Over the past 7 years I've worked in varying travel related roles, building up a wealth of knowledge on how to assist different companies achieve their specific goals; specifically Financial Institutions and Senior Directors, Office Managers/Executive Assistants and professionals within Procurement.
My now current clients either hadn't previously benefited from using a Travel Management Company, or were using another agent, but through taking a consultative approach to understanding their business I'm now working with these companies, both large and small, to manage a cost and service effective corporate travel program.
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Corporate Traveller are experts in the industry and use the overall company’s size to negotiate supplier contracts at a global level which is how we pass on savings to our clients.
We work with our clients at a strategic level, helping them achieve their goals which typically are reducing their overall travel spend and streamlining the booking process.
CT Corporate Services:
• Booking of Flights, Hotels, Car Hire, Visas & all of your commercial / private travel requirements
• Flexible payment options and no contract
• 24/7 travel assistance available to both office based staff and travelers
• Frequent Flyer Program management
• Free, Comprehensive Management Information available on demand
• Designated Client Relationship Manager to help you achieve your strategic goals
CT Complimentary Employee / Traveller Benefits:
• Travel Club ------- Free employee benefit scheme offering you discount leisure holidays
• TRAVELsmart -- Free traveler benefit scheme offering lounge passes/hotel upgrades & much more
• CT Loyalty ------- Rewards program designed for your travel bookers
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For further information, non contractual advice and/or benchmarking, please contact me on:
James.Draper@CorpTraveller.co.uk
+44 (0) 7964 008 339
UK Sales Development Manager @ Building on my experience gained within the Sales function at Corporate Traveller, my role has evolved into leading the on boarding process for new Sales and Operations teams across the company.
Taking a strategic approach to the development of our people, my goal is to ensure that Corporate Traveller remains an industry leader and truly are the experts when advising companies, of all sizes, how to best to both manage their Corporate Travel Programme and achieve their objectives.
With teams placed in key locations throughout the UK, Corporate Traveller is available to lend their global expertise while still providing local support. From October 2015 to Present (3 months) London, United KingdomTeam Leader / Business Development Manager @ Corporate Traveller is proud to be named Business Travel Agency Year and is one of the worlds leading personal and competitively priced corporate travel and expense management service providers.
We have a unique culture of accountability, ownership and performance recognition that delivers flexible and renowned personalised service.
My role in management is to individually, and assist my team, to help large and small UK SME companies (£50K - £2M annual travel budget) in reducing their travel related expenditure, improve and streamline booking procedures and increasing their service levels.
We guarantee we can save you money through our access to the best priced and deepest range of product available. If you happen to find it cheaper we will match any currently available fare and whilst doing so we guarantee we will save you time. We are so confident in our ability to save you time and money we will not look to tie you up in tenured contracts. From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) London, United KingdomEMEA Account Development Manager @ • Accountable for development & retention of client base that range from the small, to the largest banks within the EMEA region
• Identify growth opportunities within client accounts, providing financial proposals for their review
• Collect and produce market intelligence reports including information on the latest credit card and mobile payment developments
• Support client strategies through cross/up-selling of Priority Pass products/services as well as providing the relavent, effective marketing materials to assist them achieve acquisition and retention objectives From May 2012 to September 2012 (5 months) London, United KingdomSenior Client Relationship / Business Development Manager @ • Analysing clients operations in order to develop and implement varied full life cycle customised solutions
• Assisting with the integration of client systems to maximise duel branding, consumer experience and revenue for all parties
• Cultivated relationships; provided quarterly performance assessments of high value clients to define processes whilst protecting and securing revenue From September 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 7 months) Manchester, United KingdomBusiness Development Manager @ • Responsible for a new business yearly sales target through self generated leads, whilst also targeted for growing the business of a portfolio of clients
• Provide a full advertising solution from identifying the client’s needs, then matching them to our various products/services, adapting if necessary throughout the sales process
• Articulated solutions through conference calls, written proposals and presentations From January 2009 to August 2010 (1 year 8 months) Manchester, United KingdomProject Manager @ • Coordinated implementaion of the Sony PlayStation 3 marketing campaign throughout tier 1 retail stores
• Liaised with head office and production teams to deliver bespoke showcase units from which staff use to promote new PlayStation hardware and software releases to the target market
• Collated weekly staff feedback from different activity sites, reporting to head office in order to conduct in depth SWOT analysis in the campaign leading to necessary adjustments
• Assisting designing creative strategies for future Sony releases From September 2008 to January 2009 (5 months)
International Business, International Business & Finance @ Hong Kong Baptist University From 2005 to 2006 BA (Hons), International Business - 2.1 @ The Manchester Metropolitan University From 2003 to 2005 James Draper is skilled in: National Account Management, Key Account Management, Advertising Sales, Direct Sales, Sales Process, Business Analysis, Cost Analysis, Client Retention, Client Communication, Client Development, Client Relationship Building, Client Engagement, Operating Systems, CRM software, Event Management
Websites:
http://www.corptraveller.co.uk