Senior Sourcing Analyst – Sourcing Operations

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Senior Sourcing Analyst – Sourcing Operations

Expedia's Global Procurement Group is part of the larger Finance organization, which is seeking a Senior Sourcing Analyst for its Sourcing Operations team. By building strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, and managing the triage of new procurement intakes.

What you’ll do:

• Driving a timely and accurate triage process of the procurement activities coming through the Procurement Intake Form at the Expedia Group

• Provide category assistance, including stakeholder work on getting complete and accurate project information (i.e. specifications, timing, challenges, etc.)

• Support continuous improvement of procurement processes

• Handle administrative processes and activity reporting as needed to support projects

• Drive contract creation/negotiation, including drafting and refining redline commercial components of purchasing and service contracts, statements of work, and software order forms in collaboration with Legal and other stakeholders

• Analyze and communicate ongoing opportunities to drive spend to varied category teams for more strategic solutions

• Conduct analysis, coordinate key partner participation (Legal, Tax, Information Security, Finance, etc.) and execute supporting administrative processes

• Facilitate efforts across multiple products/brands as well as multiple geographies in developing solutions to problems

• Create, communicate and execute on sourcing project work plan and timeline

• Identify supporting efforts, dependencies or barriers. Identify any sourcing issues and communicate progress

• Execute against a portfolio of projects that can be large and critical initiatives, as well as transactional

• Assist with risk analysis to identify issues (financial, operational and/or regulatory) and develop risk mitigation strategy

• Communicate risks and alternative mitigation strategies to business owners and partners

• Handle administrative processes and activity reporting as needed to support projects

• Support other business-related activities as directed by management

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology or related field; or equivalent related professional experience

• Positive “can do” attitude

• Strong understanding of procurement and strategic sourcing practice

• Strong analytical, process and collaboration skills to resolve business problems

• Excellent customer service skills, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills

• 2+ years’ experience in global corporate indirect procurement/strategic sourcing with a focus on transactional with goal of moving to more strategic solutions for category

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite

• Works well with opposing priorities and high levels of ambiguity

• Strong eye for business, analytical and interpersonal skills with a high degree of attention to detail

• Strong process orientation with project management skills and proven program implementation experience

• Great teammate who can work independently while prioritizing your own work and resources

• Capable of working with abstract concepts and effectively communicating topics to others

• Ability to work with a sophisticated matrix of partners and businesses

• Ability to handle time to complete work optimally and efficiently

• Help the Team Win: Build & Maintain Teams, Work Effectively with Superiors & Peers, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Embrace & Champion Change

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About Expedia Group 

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solution