Travel Category Lead

6 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Bangura Solutions Full time

**Role**: Travel Category Lead

**Contracting Authority**: Government

**Contract Length**: 12 Months

**Location**: Hybrid - Liverpool / Birmingham

**IR35**: Inside

**Pay Rate**:£600 per day

**Clearance**: SC / DV clearance

An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Travel Category Lead to join their welcoming team.

**The Travel Category Lead Role**:

- Supporting the creation, execution and evolution of a world class, market leading category strategy for UK and Global travel across Central Government (CG) and the Wider Public Sector (WPS) in complex markets, transforming category management. Will also support the development of the wider business and organisational strategies
- Leading the development and delivery of commercial solutions, including market and stakeholder engagement activities to incorporate industry and customer input into category and sourcing strategies
- Building relationships of influence with senior customers, strategic suppliers and industry leaders
- Liaise with Account Managers and other relevant organisation personnel to ensure “one organisation voice” and to support and coordinate initiatives that develop the sub-category offering, including new products and services where appropriate
- Lead the category response and provide proactive and flexible support to the SCS1 in supporting customers during periods of crisis and/or high priority Citizen programmes requiring urgent and often complex and large-scale travel management solutions and guidance
- Line management responsibility for a small team of Category Managers (if required)
- Travel in and round the UK as required and requested
- Use market expertise and knowledge to spot trends and change markets accordingly, leading market engagement activities and other team members in sharing this information with customers
- Demonstrate significant proactivity, flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and when required work “out of hours” on complex and high-profile projects.

**What the Travel Category Lead Will Need**:

- In depth global travel knowledge and an understanding of Travel Management Companies and Agents
- Strong Travel Market Category experience
- Travel Industry experience, passion and knowledge
- Demonstrable experience of working proactively, in a fast paced, commercial environment, delivering projects with a track record of achieving strong commercial results
- Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and support senior team members during crisis support activities



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