Travel Category Specialist, Supply Chain

Gilbane

Providence, RIRemote OK
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Pay
$65K to $105K
a year
Location
Providence, RI
Work style
Remote OK
Posted
Oct 22
1 day ago
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Gilbane

Construction · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

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What you'll do

  • Provide day to day support and category management for travel
  • Coordinate custom bidding events and procurement of materials and services
  • Support vendor performance tracking and ensure compliance requirements
  • Participate in pricing and terms negotiations across multiple suppliers
  • Manage discrepancy reconciliation with vendors and maintain price contracts
  • Provide help desk services and periodic systems training

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or related field
  • 1-4 years of Supply Chain related experience
  • Prior experience with a Travel Management Company (TMC) and knowledge of Tavel as a supply chain category required
  • CPSM certification preferred
  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
  • Ability to extract, scrub and format raw data exports
  • Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail
  • Knowledge of eProcurement or P2P Solutions preferred
  • Education: a bachelor's degree

Key skills

MS Office SuiteExcelwork autonomouslymultitaskattention to detaileProcurement or P2P SolutionsCPSM certification

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Perks

  • health and welfare benefits
  • profit-sharing/401k plan
  • Gilbane University

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Travel Category Specialist, Supply Chain Job Locations US-RI-Providence | US-MA-Boston | US-IL-Chicago | US-FL-Jacksonville | US-TX-Houston | US-WI-Milwaukee | US-GA-Atlanta | US-NC-Charlotte | US-FL-Orlando Requisition ID 2026-13666 Category Supply Chain Overview Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking a Supply Chain Professional II that is a project-driven contributor responsible for strategic sourcing and procurement. In addition to sourcing, this professional will collect data and report on supplier performance versus established KPI’s, track compliance with all spend initiatives. This role is open to any location local to a Gilbane office. Who are we? As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Who are you? You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions. Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. What’s in it for you? Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader. Responsibilities Provide day to day support and category management for travel, including supplier performance, stakeholder engagement and program administration Spearheads new supplier identification qualification, outreach, and enablement of new vendor opportunities Coordinates custom bidding events and procurement of materials and services Supports vendor performance tracking Ensures compliance requirements in partnership with vendors. Participates in pricing and terms negotiations across multiple suppliers in a category Manages discrepancy reconciliation with vendors Creates and maintains price contracts Provides help desk services to internal customers Provides periodic systems training to internal customers and suppliers Provides ad-hoc reporting, analysis and complete special projects as assigned Supports the Contract Lifestyle Management (CLM) process by coordinating contract submissions to Legal, tracking contract progress within internal systems, faciliatating communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers to address comments and revisions, and monitoring existing agreements to intiate timely renewal outreach Qualifications EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or related field 1-4 years of Supply Chain related experience Prior experience with a Travel Management Company (TMC) and knowledge of Tavel as a supply chain category required CPSM certification preferred Or equivalent combination of education and experience KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel Ability to extract, scrub and format raw data exports Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills Ability to work autonomously Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail Knowledge of eProcurement or P2P Solutions preferred Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team. This position can be performed remotely or from any U.S. location where Gilbane has an office. Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team. The pay ranges from $65,000.00-$105,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program. This role is open to any location local to a Gilbane office. Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations : Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly. Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Need help finding the right job? We can recommend jobs specifically for you! 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