Corporate Travel Specialist

UL Solutions • Northbrook, IL

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About The Position

Reporting to the Manager, Global Travel, Meeting and Event Operations the Corporate Travel Specialist will lead all aspects of the multi-national corporate travel program (domestic as well as international) to ensure our travel needs are met. Leads development of travel strategies in conjunction with other areas of the company including but not limited to global security, finance, sustainability, business continuity, and supports the Meeting and Event Operations function (aka SMMP) within the department. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world. Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change. Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits. Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience plus 5+ years of corporate travel management experience on a global scale.
• Knowledge of international travel regulations, GDPR, customs, and currencies
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills
• Well-organized and reliable
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Critical-thinker and problem-solver, with proactive mindset
• Experience in negotiating supplier contracts related to air, car, and hotel categories

Nice To Haves

• Experience to lead significant travel-related projects including new business and system implementations preferred
• CCTE or GTP designation preferred
• Experience with implementing/maintaining online booking tools such as Concur or Cytric

Responsibilities

• Analyze travel KPI’s on a regular basis supporting reports to ULS executive team as well as key stakeholders
• Evaluates and identifies global travel program opportunities from a strategic perspective, supporting recommendations to develop, prioritize and implement plans to meet ULS’s core strategic goals including traveler safety and cost containment.
• Supports operational effectiveness and compliance in the organization’s global travel program.
• Understands local travel culture/differences and local tools and systems.
• Works closely with the Travel Management Company and preferred travel partners for opportunities to optimize the program and resolve issues.
• Regularly monitors travel vendor performance and contract compliance.
• Understands industry trends for developing future programs and cost savings strategy.
• Support audit and action feedback from travelers and key stakeholders.
• Maintain our online booking tools as well as recommend/implement changes when necessary
• Keeps abreast of current travel developments and informs travelers as needed.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct, and follow all physical and digital security practices
• Performs other duties as directed.

Benefits

• health benefits such as medical, dental and vision
• wellness benefits such as mental and financial health
• retirement savings (401K)
• paid time off including vacation (15 days)
• holiday including floating holidays (12 days)
• sick time off (72 hours)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees