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Contracting Supervisor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of experience in contracting, procurement, supplier management, or tourism costing.
  • Strong knowledge of tourism industry suppliers, services, contracts, rates, costing structures, and supplier management.
  • Proven negotiation and supplier relationship management skills, with strong commercial and analytical acumen.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee contracting operations, including supplier negotiations, rate management, and contract administration.
  • Build strong supplier relationships and identify opportunities to improve processes.
  • Ensure compliance with company standards and support business growth.
  • Coordinate the Contracting team’s day-to-day activities.

Key facts

  • Remote from: Peru
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Negotiation
  • Business Acumen
  • Analytical Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Organizational Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Adaptability
  • Communication

About the company

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Intrepid Travel

Travel & Tourism

Intrepid Travel offers sustainable experience-rich travel via more than 900 trips on all seven continents. As a certified B Corp, we're a business that balances purpose and profit. We are the largest global adventure tour operator with a network of 27 destination management companies (DMCs) and a not-for-profit foundation. Majority owned by its co-founders and staff, Intrepid has been taking small groups to travel the local way, on real-life experiences for more than three decades. Through our global DMC network, our expert teams operate the majority of our trips, as well as tours on behalf of other leading travel brands. Our not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, has raised over AUD $15.5m for 160 charities around the world since 2002. We've been carbon neutral since 2010, and in 2020 we became the only tour operator with verified science based targets – these are ambitious 2035 emissions reduction targets, in line with a 1.5°C future. Find out more in our annual report: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/annualreport

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryTravel & Tourism
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

 

As Contracting Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in building and managing the supplier partnerships that bring our trips to life across Peru and Bolivia. You’ll oversee contracting operations, including supplier negotiations, rate management, contract administration, and data accuracy, while coordinating the Contracting team’s day-to-day activities. 

You’ll build strong supplier relationships, identify opportunities to improve processes, and ensure compliance with company standards. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you’ll also support business growth and help develop a collaborative, high-performing team.

This role is a full-time permanent position operating on a hybrid basis out of our office in Lima, Peru - where you'll have the opportunity to work from home two days per week. 

A passion for travel is a must-have! With it you’ll bring: 

  • •Minimum 4 years of experience in contracting, procurement, supplier management, or tourism costing. 

  • Strong knowledge of tourism industry suppliers, services, contracts, rates, costing structures, and supplier management. 

  • Proven negotiation and supplier relationship management skills, with strong commercial and analytical acumen. 

  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with experience working with databases and internal systems. 

  • Intermediate to advanced English proficiency, both written and verbal. 

  • Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing needs. 

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to analyze information and make sound commercial decisions. 

Please note  

  • We recognise that AI use in applications is becoming more common. We review applications carefully, so if you choose to use AI, please do so thoughtfully and include something personal - it really makes a difference.  

  • Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant.  

  • We also reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we receive a high volume of applications. 

 

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