Lead Travel Sourcing Analyst
GE Vernova · Posted Oct 22
Power generation, wind turbine, grid solution, and electrification services
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About the role
GE Vernova’s Global Travel Team supports the company’s global travel sourcing strategy, including Fleet and Meetings & Events. The role analyzes travel spend data, benchmarks market rates, and supports end-to-end procurement for air, hotel, car rental, and travel management services. It collaborates with finance, HR, compliance, and suppliers to drive cost-efficiency and traveler experience improvements.
What you will do
- Support development and execution strategies within the assigned spend category to include all Travel categories including Fleet and Meetings & Events as needed.
- Spend Analysis: Extract and analyze travel expense data to identify trends, leakage, and opportunities for cost savings.
- Sourcing Support: Assist the Global Travel Sourcing Manager in the preparation of RFPs/RFIs for airline, hotel, and travel management company (TMC) partnerships.
- Supplier Performance Management: Track and report on supplier compliance, performance metrics, and service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Market Benchmarking : Conduct market research to ensure our travel programs remain competitive and aligned with industry best practices.
- Data Integrity & Reporting: Ability to maintain accurate documentation of contract terms and savings trackers; prepare periodic reports for leadership review.
- Stakeholder Collaboration : Partner with finance, HR, and global mobility teams to ensure travel policies are effectively communicated and implemented.
- Process Improvement: Ability to identify bottlenecks in the sourcing lifecycle and propose solutions to streamline operations.
- Collaborate with all Indirect Sourcing teams and internal stakeholders from HR, Finance, Compliance, and other business partners to align on Travel processes, methodologies and supplier management.
- Drive benchmarking, best practices, and continuous improvement
- Ability to lead development of best-in-class analytics specifically related to the assigned spend category
- Build and own the relationship with assigned stakeholders and suppliers within the assigned spend category to include Travel Management Companies (TMCs), Online Booking Tool, and Airline & Hotels providers
- Support the management of corporate sourcing process end-to-end, including hedging strategy and trigger points within the assigned spend category
- Partner with the TMC supplier consulting team on tactical sourcing activities aligned to deliver category strategy and negotiated rates to GE Vernova travelers
- Lead development of best-in-class analytics specifically related to the assigned spend category
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Demonstrated ability in leading organizational, process, and culture change
- Strong experience within the assigned spend category
- For roles not in USA, this role requires significant experience comparable to a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience/ knowledge from an accredited university or college.
- For roles in USA, this role requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with major experience in job family group/function), or equivalent experience/ knowledge
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience/ knowledge
- Strong experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other analytical tools.
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills
- Deep understanding and hands on experience with AI tools and ability to implement solutions that meet organizational needs.
- Sourcing or Analytics experience in a multinational company
- Comfortable with a broad range of research tools and technologies, analytics, and financial analysis
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong project management skills
- Thought leader, experience with external benchmarking to drive next level process improvements
- Strong track record for implementing change and delivering results
Benefits and support
- Relocation assistance
- Remote position
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. is a global energy company that provides equipment, services, and software to generate, transfer, orchestrate, convert, and store electricity. Operating through its Power, Wind, and Electrification segments, the company supports a broad customer base across more than 100 countries in powering economies and driving the energy transition. Formed as part of the strategic spin-off of General Electric's energy portfolio, GE Vernova is dedicated to electrifying and decarbonizing the world.
- Industry
- Energy
- Company size
- 75000+ employees
- Founded
- 2024
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer and President
Stephen F. Angel
Chairman of the Board
Lola Lin
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Roger Martella
Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Global Government Affairs
Eric Gray
CEO, Power Segment
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