Operations Manager (Corporate Travel) – Kensington – £45-£50k

My client based in beautiful offices in Kensington are a fast growing high brow tech company who are looking to recruit a Operations Manager to deal with corporate travel arrangements in a team of 3.  The role will centre heavily around the coordination of travel arrangements all over the world for up to 200 people at a time.  The role would ideally suit someone either from a Corporate Travel or a PA background. You will be well organised, forward thinking and able to cope well under pressure.  

Working within a specialist team, you will be responsible for managing the travel logistics for global events, from start to finish. This will include booking, ticketing, re-issuing, invoicing and reconciliation of air and rail itineraries for both large groups and individual travellers. Additionally, you will have responsibility for budgets, crisis management and for reconciling costs at the end of events and trips.

The role will include:

• Booking travel for colleagues and clients across the world
• Book flights, 5-star accommodation, helicopter transfers, chauffeurs and more
• Dealing with visas, ESTAS etc
• Producing in depth itineraries
• Sending invitations
• Looking after the diary of the CEO in the absence of the Head of Operations

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong experience within the Corporate Travel industry or have experience booking travel within the capacity of a PA
• Excellent time management skills
• Be extremely well organised 
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Language skills would be beneficial but not essential 

Hours of work are Mon-Fri 09:00 – 17:30.  Amazing company benefits including 23 days holiday, life insurance, pension, catered breakfast and lunch and continual training and development.