Analyst, Global Travel

Job description

**The Company** PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. **Job Summary:** This job involves contributing to the procurement process through collaboration and engagement with team members. Responsibilities include supporting vendor onboarding, maintaining accurate records, and suggesting efficiencies within defined processes. The position emphasizes exercising judgment while ensuring compliance with procurement policies and financial controls, ultimately enhancing procurement operations and fostering positive supplier relationships. **Job Description:** **Essential Responsibilities:** - Facilitate the onboarding process for new vendors, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and third-party risk management protocols. - Create, review, and process purchase orders for goods and services, ensuring accuracy and adherence to financial controls. - Track and monitor procurement activities to ensure timely delivery of goods and services, and resolve any issues that arise. - Reconcile supplier invoices with purchase orders and delivery receipts, ensuring accurate and timely payment. - Maintain positive relationships with suppliers, addressing any concerns or issues promptly to foster long-term partnerships. - Implement cost control measures to manage organizational spend effectively and identify opportunities for cost savings. - Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, financial controls, and regulatory requirements. - Analyze procurement data to identify trends, generate reports, and provide insights for process improvements. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize P2P processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness. - Assist in internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and information related to procurement activities. **Minimum Qualifications:** - 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. **Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications****:** - Analyze corporate travel spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, trends, and policy compliance gaps across the organization - Manage relationships with travel management companies (TMCs), airlines, hotels, and ground transportation vendors to negotiate preferred rates and service agreements - Monitor adherence to corporate travel and expense (T&E) policy, flagging non-compliant bookings and escalating recurring violations - Develop and maintain dashboards/reports on travel KPIs such as booking lead time, average fare, hotel rate compliance, and online booking tool adoption - Partner with Procurement and Finance to forecast travel budgets and support quarterly/annual travel program reviews - Administer and optimize the corporate travel booking platform, ensuring a smooth end-user experience and resolving escalated booking issues - Conduct benchmarking analysis against industry travel programs to recommend policy updates and process improvements - Support RFP processes for travel suppliers, including data analysis, vendor scorecards, and contract renewal recommendations - Familiarity with numerous OBTs (Online Booking Tools) and OBT suppliers - Prepare executive-level reporting summarizing travel program performance, savings achieved, and recommendations for continued optimization **Subsidiary:** PayPal **Travel Percent:** 0 PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. 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