Kayak

Senior Manager, Supplier Relations (K4B)

New York Office, Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

This person will lead Supplier Relations for KAYAK for Business. They will oversee the portfolio of all global preferred supplier partners and drive global growth through new and existing partnerships.

What you will do

  • Drive global growth by engaging new partnerships and optimizing existing ones
  • Design and lead travel partner evaluations, communications, and contracting
  • Collaborate with partners and internal teams on commercial opportunities
  • Work with customers and internal collaborators to ensure content and functionality needs are met
  • Collaborate with Business Development, Account Management, Product and Marketing teams
  • Contribute to determining and prioritizing new technology improvements
  • Work with the Finance department for budgeting, forecasting and revenue reconciliation

Required qualifications

  • 7+ years in travel agency, distribution, payment, air/lodging/car/rail supplier or related fields
  • Proven history of building and maintaining strong relationships both internally and externally
  • Savvy and clear communicator, story teller and presenter to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Outstanding analytic skills to drive positive partnership results based on analysis
  • Expert negotiator, developing creative solutions to problems or barriers
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced tech environment
  • Recognized as a thought leader within the Travel Industry
  • Strong business development and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with global teams in multiple locations

Nice to have

  • Experience in tech a major plus

Benefits

  • Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
  • Company-wide week off a year
  • No meeting Fridays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
  • Paid volunteer time
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
  • Travel Discounts

About the company

KAYAK is a leading travel search engine and part of Booking Holdings. It operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined.