Travel Specialist

Job Description

Job Description - Travel Specialist I As travel Specialist I should have solid subject matter expertise in at least two travel commodity areas which include He/she should be able to independently manage the process of analyzing travel spend to identify potential new vendor partnerships and their viability, negotiating and executing supplier agreements and monitor performance against those agreements. Finally, the position serves as a travel business partner to assigned regions or countries and provide support to each functional and business unit organization as needed. This position will also support various small meetings and event. Overview The Travel Specialists I work closely with suppliers, other members of the travel team, accounting, corporate card specialist, finance/P2P management and employees located around the world. As a Travel Specialist I, you will be responsible for: • Management and sourcing of various commodity areas. Global programs include hotel, air or ground transportation. • Evaluating data in order to identify potential new vendor partnerships and/or monitor KPIs and policy compliance. • Provide operational or customer service support for travel related matters for one or more regions • Support APJ & India daily travel operations and global travel operations as needed • Manage TMC invoicing and billing from various countries • Project management of implementations that could include TMC, , travel vendor contracts. • Management of airline soft dollar program globally • Visa support for employees About the Team The Global Travel Team is part of the Global Procurement organization. The Travel Team is responsible for ensuring global travel is supported through strategic vendor partnerships that provide service and cost savings to the company. Other core functions include management of daily operations, program implementations, contract management, ownership of the global travel and expense policies and support for various meeting activity which includes hotel room block negotiations and group transport. The broader team also manages the global corporate card program and business requirements and functionally around T&E expense systems. Qualifications Required Education and Experience Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements: 4+ years of relevant travel program management experience Any College degree or higher Required Skills Proficient in Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint Excellent written and speaking skills Ability to communicate effectively within all levels of the organization Excellent customer service skills with the tenacity to bring problems to resolution Solid organization and project management abilities Willingness to learn and work in a team environment