Travel Manager

Company Description
**H&M is on a journey to becoming the leading destination for style, creativity and culture. We want to enable, empower and engage teams while building on our passion for being the truly customer-centric company we are. On this journey we want to encourage our teams to learn and grow meaningfully, unleashing their full potential - fulfilling our Employee Value Proposition, we are a place of possibilities and where you can Be Yourself & More**

**Job Description**:
**You will be responsible for all Travel and Accommodations related policies, strategies, frameworks and arrangements for the countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines. This position sits within the Controlling function with dotted line responsibilities from travel responsible in respective country offices. Together with local and global stakeholders, you will onboard, implement and make locally relevant our listed travel and accommodation partners.**
- Key responsibilities:_
- Developing and implementing travel policies
- create and enforce travel policies that govern how employees are allowed to travel, what travel expenses are covered, and how they should book their travel.
- Booking travel and accommodation arrangements
- responsible for booking flights, hotels, transfers, and other travel-related services for employees. This may involve negotiating rates and coordinating itineraries.
- Managing travel budgets
- ensures that all travel expenses are within budget and report any discrepancies to management. Provide regular reports on travel expenses to help the company understand its spending patterns.
- Ensuring compliance
- ensures that all employees adhere to company travel policies and that all expenses are accurately documented and accounted for.
- Providing customer service
- be available to answer any questions or concerns employees may have about their travel arrangements and aid in the event of any travel-related issues.
- Maintaining relationships with travel suppliers
- establish and maintain relationships with travel suppliers, such as airlines and hotels, to negotiate rates and secure the best possible travel deals.
- Global mobility - supports with coordinating and ensuring the successful relocation of overseas colleague as well as post relocation sourcing of long-term rental accommodation.

**Qualifications**:
**Being part of this journey means there is not one clear path. We ask of you to be open to change and take part in creating an organization for the future. This is an opportunity for open minded team players that by being curious, innovative and forward-thinking want to change our business and the whole industry. We ask you to be yourself, drive results, work towards goals and go for it with everything you’ve got.**
- Besides your personality we see that you have:_
- Have at least 3-5 years of managing corporate Travel and Accommodations.
- Experience in strategy and proposal writing, framework designs and proficient in effective corporate communications.
- Past experiences in travel agency and hospitality sector will be appreciated.
- Service oriented mindset and behavior as well as experienced in stakeholder management.
- Resilient and versatile, not afraid to handle push back with managers and stakeholder when needed.
- Self-driven and motivated, able to tackle challenges and make decisions with mínimal guidance.
- Well balance between strategic way of working and day to day operational matters with a proactive approach, as well as actively seeking collaboration cross functionally.

Additional Information

This position is based Singapore Office and will report to Regional Controller.