers. Ensure good practice is institutionalized.
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Orchestrate a win-win partnerships between suppliers, ITH and customers. Actively work with clients engagement teams to support Client Travel Program management objectives.
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Manage the GDS relationships and contracting process – constantly review the GDS contract and analyse them with real-time trends with an objective of renegotiations towards optimizing GDS revenue.
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Continuously identify partners / suppliers for emerging business and customer needs, consumer marketing etc.
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Build solid working relationships with Suppliers and partners to facilitate operational support, special assistance and event based negotiations e.g. MICE Group movement.