Hotel & Lodging Strategist - Indirect Procurement (Corporate Travel)

* Establish supplier governance frameworks including KPIs, SLAs, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs).* Monitor supplier performance related to rate competitiveness, availability compliance, traveler satisfaction, service quality, and sustainability commitments.* Partner with Legal and Risk to ensure contract compliance, liability protections, data privacy standards, and regulatory adherence.* Serve as escalation point for strategic supplier issues impacting traveler experience or commercial performance.* Collaborate with Corporate Travel Operations to ensure seamless integration of negotiated rates into booking channels and traveler-facing platforms.* Align lodging sourcing strategy with travel policy requirements, rate caps, and booking compliance standards.* Support traveler communications and change management efforts related to preferred hotel programs and policy updates.* Provide subject matter expertise for policy updates concerning lodging, extended stay, and alternative accommodations.* Integrate duty of care requirements into hotel sourcing criteria, including safety standards, property audits, and crisis response capabilities.* Partner with Global Security to ensure property-level compliance with enterprise safety expectations.* Incorporate sustainability objectives into supplier selection, including environmental certifications, carbon reporting capabilities, and ESG commitments.* Support enterprise ESG reporting related to lodging spend and supplier sustainability performance.* Evaluate emerging lodging distribution models, direct booking integrations, and digital rate optimization tools.* Champion traveler experience enhancements including loyalty alignment, digital check-in capabilities, amenity optimization, and extended stay solutions.* Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on traveler feedback, supplier innovation, and performance analytics.* Identify automation opportunities to improve sourcing efficiency, rate audits, and reporting accuracy.* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Hospitality, Travel Management, or related field.* 8–12+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, corporate lodging procurement, or hotel program management.* Deep expertise in hotel RFP processes, global chain negotiations, rate modeling (static and dynamic), ADR benchmarking, and lodging compliance frameworks.* Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost savings and supplier performance improvements.* Strong analytical and financial modeling capability.* Experience working within a matrixed organization where Corporate Travel operates as part of Indirect Procurement.* Experience within a global Fortune 500 or multinational enterprise.* MBA or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Hospitality.* Procurement certifications (CPSM, CIPS) or hospitality industry certifications.* Familiarity with hotel sourcing platforms, rate audit tools, and corporate travel technology systems.* Experience integrating sustainability and ESG priorities into category strategy.* Global role with support across multiple time zones.* Occasional travel for supplier meetings, governance reviews, and leadership summits.* Hybrid role – on-site 3 days/week.Learn more about HP personal data practices at , (where applicable), , and .You can be yourself at HP.Click to submit a request for support. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hewlett Packard Enterprise