Global Travel Operations Manager

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We are seeking a highly motivated Global Travel Operations Manager to join our Travel and Expense team in our Kennesaw, GA office. This role is a critical part of a leveraged capability team serving all Koch companies globally and is responsible for the day-to-day management and continuous improvement of our global travel program, with a strong emphasis on data-driven insights, operational excellence, and supplier relationship management.

The ideal candidate brings an analytical mindset, an understanding of global travel operations, and a passion for driving efficiency and compliance across a complex, global environment.

What You Will Do

• Own global travel operations, ensuring the program runs efficiently, compliantly, and in alignment with company policies and Principled Based Management principles.
• Manage key supplier relationships, including daily operational oversight of the global travel management company , ensuring service levels, data accuracy, and traveler experience expectations are met.
• Leverage data and reporting to understand travel patterns, identify trends, uncover risks or inefficiencies, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Develop and implement strategies that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost management across global travel and expense processes.
• Oversee a global support team, providing clear expectations, coaching, and development.
• Monitor and drive compliance with global travel and expense policies, recommending improvements and addressing gaps through principled decision-making
• Optimize the end user experience by applying effective OCM to ensuring traveler needs are addressed.
• Partner cross-functionally with finance, procurement, HR, security, and business leaders to identify process improvements and implement scalable solutions.
• Implement and optimize tools and systems that streamline booking, reporting, approvals, and traveler support, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Lead or support special projects related to travel operations, supplier strategy, reporting enhancements, or global initiatives as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experienced in global travel operations, including supplier and vendor management.
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with a strong ability to interpret data and translate insights into operational improvements.
• Experience managing day-to-day program execution while also thinking strategically about long-term improvements.
• Proven success driving process improvement and change management within a dynamic business environment.
• A collaborative partner with experience building strong, principled relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience having direct reports
• Experience managing a global corporate travel program or similar operational function.
• Strong understanding of travel management companies, airline/hotel/car programs, and global travel processes.
• Demonstrated success driving process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Experience leading or influencing teams across regions and cultures.
• Alignment with Principled Based Management, including integrity, stewardship, and entrepreneurial thinking.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).