Job description
World Travel, Inc. seeks an Operations Team Manager to be part of the Travel team! The Operations Team Manager leads a team of Travel Consultants in a corporate environment.
Job Summary:
- Providing ideal customer service to World Travel Inc.’s valued clients
- Exhibiting strong leadership to attract, motivate and retain valued employees
- Working with individual team members to ensure continued employee development and career growth objectives
- Exceeding internal and client-specific SLA contracted performance levels
- Supporting year-over-year business growth
- Ensuring client retention and satisfaction
- Developing operational workflow and responsibilities to ensure end-to-end reservation fulfillment is quick, efficient and error free
- Establishing individual and team performance metrics
- Participating with the implementation process to ensure new business has a successful “go live”
- Enhancing workflow
- Coaching and mentoring the team for optimal performance and career growth
Essential Functions:
- Manages the daily performance of the team members and daily business, promoting:
o Quality work, Productive consultants, Optimal customer service, Maximizing each reservation, Following WTI SOPs, Exceeding internal and contracted SLAs, Ensures optimal usage
- Key contact for the accounts for operational support
- Work closely with training to ensure continued employee development
- Work with senior leader to ensure all KPIs are met
- Senior Leader will provide direction and measure on optimal business results which include
o YOY productivity improvement SLA performance
o Client satisfaction Opportunities to grow the business
o Employee development and career growth
- Communications requirements will include:
o Communicates the daily briefing
o Monthly individual team member meetings
o Weekly team meetings
o Communicates monthly team results and goal performance
- Managing staff schedules including:
o Optimal shift coverage during business hours
o Managing ADP for staff and Controlling overtime
- Managing Issue resolution log to ensure quick and efficient resolution
- Proactively communicates increased call volume due to unforeseen industry situations
- Meets with account management regularly to review account specific trending and performance
- Assists the Team with reservations
Competency and Position Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years TMC leadership position or will have been mentored internally as a leader.
- Apollo and Sabre GDS Experience
- Effective organizational and time management skills, with follow through on goals, plans and projects
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to motivate a team and foster effective teamwork
- Adept to manage change and demonstrate adaptability and flexibility
- Capable to work independently exercising discretion and judgment that protects the business and provides service
- Ability to manage client and vendor relationships related to operational objectives
- Knowledge of other travel technology systems, ie: integrating meetings with OBTs, event registration sites
- Knowledge on supplier contracts
- Understanding of ACD Phone systems and reporting
- Familiar with omni channel workflow
- Ability to recruit, motivate, coach and develop staff
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Exhibits professional business acumen
- Able to work well with all departments in order to achieve company goals
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Apollo and Sabre GDS: 4 years (Required)
- Management: 4 years (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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