Manager, Procurement (Global Travel)

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

24d • $127,500 - $191,300 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Procurement leads complex procurement, supplier management, and operational transformation initiatives supporting Qualcomm’s global corporate travel program. The role partners with internal stakeholders to identify business requirements, define service strategies, evaluate suppliers, negotiate commercial agreements, and manage supplier performance to deliver value, operational efficiency, policy compliance, duty of care, and a high-quality traveler experience.

The Manager translates global travel strategy into scalable operational programs, sourcing strategies, technology improvements, and measurable outcomes. Responsibilities include day-to-day supplier and program performance, strategic sourcing and transformation initiatives, and evaluating emerging capabilities such as artificial intelligence, automation, predictive analytics, and self-service technologies. The position is full-time onsite in San Diego, California, five days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of industry-specific experience in Procurement, Operations, or related work.
• Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may substitute for up to two years of work experience: a Master’s degree substitutes for one year and a Doctorate for two years.
• Strong negotiation, executive communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information to audiences with differing category, technical, financial, or operational knowledge.
• Ability to solve problems when information is missing or incomplete and evaluate multiple approaches.
• The ability to work onsite in San Diego, California, five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Travel, Travel Operations, Travel Technology, Employee Services, Supplier Management, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience working in a large, global, matrixed organization.
• At least 2 years of experience interacting with senior leadership, including Director-level stakeholders and above.
• At least 1 year of experience in a technical or functional leadership role, with or without direct reports.
• At least 1 year of experience managing operating budgets, project financials, travel spend, or supplier cost models.

Responsibilities

• Support global travel sourcing initiatives, supplier selection, and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Define business requirements, develop sourcing strategies, manage RFx processes, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Use market intelligence, benchmarking, analytics, and cost modeling to guide sourcing decisions and optimize value.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and supplier capabilities to support continuous program improvement.
• Manage global travel operations and supplier performance to deliver a consistent, traveler-focused experience.
• Manage traveler support, escalations, service recovery, and issue resolution across regions.
• Identify operational risks, traveler pain points, and process improvements while balancing cost, compliance, and duty of care.
• Provide guidance on complex operational issues and escalate significant risks as appropriate.
• Drive travel program transformation, including process improvements, automation, AI, self-service, and technology enhancements.
• Develop business cases, implementation plans, and governance frameworks for innovation and operational efficiency.
• Partner with stakeholders to implement technologies while ensuring compliance with privacy, security, and enterprise requirements.
• Drive adoption of new tools and processes through change management and continuous improvement.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships throughout the contract lifecycle, from selection and implementation to ongoing governance.
• Establish performance metrics, service-level agreements, and supplier scorecards; conduct supplier business reviews and drive corrective actions.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, operational, financial, and service-delivery risks.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics for travel spend, supplier performance, traveler experience, and policy compliance.
• Analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, savings opportunities, risks, and improvement priorities.
• Prepare executive-level recommendations, presentations, business reviews, and decision-support materials for senior leadership.
• Measure and report program performance against objectives and key performance indicators.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, Security, HR, Legal, Technology, and regional teams to achieve global travel program objectives.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, stakeholder engagement, communications, and change-management activities.
• Translate strategic goals into executable plans, governance structures, and measurable outcomes.
• Coach and mentor team members while managing priorities across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Work independently with limited supervision, exercise sound judgment, and make decisions concerning suppliers, sourcing, negotiations, technology, service delivery, and project execution.
• Provide supervision, coaching, and work direction to direct reports and junior team members, as applicable.
• Manage work within departmental budget objectives and support travel-program costs, project financials, and supplier commitments.
• Participate in strategic planning for the assigned category or program area and escalate significant issues when senior leadership involvement is required.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus).
• Competitive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager