EMEA Manager Corporate Travel, Meetings and Events

Intuitive; Freiburg im Breisgau; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company is seeking a Corporate Travel Meetings & Events Manager to oversee strategy execution and optimization of corporate travel across EMEA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in travel management and event planning, focusing on enhancing employee experiences and supporting business objectives.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 8 years of experience in corporate travel meetings or global event management roles.
• Demonstrated success managing regional or global TMC relationships and negotiating high-value contracts.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute a multiyear strategy for corporate travel and events in EMEA.
• Lead high-value vendor relationships and ensure service excellence.
• Oversee end-to-end planning logistics compliance and brand execution across all events.

Kenntnisse

Marketing

Catering

Organizational skills

Hospitality Experience

Management Experience

Event Planning

Project Management

Leadership Experience

Negotiation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in tourism, travel, hospitality management, event planning or related field

Tools

SAP Concur

CVENT

American Express

AirPlus

Conferma

Jobbeschreibung

The Corporate Travel Meetings & Events Manager role will serve as a regional leader overseeing the strategy execution and continuous optimization of Intuitives corporate travel meetings & events across EMEA. This role plays a critical part in advancing Intuitives mission of advancing minimally invasive care by delivering innovative scalable and compliant programs that enhance employee experiences support business objectives and reflect Intuitives culture of excellence.

The ideal candidate brings 8 years of progressive experience in global travel and strategic meetings management with a proven ability to drive operational efficiency vendor performance and policy alignment across diverse markets.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute a multiyear strategy for corporate travel and events in EMEA aligned with global business goals.
• Translate business needs into scalable programs that prioritize experience cost control risk mitigation and brand alignment.
• Continuously assess industry trends regulatory changes and travel technology innovations to inform strategy.
• Lead highvalue vendor relationships including TMCs venue partners and event service providers to ensure service excellence and contractual compliance.
• Negotiate regional and global supplier agreements including preferred hotel programs and air / car partnerships.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Legal teams on vendor evaluation RFPs and contracting.
• Champion a travelerfirst approach by identifying friction points and deploying solutions that enhance user satisfaction and compliance.
• Partner with HR Security and Finance to uphold duty of care and travel risk protocols.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex or highimpact travel and event scenarios.
• Advance the Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP) to support internal training leadership summits field events and highvisibility programs.
• Oversee endtoend planning logistics compliance and brand execution across all events.
• Implement and optimize use of meeting technology platforms (e.g. CVENT SAP Concur Conferma).
• Own reporting and analytics for travel and events KPIs budget forecasting and ROI analysis.
• Use dashboards and data insights to identify program gaps drive cost avoidance and influence business decisions.
• Present performance updates to senior leadership and global stakeholders.
• Collaborate with EMEA business units Global Travel & Events and functional partners to ensure alignment policy consistency and best practice sharing.
• Act as a change agent for new processes tools and policy updates across the region.

Qualifications :

Required Knowledge Skills and Experience :

• Bachelors degree in tourism travel hospitality management event planning or related field
• Certifications in corporate meetings or events (e.g. CMM CMP GBTA certifications)
• Proficiency in travel management and payment tools (e.g. SAPConcur American Express AirPlus Conferma CVENT)
• Minimum 8 years of experience in corporate travel meetings or global event management roles
• Demonstrated success managing regional or global TMC relationships sourcing vendors and negotiating highvalue contracts
• Proven experience designing and executing corporate meetings and events of varying scale and complexity
• Deep understanding of SMMP principles event tech platforms and EMEA regulatory environments
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with experience in budget oversight spend optimization and reporting
• Effective communicator with a high degree of professional presence influence and stakeholder engagement
• Fluent in English; German or French highly preferred

Additional Information :

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Key Skills

Marketing,Catering,Organizational skills,Hospitality Experience,Management Experience,HubSpot,Event Planning,Events Management,Project Management,Event Marketing,Leadership Experience,negotiation

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1