About Agoda
Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel
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We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.
Get to know our team:
Procurement at Agoda is a strategic global function that drives value across the organization by optimizing supplier partnerships and ensuring efficient use of resources. Within Procurement, the Strategic Sourcing team for Marketing plays a pivotal role in enabling impactful brand campaigns by collaborating with Marketing and sourcing world-class suppliers. Our mission is to support the Marketing Team to deliver creative excellence while maximizing value and efficiency.
The Strategic Sourcing team is at the heart of enabling marketing excellence, working closely with agencies, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to bring bold ideas to life. From creating TV commercials from scratch—including managing contracts with celebrities, media planning, and performance measurement—to sourcing best-in-class suppliers, we ensure that every campaign is both innovative and impactful.
The opportunity:
As a Finance Strategic Sourcing Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience in the cost evaluation process of producing high-quality marketing campaigns, including crafting TV commercials from scratch. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with Agoda Marketing while also adopting the finance perspective. You’ll play a dual role, ensuring that every activity or project delivers creative excellence and drives measurable returns on investment. This unique blend of marketing and financial acumen will allow you to contribute to impactful campaigns while maintaining a strong focus on value creation and efficiency.
You will also work directly with our suppliers and agencies across multiple countries, providing you with a global perspective and exposure to diverse markets. You’ll also have the chance to be a lead communicator with Directors and C-level executives of our third-party vendors, honing your professional communication and stakeholder management skills.
In this role, you'll get to:
- Sourcing best-in-class suppliers in Agoda’s key growth markets
- Crafting multi-faceted negotiation strategies to maximize impact and efficiency
- Managing contracting processes to ensure seamless execution and compliance
Requirements:
- Currently a 3rd-year student or below with strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Knowledge in Negotiation, Analytical, and Influencing skills
It's great if you have:
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business and Management (Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, and others) or Humanities and Social Sciences (Liberal Arts, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, and others)
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Equal Opportunity Employer
At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our privacy policy.
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