Manager, Global Travel Expense (T&E) Management

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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Lead for Global Travel Expense (T&E) Management to oversee the end-to-end management of our global T&E functions. This role will be responsible for leading system implementations, managing a Shared Service Center (SSC) for T&E processing, and acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for T&E policies, systems, and processes. The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Concur platform and T&E workflows, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:

• System Leadership & Implementation:
  • Lead the design, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of the Concur Travel Expense management system.
  • Manage end-to-end system implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery and adoption.
  • Collaborate with IT, Finance, and Business teams to optimize system configurations and integrations.
• Shared Service Oversight:
  • Oversee the global T&E shared service team responsible for processing travel and expense reports.
  • Establish and monitor service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure high-quality, timely support.
  • Drive process standardization and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Subject Matter Expertise (SME):
  • Act as the primary SME for T&E policies, procedures, and best practices across regions.
  • Provide guidance and training to global teams, ensuring compliance with policies and audit requirements.
• Reporting & Analytics:
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive global reporting dashboards related to T&E spend, compliance, and trends.
  • Analyze data to identify cost-saving opportunities and process optimization areas.
• Continuous Improvement & Optimization:
  • Lead initiatives to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and leverage automation within the Concur platform.
  • Stay abreast of industry best practices, new features, and system updates to maximize value.
  • Gather feedback from users and stakeholders to implement improvements proactively.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Build strong relationships with global business units, finance, compliance, and IT teams.
  • Act as a key point of contact for T&E system issues and enhancement requests.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in economics or similar major

Work Experience

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• At least 5+ years experience in managing a team

Skills

• Experience in managing a shared service center
• In-depth knowledge and subject matter expert in SAP Concur
• Structured and independent way of working with a corresponding sense of responsibility.
• Very good MS Office knowledge
• Very good knowledge of English (written and oral), German beneficial.
• 100% team player.
• Hands on mentality.
• Pronounced affinity for numbers and analytical way of thinking.

Work Environment
Regular overnight travel 10-25% of the time
For committed and motivated employees, we offer interesting and varied work in a dynamic team, together with individual and functional development, in a professional environment of a global company. Fair treatment and a sense of responsibility towards employees are the principles of Magna culture. We strive to provide an inspiring and motivating work environment.
Additional Information
We offer attractive benefits (e.g. employee profit participation program) and a salary which is in line with market conditions depending on your skills and experience.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Corporate