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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Nottingham

Manage £15M corporate travel category covering: • Travel Management Companies• Airlines• Hotels• Car Hire Responsible for formulating the group operational travel strategy Managing key supplier relationships, improving focus and communications to steer service improvements Implementation of a targeted RFQ for hotels reducing cost to the business and ensuring the programme met or exceeded colleague requirements.Working closely with Walgreens US to manage… Show more Manage £15M corporate travel category covering: • Travel Management Companies• Airlines• Hotels• Car Hire Responsible for formulating the group operational travel strategy Managing key supplier relationships, improving focus and communications to steer service improvements Implementation of a targeted RFQ for hotels reducing cost to the business and ensuring the programme met or exceeded colleague requirements.Working closely with Walgreens US to manage traveller tracking and security procedures, assisting with the repatriation and care process in the case of any incidentsResponsible for performance and commercial management of WBA outsourced fleetImplemented a new company car fleet process for the ROI business CSR reporting for all aspects of travel including air, rail and hire cars for the UK businessAnalysis of travel data to identify areas of opportunityImplementation of new vehicle manufacturer programme within the business. Show less

Nottingham

• Customer segmentation analysis in the finance and insurance sectors• Negotiating with MD's and heads of marketing to retain annual contracts worth a total of £3.2 million • Conducting Client sales presentations and demonstrations • Implementing business development plans for key accounts• Managing product lifecycle to ensure customer retention and progression• Winner of an Experian fast start award for Q1 sales of 228% in 2008

Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Managed a team of 19 within the data collection department• Recruitment and training of members of staff• Performing staff appraisals to set and review objectives and performance• Facilitating process improvement groups to drive greater productivity• Performing internal audits to comply with ISO9001: 2000 requirements

Business Studies And Economics

A Levels

G.C.S.E