Travel Commodity Manager (Global Procurement & Travel Operations) - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Originally posted 24 February 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Travel Commodity Manager is accountable for the strategic sourcing, negotiation, and ongoing management of the company’s global travel commodities. This role owns end-to-end travel category performance, including savings delivery, supplier negotiations, and annual sourcing cycles across airlines, hotels, rental cars, TMCs, and travel technology providers.
What you'll do
- Own the global travel category strategy across airlines, hotels, rental car companies, ground transportation, TMCs, and travel technology providers to deliver year-over-year cost savings. - Lead annual and multi-year strategic sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, competitive rebids, renewals, and supplier rationalization efforts. - Design and execute negotiation strategies for global and regional agreements with airlines, hotel chains, and rental car companies to secure preferred pricing and commercial protections. - Partner with Finance to validate savings, forecast budget impacts, and track realized versus negotiated benefits against procurement targets. - Serve as executive-level point of contact for strategic travel suppliers, conducting regular supplier business reviews, SLA governance, and performance score carding. - Manage travel platforms, TMC interfaces, administrative access controls, and corporate programs such as Uber for Business.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. - Minimum 5 years of experience in corporate travel management, procurement, or category management. - Demonstrated ownership of global airline, hotel, and TMC programs beyond sourcing events. - Hands-on experience negotiating airline, hotel, and rental car agreements with demonstrated success delivering cost savings. - Strong financial acumen and ability to manage budgets and savings commitments.
Nice to have
- Experience owning or implementing online booking tools, TMC, and global travel programs. - Experience in a large multinational or high-tech environment. - Familiarity with travel and expense platforms and sourcing tools.
Skills: global travel program, category management, strategic sourcing, negotiation, supplier governance