Role & responsibilities

- Travel Planning &
- Bookings:

Manage domestic and international travel arrangements, including air/train tickets, hotel accommodations, airport transfers, cab bookings, and itinerary preparation.

- Travel Desk Operations: Oversee daily travel requests, booking confirmations, cancellations, rescheduling, refunds, visa support, passport documentation coordination, and travel-related queries.

- Vendor Management: Develop and maintain relationships with travel agencies, airlines, hotels, cab operators, and other service providers; negotiate corporate rates, service agreements, and favourable payment terms.

- Cost &

- Budget Management:

Monitor travel expenditure, optimize booking costs, track budgets, ensure cost-effective travel options, and identify opportunities for savings without compromising service quality.

- Policy &

- Compliance:

Ensure adherence to company travel policies, approval workflows, expense guidelines, and applicable travel documentation requirements.

- Expense &

- MIS Reporting:

Verify travel invoices, coordinate with Finance for payments and reconciliations, maintain booking and expense records, and prepare periodic MIS reports on travel spend,



savings, vendor performance, and booking trends.

- Employee &

- Management Support:

Act as the primary point of contact for travel-related escalations, last-minute changes, emergencies, and executive travel requirements;

- Process Improvement: Establish standard operating procedures, improve booking turnaround time, maintain accurate travel databases, and leverage online booking platforms and technology to improve operational efficiency.

Desired candidate profile

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Hospitality, Travel &
- Tourism, or a related field.

- 8-12 years of experience in corporate travel management, with at least 2-3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.

- Experience handling domestic and international travel, senior management travel, and corporate travel vendors.

- Proficiency in MS Excel, reporting, expense tracking, and corporate travel booking platforms or travel management systems.

- Robust negotiation, vendor management, budgeting, team leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

📌 Travel Desk Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Venwind Refex Power
📍 Chennai