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American Express Consulting is the consulting arm of American Express Global Business Travel. Consulting brings the talent, tools and management consulting skills needed to lead our client’s T&E spend and improve their return on investment. Consulting focuses on business and operational strategy, strategic sourcing and program optimization to help our clients manage their travel spend. Our specialized expertise includes: Policy, Change Management & Compliance, Travel Program Management, Business Intelligence, Travel Category Management (Air, Car and Hotel) and Cost Management.
The Consulting team consists of Consultants from a wide variety of backgrounds such as Air/Hotel/Ground industries, travel, management consulting, IT consulting and general management.
The primary area of focus for the position will be related to the Air practice line which spans corporate air program strategy design and execution.
What You'll Do:
The Air Consultant will support global air consulting project workstreams across multiple clients and lead smaller regional engagements. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with consulting, project management and industry experience. The Air Consultant will be driving the following:
Engagement Execution:
Complete multi-workstream engagements, prioritize client requests and work objectives using appropriate project management methodologies and tools such as project plans and issue logs. Create deliverables within established engagement scope, quality standards and time frames.
Problem Solving & Analysis:
Develop hypotheses and identify data to evaluate based on client needs. Develop options/alternatives and create insightful recommendations in context of total engagement. Understand airline pricing/inventory management. Familiarity with data visualization tools and reporting (i.e. Tableau).
Communication:
Exceptional interpersonal skills, listening ability and written presentation skills. Ability to deal with ambiguity and present/discuss work results in a compelling manner. Distill complex subject matter into key messages for team members and clients.
Relationship Management:
Understand client organization and dynamics. Build strong working relationships with all key partners. Use American Express Global Business Travel and available industry tools and solutions to develop best-in-class results and standard processes.
What We're Looking For: Proven experience & understanding of the airline industry. Ability to accommodate client travel up to 20%. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, PMI certification a plus. Relevant experience within Air travel, such as with an airline, procurement, strategic sourcing etc. Strong analytical skills; ability to evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions. Strong communication skills; the ability to build a story and deliver that in a presentation. Ability to interact effectively with people at all levels within a team or client organization. Location:
London, United Kingdom The #TeamGBT Experience: Flexible benefits tailored to each country, starting the day you do. These include health, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more. Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals. Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first. We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship or marital status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please, let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. What if I don’t meet every requirement?
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Complete multi-workstream engagements, prioritize client requests and work objectives using appropriate project management methodologies and tools such as project plans and issue logs. Create deliverables within established engagement scope, quality standards and time frames.
Problem Solving & Analysis:
Develop hypotheses and identify data to evaluate based on client needs. Develop options/alternatives and create insightful recommendations in context of total engagement. Understand airline pricing/inventory management. Familiarity with data visualization tools and reporting (i.e. Tableau).
Communication:
Exceptional interpersonal skills, listening ability and written presentation skills. Ability to deal with ambiguity and present/discuss work results in a compelling manner. Distill complex subject matter into key messages for team members and clients.
Relationship Management:
Understand client organization and dynamics. Build strong working relationships with all key partners. Use American Express Global Business Travel and available industry tools and solutions to develop best-in-class results and standard processes.
What We're Looking For: Proven experience & understanding of the airline industry. Ability to accommodate client travel up to 20%. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, PMI certification a plus. Relevant experience within Air travel, such as with an airline, procurement, strategic sourcing etc. Strong analytical skills; ability to evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions. Strong communication skills; the ability to build a story and deliver that in a presentation. Ability to interact effectively with people at all levels within a team or client organization. Location:
London, United Kingdom The #TeamGBT Experience: Flexible benefits tailored to each country, starting the day you do. These include health, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more. Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals. Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first. We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship or marital status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please, let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. What if I don’t meet every requirement?
If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;
#J-18808-Ljbffr
