How You'll Help Us Keep Climbing (Overview & Key Responsibilities)
Delta's Corporate Travel Commodity Manager focuses on sourcing Delta's hotel and transportation needs for crew, training, company business and distressed passengers across the globe, with this role having a special focus on Latin America.
Duties involve all aspects of the procurement process including RFP, contract negotiation and supplier management. The position requires attention to detail, extensive travel, and schedule flexibility for last-minute inspections and contingency planning when irregularities arise.
Summary Of Responsibilities
- As a Corporate Travel Commodity Manager, you ‘II support Delta's operation by ensuring our interna! and externa! customers have safe, clean, and comfortable hotels and transportation worldwide. Key responsibilities:
- Developing and executing strategic sourcing plans
- Managing category RFP processes, from development to execution
- Identifying and translating business requirements into business metrics, SLA's and other commercial terms for contract inclusion
- Vendor onboarding and suppler risk assessment
- Collaborating with Supply Chain analytics to optimize hotel blocks to minimize spoilage, tax benefits, and reduce overall cost
- Cross-divisional stakeholder and supplier collaboration - identifying cost reduction opportunities, effectively interacting with all levels of interna! and externa! management.
- Market research - maintaining a working knowledge of business trends including industry changes, cost drivers, market conditions and economic indicators
- Supplier management - ensuring suppliers support Delta's business needs and customer expectations, recognizing outstanding performance.
- Operational and tactical contract management functions including purchase order updates, contract renewals and SLA/performance management
What You Need To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)
- Exceptional meticulousness, with a strong focus on precision and accuracy
- High level of flexibility with a strong time management skillset and demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities/projects in a fast-paced environment
- At least 5 years of professional experience and prior experience in airline and/or hotel travel industry
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and think strategically and systemically.
- Competence in corporate finance including financial assessment and value-based decision analysis.
- Strong communication skills with proven experience in designing high impact and convincing presentations to secure commitment from stakeholders.
- Ability to travel extensively (up to 80% often on short notice), performing physical tasks related to hotel inspections including but not limited to driving, climbing multiple stairs, etc.
- Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
- Must have valid driver licenses.
- Must have a valid passport.
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
- Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
- Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, contract management and/or category management
- Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills preferred
- Experience managing many interna! and externa! stakeholders, in a high-volume project environment
Benefits And Perks To Help You Keep Climbing
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees.
Benefits
Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:
- Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
- 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits
- Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
- Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
- Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
- Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
- World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
- Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
- Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
- Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
