Group Air Planner Scandinavia

American Express Global Business Travel; España; Remote; EUR 37,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Travel perks

Learning & development

Inclusion & diversity

Job summary

Amex GBT in Sweden seeks a Virtual Group Air Planner to manage group air travel for Scandinavian clients, from 10 to thousands of attendees, researching airlines and negotiating contracts, with emphasis on group blocks in the GDS.

You will prepare cost comparisons, deliver reporting via Insights/Sage/Power BI, and drive substantial savings while maintaining high service levels across events and programs.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent experience as a Travel for Meetings/Group Air Planner or Coordinator.
• Experience compiling event reports via Insights, Sage, or Power BI.
• Knowledge of GDS and group blocks.
• Strong provider research and negotiation skills.
• Experience with registration tools and handling delegate updates is a plus.
• Familiarity with Concur OBT and Cvent integration is advantageous.
• Excellent written and phone communication skills.
• Swedish language skills are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple clients’ events from 10 to thousands of attendees.
• Deliver service per client specifications including research, budgets, policies, negotiation, and airline management.
• Produce event reporting via Insights/Sage/Power BI and manage financials from deposits to final accounts.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute group air travel.
• Communicate effectively with peers to share standard processes.
• Achieve financial targets while delivering savings and managing the booking lifecycle.
• Engage in continuous self-development and training.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

Group travel planning

Air travel coordination

GDS group blocks

Negotiation skills

Registration tools

Concur/Cvent integration

Communication skills

Swedish language

Reporting with Power BI

Data analysis

Tools

Concur

Cvent

Power BI

Insights/Sage

Job description

Sweden

Belgium

Spain

Netherlands

Poland

Full time

J-85058

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

Virtual Group Air Planner will be responsible for handling group air/T4M travel/movements ranging from 10 to several thousand people for Scandinavian clients (Sweden, Denmark, Norway). This involves research and negotiation with airlines for group allocation of seats, agreeing to airline contracts, and handling seats while keeping to airline deadlines. Additionally, smaller groups will require experience with published and private fares bookable via the GDS. Specific expertise on group blocks is required for this role. You will manage all aspects of T4M movements for the Scandinavian client portfolio, researching the best airlines for specific destinations, preparing cost comparisons with savings analysis, and engaging in T4M-related projects and program development.

What You´ll Do:

• Management of multiple client’s events, from 10 people up to 1000’s including all aspects of Air Travel
• Deliver outstanding service to the client's specification including research, budgets, policies, negotiation and management of airlines
• Produce event-specific reporting via Insights/Sage or Power BI and manage financial requirements from deposit invoices to final accounts and event debrief
• Planning, coordination, and execution of group air travel
• Communicate expertly amongst peers to share standard process
• Achieve targeted financial results whilst delivering high quality service and demonstrate significant savings on client spend. Financial management throughout the life cycle of the booking
• Undertake continuous self-development and training.
• Able to work on own initiative and within a team

What We´re Looking For:

• 2+ Years of previous (recent) Experience as a Travel for Meetings/Group Air Planner or Coordinator
• Experience in compiling event level reports via Insights, Sage or Power BI
• Experienced knowledge in GDS and specifically on group blocks
• Strong provider research and negotiation skills.
• Using registration web site tools, gathering delegates’ information and handling delegate changes and updates is also an advantage
• Solid understanding using the Concur OBT in conjunction with Cvent integration, and building meetings within the Concur tool a Plus
• Customer focused with good attention to detail and communication skills.
• Effective written and telephone communication skills
• Knowledge of Swedish is highly desirable. Other languages a plus.

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Location

Sweden

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
• And much more!

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