Business Travel Manager

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pensions

Flexible working

Retail discounts

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

University of Sheffield seeking an experienced Business Travel Manager to shape and oversee domestic and international travel across the University. You will lead the long-term travel strategy, align policies, embed streamlined workflows, and manage relationships with third-party suppliers.

You will collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, drive sustainability, risk management and compliance within a large university, reporting to the Department of Finance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior business travel, procurement, global mobility, or related strategic role.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and embedding functional strategies, operational processes, and data reporting structures.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate with, and train stakeholders at all levels.
• A good understanding of sustainability challenges, risk management, and compliance within large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a long-term travel strategy.
• Coordinate domestic and international business travel, align policies, embed streamlined workflows, and manage supplier relationships.

Job description

Are you an experienced business travel, procurement, or global mobility professional looking to drive high-impact strategic change in a world-class organisation? We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative leader to join our Department of Finance as a Business Travel Manager. In this brand-new, influential role, you will shape how the University coordinates, manages, and streamlines its domestic and international business travel. Working alongside key stakeholders, you will lead the development and implementation of a long-term travel strategy. You will play a pivotal role in aligning policies, embedding streamlined workflow systems, and leading operational relationships with third-party suppliers. You are a strategic thinker and confident communicator who thrives when collaborating across complex organisational landscapes. To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Proven experience in a senior business travel, procurement, global mobility, or related strategic role.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and embedding functional strategies, operational processes, and data reporting structures.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate with, and train stakeholders at all levels.
• A good understanding of sustainability challenges, risk management, and compliance within large organizations. The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.