Senior Corporate Travel Coordinator

Ergon Inc. seeks a fulltime Senior Corporate Travel Coordinator to join our Corporate Procurement Service team.

As the Senior Corporate Travel Coordinator you will be responsible for organizing and coordinating all aspects of corporate travel arrangements for employees and businessrelated guests on behalf of our organization. Your role will involve ensuring all travel arrangements are made efficiently costeffectively and in accordance with company policies and procedures.

By efficiently managing travel logistics and coordinating with our travel management company and vendors a Senior Corporate Travel Coordinator contributes to the overall success and productivity of the organization. With attention to detail exceptional customer service strong communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously this role is vital in ensuring a seamless travel experience for employees.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary resource and point of contact for all travelrelated matters.
• Develop strategic policies and programs for corporate travel.
• Coordinate and book travel arrangements for employees and company guests including flights accommodations transportation and other necessary arrangements.
• Communicate with travelers to meet and address all travel related needs including resolution of emergencies scheduling conflicts missed connections complaints obtaining refunds and other travel related concerns.
• Coordinate with Corporate Safety to ensure Duty of Care requirements are addressed and met ensuring the safety of employees during travel.
• Negotiate contractual agreements with travel service vendors (airlines car rental companies hotels etc. and travel agencies to obtain the most favorable rates and terms and conditions for corporate travel bookings.
• Organize / assist with small group travel and meetings management. Includes negotiating and securing contracts for meeting spaces group hotel accommodations catering services etc.
• Schedule and coordinate usage of the company aircraft with Business Unit Management Senior Management and Company Pilots. Includes working with Pilots to ensure FAA flight requirements are met scheduling ground transportation and hotel accommodations.
• Research and compare prices availability and quality of travel options such as flights hotels and car rentals to secure the best rates and accommodations.
• Advise employees on travel policies visa requirements and any necessary documentation needed for their travel.
• Prepare and distribute travel itineraries including all relevant details such as flight information hotel reservations car rentals and meeting schedules.
• Ensure all travel arrangements are accurate complete and aligned with the travelers preferences and requirements.
• Manage and track travel expenses including reconciling invoices receipts and credit card statements to ensure compliance with company policies and budgetary constraints.
• Stay up to date with industry trends travel regulations and emerging technologies to continuously enhance and drive continuous improvement of the travel management process.
• Maintain and update a database of employee travel profiles including preferences frequent flyer accounts passport details and other relevant information.
• Monitors and facilitates the use of company travel credit cards frequent flyer programs and other applicable rewards and loyalty programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business or a related field
• 8 years or more of experience in a travel management or related field

Preferred Skills:

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Work independently
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong computer skills including working knowledge of Excel Word and Microsoft Outlook
• Excellent communication skills including written verbal and presentation skills
• Knowledge of computer reservation system / Online booking tool
• Working knowledge of airline rental car and hotel rules and regulations
• Working knowledge of travel industry trends and best practices

Why Ergon Inc.

At Ergon we are a relationshipdriven familyowned company that values each employees growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood Mississippi we take pride in maintaining a closeknit smallcompany atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health Dental Vision and Life Insurance
• Short and LongTerm Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays vacation and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc. we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together were committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do whats right provide solutions and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. Thats empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We dont say were the experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously back into the business but not just growing for the sake of growing but growing in a careful and strategic way.
• Respectful Relationships: And together we foster a culture of respect acceptance and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And were united by our shared values always forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

Must be able to pass a preemployment drug screen and background check. A clean MVR is required.

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Senior Corporate Travel Coordinator

Location: Flowood MS

Employment offer contingent upon preemployment drug test background check and MVR.

Required Experience:

Senior IC