Logistics Specialists TechTrans provides language services and travel logistics language teaching interpreting translating travel coordination and much more. We have offices staff and clients across the world. We are seeking a FullTime Logistics Specialists for our Clear Lake/Houston Texas office 77058 who is highly organized able to work at a fast pace has excellent customer service and people skills and is able to execute international events. Spanish language competency and /or other foreign language is a major plus as is prior experience working crossculturally and with U.S. government agencies. Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide excellent customer service on demand. Immediate and continual communication with the customer is expected throughout all phases of event support.
- Logistics Specialists are able to source and coordinate travel and event planning services anywhere in the world; including booking international and domestic air travel reserving lodging making ground transportation arrangements organizing event venues outfitting them with audio visual equipment providing language interpretation and translation services catering virtual and onsite support per diem distribution subject matter printing and assembly and procuring any special or VIP services as required.
- Ability to find vendors in different countries develop responsible and dependable relationships establish favorable pricing and terms vetting enrolling and paying them.
- Logistics Specialists are trained together to work independently with guidance when needed.
- Logistics Specialists are equipped with contract and pricing knowledge to provide the customer with timely estimates for services requests. They then engage the appropriate vendors establish the budget and timeline for service delivery obtain the customers approval and coordinate event implementation. Managing change is expected. For the close out of completed events Logistics Specialists pay the vendors and provide accounting with a detailed trip summary report ready for customer billing.
- Logistics Specialists are always finding the most cost effective timely and quality solutions and provide the customer team with layouts and itineraries detailing timelines and contact information for all services to ensure requirements are satisfied and focused on mission success.
- Logistics Specialists will learn the necessary contract pricing and terms as well as government and countryspecific travel safety and related logistics rules and regulations.
- Logistics Specialists perform special projects for the company atlarge often involving pricing exercises building up our vendor base as well as support for other bids and proposals.
Qualifications and Requirements: - Strong customer service orientation which may also require communication and actions outside of normal business hours.
- International competency and internet research savviness.
- Familiarity with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) is required.
- Excellent organization skills ability to work independently and backup team members.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Competency in Microsoft Office business suite software: word excel outlook and ability to learn new business applications and use of database management systems.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
Candidate must require no sponsorship now or at any time in the future. Placement agencies and outside recruiters need not respond. Please complete our online application at click on Careers. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity and an EVerify Participant.
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