About Agoda 

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with more than 3.6 million accommodations globally. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 6,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel 

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Agoda is looking for an Global Technology Procurement Specialist for our head office in Bangkok

Get to Know our Team:The Tech Procurement team oversees the end-to-end procurement of all technology used at Agoda globally.It is structured in two teams, the sourcing team that helps stakeholders selected and contract the preferred product/service, and a Procure to Pay team, that helps with internal approval (PR/PO), invoicing and payment.

The Opportunity: 

We are looking for somebody to fulfil an important IT procurement sourcing role. The ideal candidate will have a few years of experience in IT procurement in a global context (pricing negotiation, contract review, budget tracking, IT-specific purchasing experience) preferably leading the Datacenter and Software categories, coupled with procurement support experience (PR/PO, invoice review and processing, fixed asset tracking).

Information Technology is Agoda’s core competency, and a career with us provides excellent growth opportunities in an exciting, multicultural environment

In this Role, you’ll get to: 

• Negotiate, manage, coordinate, and support technology sourcing activities
• Create, manage and analyze competitive bids
• Execute new contracts, amendments and renewals as business needs dictate
• Collaborates with the various technology teams to deliver vendor sourcing strategies (equipment standardization, vendor qualification)
• Become a point of contact and develop relationships with Agoda technology vendors
• Tracks expenditures against budgets (opex and capex), prepare reports to create transparency and actionable insights
• Build and develop strong partnerships with Finance, legal and compliance teams
• Identifies cost improvement opportunities and materializes savings

• Global scale
• Leading the Datacenter and Cloud sourcing category (datacenter setup, rental, onsite support, crossconnects etc.)
• Supporting the Software sourcing category (Perpetual licenses, SaaS, subscription licenses etc.)

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in procurement, supplier management or contract management
• High level of integrity
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Excellent skills in analyzing and presenting data, along with creating actionable reports
• Experience with at least one common ERP application (Oracle, SAP, JDE, Accpac, etc.) would be a plus
• Strong communication and relationship building skills

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Equal Opportunity Employer 

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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