Company: Qualcomm Intl Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Job Area: Operations Group, Operations Group > Sourcing

General Summary: The Staff Procurement Specialist, Global Travel, supports procurement, supplier management, and operational transformation initiatives supporting Qualcomm's global corporate travel program. This role, reporting into the Sr. Manager, Travel, partners with internal stakeholders to identify business requirements, define service strategies, evaluate suppliers, negotiate commercial agreements, and manage supplier performance to deliver best value, operational efficiency, policy compliance, duty of care, and a high-quality traveler experience.

The Staff Procurement Specialist supports the general travel strategy into scalable operational programs, sourcing strategies, technology improvements, and measurable outcomes. The role supports day‑to‑day supplier and program performance, leads strategic sourcing and transformation initiatives, and evaluates emerging capabilities, including artificial intelligence, automation, predictive analytics, and self‑service technologies, that can improve how employees plan, book, and experience business travel.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or a related field.
- 3+ years of industry-specific experience in Procurement, Travel Operations, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Travel, Travel Operations, Travel Technology, Employee Services, Supplier Management, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience working in a large, global, matrixed organization.




- 2+ years of experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership, including Director-level stakeholders and above.
- 1+ year of experience in a technical or functional leadership role, with or without direct reports.
- 1+ year of experience managing operating budgets, project financials, travel spend, or supplier cost models.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing and Category Leadership

- Leads medium to complex procurement and global travel projects by enabling the team to identify internal stakeholder needs, operational requirements, traveler needs, policy considerations, and project objectives.
- Supports and implements procurement and go‑to‑market strategies for travel‑management services, booking technologies, payment solutions, traveler‑support services, and other travel‑related products and services.
- Supports stakeholder consultation and requirements gathering across Procurement, Corporate Security, Finance, HR, Legal, Technology, Events, regional teams, and other business functions.
- Determines and drives the creation of detailed statements of work, business requirements, service specifications, supplier‑selection criteria, and performance expectations aligned with stakeholder needs and project goals.
- Identifies and recommends suppliers that can provide best value to Qualcomm based on category expertise,



market intelligence, service capabilities, technology, global coverage, risk, and total cost of ownership.
- Stays current on corporate travel, supplier, technology, and market trends, including cost drivers, distribution models, artificial intelligence, automation, digital platforms, and emerging traveler‑service capabilities.
- Uses category data, market intelligence, benchmarking, should‑cost models, supplier financial information, and other analytics to support sourcing decisions and negotiations.
- Oversees and evaluates RFPs, RFIs, supplier proposals, sourcing mechanisms, and supplier responses for accuracy, competitiveness, completeness, operational feasibility, risk, and alignment with business requirements.
- Leads commercial negotiations and coordinates the negotiation of contractual, legal, data‑protection, service‑level, implementation, and performance terms.
- Drives sourcing decisions that achieve competitive economics while balancing service quality, traveler experience, operational resilience, policy compliance, duty of care, innovation, and long‑term business value.

Global Travel Operations and Service Excellence

- Supports and continuously improves global travel operations to promote reliable, consistent, and traveler‑centered service across regions and time zones.
- Supports operational relationships with the travel management company and other travel service providers, including traveler support, case triage, escalations, service recovery, and issue resolution.
- Establishes clear supplier accountability and ensures timely follow‑through on operational issues, corrective actions, and contractual commitmen

📌 Staff Procurement Specialist, Global Travel (Ciudad de México)
🏢 QUALCOMM
📍 Ciudad de México