Marie Rebecca Aurélie Payne

Innovative and results-oriented Travel Manager with 18 years of experience in Corporate Travel. Skilled in leading and optimizing Travel programs across Middle East, Africa and Europe, in collaboration with Global teams. Adept at optimizing Travel tools, fostering strong Supplier relationship, and streamlining processes to boost efficiency and reduce costs. Demonstrated success in implementing sustainable travel initiatives, driving technology adoption, and executing Global strategic solutions, with measurable outcomes.

• Increased Online Adoption: Spearheaded the adoption of Concur Travel across EMEA, achieving record compliance.
• Travel Payment Solutions: Collaborated with Global Travel and Source-to-Pay teams to introduce innovative travel payment processes for key-category of travelers.
• Sustainability Initiative: Launched the 'Make Rail the Norm' program in EMEA, achieving 97% Rail bookings versus Air, on chosen route.
• Post-COVID process transformation: Led strategic process transformations during and post COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure operational continuity and adaptability.
• Initiated and Implemented Cost-Saving Tools: Successfully planned and deployed internal travel processes and tools, delivering measurable cost reductions (Price Assurance tools, Data visualization tool and Travel management app)
• Supplier Management Excellence: Built and maintained strong supplier relationships, driving contract performance and efficiency.
• Reduced Travel Leakage: Partnered with cross-functional teams to minimize program leakage and enhance compliance.
• Enhanced SLA Performance: Partnered with TMC to improve service-level agreements, resulting in higher traveler satisfaction and engagement.

• Licensed Skydiver through the Royal Dutch Aviation Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Luchtvaart)
• Mounting climbing, hiking, jogging and travelling.

• Mr. Hans Ebeling, Senior Consultant, ACI HR Solutions & Recruitment, Hong Kong, hans.ebeling@outlook.com, +852 9752 9775
• Mrs. Madalena Monteiro, Business Development Manager, Travelport, Madalena.Monteiro@travelport.com, +351 962 734 007