Accommodation and Ground Transport Co-ordinator - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Travel Trade Recruitment

Travel Trade Recruitment

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Love sport? Do you have a thirst for travel and big experiences? Passionate about building effective relationships with suppliers around the globe? If this sounds like you and you are ready to take the next step in your career, then this is the company foryou

Working in partnership with England Rugby, The British & Irish Lions, Team GB and the Australian Open Tennis Championship, we create fan-led travel programmes and experiences to the biggest events in the world.

Fantastic opportunity to join the Accommodation and ground transport team sourcing, procuring and delivering exceptional accommodation and ground transport services across many events.

Working to operationally deliver supporter travel programmes for some of the highest profile global sporting events, you will work closely with many chosen hotels and transport suppliers to build effective relationships that allow you to successfully co-ordinateservice requirements for your assigned events.

JOB OVERVIEW:

Coordinating accommodation, meeting and events (M&E) and ground transport (coach, car, train) products for your assigned events
Researching, sourcing and negotiating the best possible financial and contractual offers with our suppliers
Researching and presenting product and destination information
Proactively finding solutions to potential inventory and/or logístical issues
Coordinating supplier contracts making timely decisions regarding payments, amendments, cancellations and or additional requirements
Liaising with other members of the team and suppliers to help promptly address and answer queries from our customers to ensure we deliver an exceptional customer experience
Undertaking regular worldwide travel as required for the purposes of familiarisation and/or operational event delivery

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

A flexible, operationally minded person who's highly organised with an interest in the travel industry
A love for building effective relationships both within and outside of the business to help you achieve your aims and objectives
A desire to negotiate with our suppliers to ensure the best possible outcome for our customers
A flexible approach to work and happy to work weekends and evenings, where required
Experience in the accommodation industry, procurement and operational delivery would be great but it's not essential
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

PACKAGE & BENEFITS:
Salary up to £23,000 depending on experience

Hours Mon - Fri

Hybrid Working (2-3 days a week in the office)