Business Travel Consultant II

Navan; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan is expanding its Travel Experience team in Bengaluru to directly support travelers. You will resolve issues, communicate clearly, and collaborate with product, design and engineering to improve platforms. This frontline role impacts day-to-day operations, traveler experience and product development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a TMC/BT consultant role covering air, rail and hotel.
• 2+ years of GDS experience (Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo) – mandatory.
• IATA accreditation (WWAFT/WAII/BA2).
• Customer service experience in a contact center or customer-facing role.
• Tech-savvy with Gmail, Zendesk, Slack and Salesforce; able to navigate internal systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist travelers with travel support via chat, call and email.
• Maintain supplier, destination and system knowledge for quick resolutions.
• Analyze customer needs, persona and urgency to provide accurate solutions.
• Provide booking information for hotels, flights, cars, and rails as needed.
• Support users with self-service on Navan platform and app where possible.
• Respond to customers within SLA requirements and follow procedures.

Skills

GDS expertise

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Empathy

Tools

Gmail

Zendesk

Slack

Salesforce

Job description

At Navan, our mission is to power the in-person connections that move people, ideas and businesses forward. We help our travelers focus on being there, not getting there and our Travel team is central to this mission!

As a member of our quickly growing Travel Experience team, you will be responsible for directly supporting our users’ travel needs. As owners of customer satisfaction, your role is to solve issues, communicate effectively, and collaborate with internal teams to remove any barriers for the traveler - all while providing a best-in-class customer experience. As the front line of our business, you will have a unique opportunity to provide regular feedback to our product, design and engineering teams as they work towards continually improving our customer facing and internal platforms. This is an exciting role where you will have a direct impact on our day to day operations, traveler experience and product development!

What You’ll Do

• Assist our travellers with best-in-class travel support through multiple contact channels: chat, call and email.
• Maintain extensive supplier, destination and system knowledge.
• Make quick and accurate analyses of customer needs, persona and level of urgency.
• Provide accurate information for hotel, flight, car and rail bookings, as required
• Support users with self-service of the Navan platform and app where possible.
• Respond to customers within SLA expectations and requirements.
• Follow company and customer travel and expense procedures and policies in addition to global compliance procedures.
• Provide regular feedback to stakeholders on the progress of goals and performance of key operating processes.
• Participate in team meetings to stay up to date with new product launches, supplier updates, and industry changes.
• Build upon your travel industry knowledge to continue to set the standard for best-in-class travel support.
• Adhere to attendance policy and complete all assigned training.
• Meet individual performance metrics in support of the organization and company business objectives.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in TMC/BT Consultant Role covering all supplier products i.e air, rail and hotel
• 2+ years of GDS experience (Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo) to intermediate level - MANDATORY REQUIREMENT
• IATA accreditation (WWAFT/WAII/BA2)
• Customer Service experience within a contact center or customer facing role.
• Tech Savvy - not an expert but will be confident in Gmail, Zendesk, Slack and Salesforce as well as our internal travel customer service platform.
• Reliable and flexible with an openness to working non-traditional shifts (early mornings, late evenings and weekends), as we scale our support organization
• Ability to multitask with a desire to resolve urgent matters as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• An empathetic disposition with the ability to maintain a professional attitude at all times
• An independent thinker who is able to use available resources to troubleshoot issues and resolve customer inquiries.
• A skilled communicator with excellent verbal and written communication
• A team player who thrives in collaborating, giving and receiving feedback and lifting others up
• An interest in travel with a basic understanding of world geography

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