Travel Program Director - Chicago Illinois

Company: CBRE
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posted On: 04/07/2025

Travel Program Director

Job ID

212304

Posted

26-Mar-2025

Service line

Corporate Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Purchasing/Procurement

Location(s)

Chicago - Illinois - United States of America, Fayetteville - Arkansas - United States of America, Richardson - Texas - United States of America

About the Role:

As the CBRE Travel Program Director, you will assist with the overall planning and direction of CBRE's travel services and be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a strategic global travel program. You will collaborate with senior business stakeholders, work with a team of travel professionals, manage supplier relationships, and drive process improvements to achieve cost savings, operational efficiencies, and end user traveler satisfaction.
What You'll Do:

• Develop and direct implementation of a multi-year travel strategy to support program, corporate, and client goals and objectives.
• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Serve as a point of contact for CBRE travelers and escalation points for any staffing, bandwidth, or delivery issues.
• Supplier Management: Manage and optimize supplier relationships to drive incremental value and ensure compliance with terms and conditions. Resolve escalated supplier disputes to ensure service delivery.
• Apply deep knowledge of multiple disciplines, broad industry knowledge, and commercial awareness. Drive financial and functional performance within disciplines and across business.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Negotiate with senior management, customers, and external parties of divergent interests to reach an agreement of strategic importance while being guided by the business segment and the organization's functional strategy.
• Market Analysis: Monitor market trends and changes in pricing to make informed procurement decisions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with procurement and other internal stakeholders to understand business priorities and travel needs, then translate into actionable plans to drive an effective travel program.
• Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Reporting: Prepare and present reports on program operational and financial performance to senior management.
• Conceptualize new methods, techniques, processes, and standards across job disciplines or functions.
• Direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced critical thinking.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
  
  What You'll Need:
  
  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily.
  
  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  
  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field. Graduate degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 9-12 years of experience managing large, complex global travel programs and experience in a multinational company.
  • Strategic mindset and an ability to develop and implement long-term program strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience in implementing process improvements and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Relationship management skills and ability to lead through influence, building collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to exchange sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
  • Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
  • Expert organizational skills with an unrivaled inquisitive mindset.
    
    Why CBRE?
    
    When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mentality is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with exciting work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and dedication to results! To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
    
    Our culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Crafting the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive.
    
    CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Travel Program Director position is $180,000 per year and the maximum salary for the Travel Program Director position is $210,000 per year. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. The application window is anticipated to close on April 8, 2025 and may be extended as needed. Or to express interest in similar roles, visit CBRE.com/careers
    
    Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
    
    Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). More...

        

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