Corporate Travel Manager

Incredible opportunity for a highly experienced Travel Manager to join a leading law firm in The City.

If you have extensive experience within corporate travel, then we want to hear from you!!!

ROLE: Travel Manager
WHERE: City of London
WHEN: Monday - Friday / Perm Position / 09:30 - 17:30 / hybrid working
SECTOR: Legal Services
SALARY: £60,000 - £90,000 per annum

DUTIES:

• Develop and lead the Travel Management team
• Management of the Global Travel Management oversight
• Reporting & analysis - identifying travel cost saving initiatives, trends in travel behaviour and monitoring the firm's global spend
• Develop and maintain the global Travel Management strategy for the firm,
• Benchmark, analyse, monitor and report on travel expenditure and compliance
• Ensure that the Travel strategy and policies reflect industry best practice
• Drive improved management of our travel spend and an improved travel management service
• Design and outline Travel Management goals, objectives and scope for Practice Groups and Business Services
• Contract management - liaise and manage third party vendors
• Develop, implement and manage all travel vendor relationships and programs
• Escalation point for issue resolution for all travel queries

WHAT'S NEEDED:

• 8+ years in a travel focused role
• Experience within a corporate setting - legal and professional services is preferable but not essential
• Proven experience in developing and implementing operational strategies
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with working with various different teams globally
• Capable of working to strict deadlines