Travel Buyer

The UK corporate travel industry is estimated to be around £25 billion per year. The challenge for those in the sector is to monitor, control and make cost savings where possible with regard to business travel. Travel Buyers or Travel Managers organise, arrange and control travel for corporate customers. The role can involve managing travel budgets for corporate staff and controlling expenditure on budgets. At a senior level Corporate Travel Buyers may have to write procedures and policies, deal with third party service providers, monitor travel statistics, service level agreements and look for new methods to reduce travel expenses. The role may involve providing leadership to new projects directly related to travel saving initiatives such as working with new corporate technologies based on the company's travel strategy. The role may also involve analysis of failures to meet targets or where failures have incurred in the travel expense reimbursement system. Entrants in this career usually have worked as corporate travel consultant and will need to have substantive leadership and corporate experience to undertake this role at a senior level. 

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