Travel Manager @ Adobe

Job Description

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Travel Manager works on both strategic and operational aspects of the Adobe travel program. This includes working with our Travel Management Company and internal stakeholders to ensure operational excellence in supporting Adobe travelers and driving initiatives to improve the overall program. The travel manager works with our suppliers for airlines, hotels, car and ancillary travel services to negotiate agreements and work closely throughout the agreement lifecycle to ensure the highest level of services are being delivered. The travel program falls within our global procurement organization and along with having an extensive global travel industry knowledge the travel manager is expected to follow the high procurement standards in working with suppliers.
Major Job Functions:

• Manage the relationship with our travel management partner including performance, enhancements, and tool utilization
• Work with our airline, hotel, car, and ancillary services suppliers on new agreements, renewals and performance tracking and improvement initiatives
• Coordinate with our global safety and security team to ensure traveler safety
• Support events planners for travel needs and event planning coordination
• Support our [Confidential Information] inbox to provide timely information to travelers
• Actively contributes to major/strategic program performance initiatives aimed at bettering financial and operational performance
• Demonstrate ability to build strong trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders
• Uses Project Management Methodology to ensure proper execution of projects
• Work closely with cross-functional management to plan operational strategies aligned with business objectives
• Ability to own and manage procurement programs and initiatives
• Develop and maintain metrics, collecting and analyzing performance data, and performing root cause analysis of deviations
• Utilizes and maintains procurement tools according to Global Procurement standards and expectations

Requirements:

• Extensive travel industry knowledge that spans markets globally is required
• Strong negotiator guiding and leading the business to get the best result for Adobe
• Requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree (preference: BA/BBA focus in Business Management, Supply Chain, and/or International Management)
• Preference: minimum ten years experience in the global travel industry with roles including strategic sourcing and procurement
• Program/project management experience and/or certification preferred
• Requires a strong knowledge of procurement practices and techniques
• Exemplify good level of emotional intelligence (EQ) in positively influencing various stakeholders and improving business dynamics both within Global Procurement and broadly across Adobe
• High attention to detail and the exercise of sound judgment and decision-making
• Has exceptional written and verbal communications, time management, and interpersonal skills while primarily working in the English language
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate in a concise and effective manor at all levels
• Must be willing to train and educate users in new processes, policies, and procedures or technologies
• Must be able to achieve demanding deadlines without requiring constant follow-up
• Able to reorder priorities on short-notice and adapt to changing requirements
• Ability to work long/non-standard hours when necessary

Employement Category:

Employement Type: Full time
Industry: IT
Functional Area: IT
Role Category: Software Engineer
Role/Responsibilies: Travel Manager

Contact Details:

Company: Adobe
Location(s): Noida, Gurugram

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