1084326 Travel Expert

Responsibilities

As a Travel Expert, you will advise an internationally active sports goods manufacturer in the DACH region on optimizing its travel management organization, service provider structure, and expenses of around €20 million.

Project No.:

1084326

Project Title:

1084326 Travel Expert

Job Type:

freelance

• You will analyze the existing travel management organization and evaluate the current service provider.
• You will benchmark prices, fee models, processes, and contract conditions.
• You will compare alternative providers and support RFPs, contract extensions, and tenders.
• You will support or conduct negotiations with travel service providers and suppliers.
• You will identify savings potential and prepare robust decision-making bases for management, purchasing, and finance.

Requirements

For this advisory role, you need more than ten years of relevant experience in consulting, travel management, or strategic purchasing, as well as the ability to confidently evaluate market-appropriate deals and professionally prepare complex decisions.

Additional Information:

SOLCOM is one of the leading technology service providers in the areas of software development, IT, and engineering. For more than 20 years, we have been working as partners with globally operating top companies in all industries and are deployed worldwide wherever innovation is decisive.

• You have several years of experience as a Senior Consultant, Advisory Consultant, or Project Manager.
• You have demonstrable expertise in travel management, procurement, tenders, and cost benchmarks.
• You have comprehensive negotiation skills in dealing with service providers and suppliers.
• You are familiar with travel policies, travel expense management, travel controlling, and travel spend optimization.
• You speak German and English fluently and ideally have experience in the sports goods, apparel, consumer goods, or travel management industry.

Project details

Germany

10/19/2026

2 months

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 2 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Deutschland, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German