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Overview
Skyscanner is a global travel platform that helps millions of travelers skip the hassle of booking flights, cars, and hotels. We are looking for a Procurement Manager – Technology to support our vision of becoming the world’s number one travel ally.
About the Role
(Hybrid) This role is a key contributor to the evolution of our rapidly growing procurement function. You will develop and deliver procurement and category strategy, manage high‑impact sourcing activities, and collaborate with senior leaders worldwide.
What You'll Be Doing
* Owning category strategy for Technology (SaaS, Cloud, Data/AI, InfoSec) and supporting our Engineering teams.
* Running end‑to‑end sourcing activity: leading RFI/RFP/RFQ, designing scoring frameworks, making award recommendations.
* Negotiating smart commercials: shaping pricing, volume discounts, service credits, and outcome‑based models.
* Contracting & governance: owning the commercial spine of MSAs/SOWs/SLAs, partnering with Legal on key clauses and contract renewals.
* Managing Risk & ESG: driving third‑party risk management with Security, Privacy and Compliance and embedding sustainable procurement goals.
* SRM & performance: leading QBRs, tracking SLAs/KPIs, managing escalations, and driving improvement roadmaps.
* Optimising consumption: partnering with Engineering/IT/FinOps to reduce SaaS and cloud TCO and curb shadow IT.
* Process & tools: evolving procurement policies, playbooks and approval flows, championing eSourcing/S2P and CLM adoption.
* Stakeholder leadership: acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders with clear commercial storytelling.
* Benefits tracking: capturing savings and value add, working closely with Finance on benefits signoff.
About You
* Hands‑on operator who moves fast and brings others with you.
* Strong experience in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments with end‑to‑end ownership.
* Deep tech sourcing depth across SaaS, Cloud, Data/AI, InfoSec, Colleague IT, and recent experience delivering complex sourcing activity in technology.
* Contract fluent with robust understanding of key clauses and close partnership with Legal.
* Commercially astute and confident in negotiation, influencing both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
* Risk aware with practical grip on supplier risk and due diligence.
* Data savvy: building TCO models, baseline spend, and making data‑driven decisions.
* Trusted advisor to senior leaders, concise, persuasive, and outcome driven.
* Tooling literate / AI forward: familiarity with eSourcing/S2P and CLM platforms and eagerness to improve processes using AI.
* Independent & resilient: self‑directed and capable of switching between strategy and execution.
* Travel ready: willing to travel for key supplier and stakeholder engagements.
* Nice to have: MCIPS/CPSM, FinOps collaboration experience, ISO 20400 knowledge, and modern IT infrastructure expertise.
What It's Like Here
We are the real deal – no corporate gloss, just a team of genuinely curious, caring humans building things that help travelers explore the world a little easier. Skyscanner is proud to be an equal‑opportunities employer and is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
We’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you require reasonable adjustments or accommodations for interviews, please let your recruiter know. For more information on any of our policies, please contact the recruitment team.
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