Procurement Manager

Travelopia is a UK-headquartered group and one of the world’s leading specialist travel providers. We offer outstanding experiences across a diverse portfolio of brands — from adventure travel, safaris and polar expeditions to tailor-made luxury holidays, yacht and riverboat charters, private jet tours, and educational or sports-focused school trips. Every journey we design is built around passion, purpose, and deep expertise.

We’re looking for a **Procurement Manager** to join our central procurement team. This is a unique opportunity to work across a sophisticated and exciting portfolio, managing procurement initiatives with a combined spend of $20-30 million annually. The role involves driving cost efficiencies, elevating supplier performance, and helping to build scalable sourcing processes in partnership with cross-functional teams across the globe.

You’ll work in a collaborative environment alongside a team of former consultants and procurement specialists — all focused on delivering significant business impact. Prior procurement experience is a plus, but if you bring strong analytical thinking, excellent stakeholder communication skills and a drive to learn, we’d love to hear from you

**What we’ll offer**:

- Flexible remote working (with the option to work from our Cape Town office)
- Competitive salary
- Medical Aid, Life insurance and Pension Fund
- Travel benefits and discounts
- 21 days annual leave plus SA public holidays and your birthday off
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A collaborative, informal, and high-performance culture

**What you’ll do**:
You’ll take ownership of procurement projects that improve how we source products and services across categories like marine spare parts, logistics, fuel, travel, and more. Key responsibilities include:
**Identify and Deliver Opportunities**:

- Analyse internal data to understand spend patterns, suppliers, and cost drivers
- Build and prioritise a pipeline of cost-saving or margin-improvement opportunities

**Lead Sourcing Projects**:

- Research and assess potential suppliers
- Run RFQs (Request for Quotation), communicate with suppliers, evaluate offers
- Present data-driven recommendations to internal partners

**Strengthen Contracts & Implementation**:

- Collaborate with legal and business teams to review and negotiate supplier contracts
- Track implementation and measure savings and operational impact

**Improve Processes & Tools**:

- Identify inefficiencies and recommend smarter ways of working
- Support adoption of tools and processes that reduce costs and improve transparency

**Collaborate Globally**:

- Work cross-functionally with teams across Operations, Technology, and Finance
- Build strong relationships with partners across our international footprint

**What you’ll bring**:
We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and is eager to make an impact.
- Experience in a commercial, analytical or project-based role (e.g. procurement, supply chain, finance, consulting or engineering)
- Strong analytical skills — comfortable using Excel to draw insights and support decisions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong project management — can balance multiple workstreams across time zones
- Proactive, self-starting approach with a focus on driving tangible outcomes
- Experience working in cross-functional and remote/international teams
- Interest in deepening procurement expertise (supplier strategy, negotiation, sourcing)
- Experience in operational or asset-based categories (e.g., marine, logistics, construction) is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Management, Finance, Engineering, or another quantitative field
- We believe people perform best when they can be their true selves and diverse teams drive better results. We’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can succeed._