Senior Executive corporate Travel Consultant

Gbt Travel Services Uk Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

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Our Specialized Travel Consultants work in a high-touch service environment to book travel and accommodation for some of our top clients at Amex GBT. You’ll collaborate with your team to provide creative and timely travel solutions and an outstanding travel service experience. If you’re curious, collaborative, and enjoy working in an environment that prioritizes quality of interactions over quantity of calls, this may be the perfect role for you!

What You’ll Do

1. Advise and arrange travel for corporate business customers (both individuals and groups)
2. Arrange and book domestic and international business travel, in a variety of complexity, for air, road, rail, and accommodations
3. Use various Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), including Amadeus. Training will be provided
4. Communicate effectively with customers over the telephone, messaging (chat), e-mail, and/or back office systems
5. Act as a trusted advisor by using travel expertise to proactively provide advice and selling additional services to clients to meet their needs while adhering to their company’s travel policy
6. Work individually and as a team to meet business and account-specific goals, which may include customer satisfaction, call adherence and service metrics

We look forward to sharing more detailed job functions and key performance indicators during the interview process.

What We’re Looking For

1. Previous experience in travel (preferably business travel) and understanding of fares and ticketing rules for car, air, and hotel
2. Passion for excellence in client service, including proactive anticipation of needs
3. Professional communication (written and verbal)
4. Attention to detail
5. Act with integrity, and look after personal traveler information
6. Possess a strong understanding of the travel industry (background in business travel, leisure travel, or airline reservation)
7. Resolving customer issues quickly and independently
8. Teamwork and openness to feedback

Our Traveler Care unit is a 24/7 operation. We have specific colleagues dedicated to the night shift; however, please be flexible and prepared to work afternoon shifts and weekends.

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

And much more!

This role is for Egencia LLC (“Egencia” or the “Company”), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box”; please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!