Planner Resource and Travel Management Contractor at The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Irving, TX 75014
About the Job
JOB TITLE: Planner Resource and Travel Management
JOB LOCATION: Irving, TX 1 day a week on site
WAGE RANGE*: 20 - 24/ hour
JOB NUMBER:35549848
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must be local to the Irving TX Area as onsite in the Irving CoE will be required at least 1+ day per week.
Domestic Travel will be required throughout the year to support multiple conferences onsite.
Candidates will ideally have 1-3 years of aligned professional experience.
Candidates should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail and proof reading skills will be critical.
Prior Project Management, Coordinator or Staffing related roles could be strongly aligned.
Prior Event Exp is a huge plus but not required.
Strong Excel experience is a huge plus.
Job description
Support the Resource & Travel team processes and projects. This individual will manage the team inbox and will be responsible for responding to all emails and actioning resourcing / staffing changes and requests for stakeholders across the Conferences business. This person will be working in Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis, including creating and updating formulas and creating reports to enable leaders to make informed decisions on resourcing / staffing for 40+ global conferences per year.
It is important for this individual to learn the role responsibilities of all functional teams. Partnering with their immediate team and key stakeholders across multiple teams, this self-starter should continually seek opportunities for improvement to help the Conferences organization evolve and scale effectively in a changing environment.
What you will do:
Manage the Conferences Resource & Travel inbox, responding to email inquiries within 24 hours.
Establish necessary flows of communication to Resource & Travel team while maintaining an organized inbox.
Action requested changes across all tools and consistently escalating to manager when necessary.
Maintain a strong line of communication with stakeholders, ensuring all emails and actions have been processed, information has been shared with affected teams, and following up with stakeholders when necessary.
Independently and confidently communicate with senior-level executives to request information required to update tools or meet deadlines.
Support with management of Conference Allocation and Conference Delivery Support List tools, ensuring data & formula consistency and accuracy across all tools and reporting.
Partner with Logistics, Associate Registration, and Housing teams to communicate and expedite next steps for late changes / additions to conference resourcing.
Create & maintain tools to support the Corporate Events team, providing a consistent approach for internal events staffing.
Assist in identifying resources to fill staffing gaps when required, leveraging data from availability survey.
Manage weekly ongoing travel approval process, tracking newly proposed associates and provide analysis by division for approval by manager.
Partner with Resource & Travel team to provide support during bi-annual travel review process.
Prioritize, improve, and manage multiple tasks in a data-driven, high-performance environment.
Potential domestic travel 1-4x per year.
What you will need:
Bachelor's degree required.
1-3 years' experience in Staffing Models, Project Management, Conferences/Events or Consulting.
Conference or event experience preferred.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to speak/write clearly and persuasively.
Fully competent in Microsoft Office, especially SharePoint and Excel (ex. using v-lookups, pivot tables and formulas consistently).
Exceptional collaboration skills with proven ability to build partnerships across lines of business.
Ability to efficiently prioritize in a dynamic work environment.
Consistent demonstration of integrity, collaboration, no-limits mindset, objectivity and delivery of results.
Inquisitive, creative, and innovative with exceptional problem-solving skills and very strong attention to detail.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
JOB LOCATION: Irving, TX 1 day a week on site
WAGE RANGE*: 20 - 24/ hour
JOB NUMBER:35549848
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must be local to the Irving TX Area as onsite in the Irving CoE will be required at least 1+ day per week.
Domestic Travel will be required throughout the year to support multiple conferences onsite.
Candidates will ideally have 1-3 years of aligned professional experience.
Candidates should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail and proof reading skills will be critical.
Prior Project Management, Coordinator or Staffing related roles could be strongly aligned.
Prior Event Exp is a huge plus but not required.
Strong Excel experience is a huge plus.
Job description
Support the Resource & Travel team processes and projects. This individual will manage the team inbox and will be responsible for responding to all emails and actioning resourcing / staffing changes and requests for stakeholders across the Conferences business. This person will be working in Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis, including creating and updating formulas and creating reports to enable leaders to make informed decisions on resourcing / staffing for 40+ global conferences per year.
It is important for this individual to learn the role responsibilities of all functional teams. Partnering with their immediate team and key stakeholders across multiple teams, this self-starter should continually seek opportunities for improvement to help the Conferences organization evolve and scale effectively in a changing environment.
What you will do:
Manage the Conferences Resource & Travel inbox, responding to email inquiries within 24 hours.
Establish necessary flows of communication to Resource & Travel team while maintaining an organized inbox.
Action requested changes across all tools and consistently escalating to manager when necessary.
Maintain a strong line of communication with stakeholders, ensuring all emails and actions have been processed, information has been shared with affected teams, and following up with stakeholders when necessary.
Independently and confidently communicate with senior-level executives to request information required to update tools or meet deadlines.
Support with management of Conference Allocation and Conference Delivery Support List tools, ensuring data & formula consistency and accuracy across all tools and reporting.
Partner with Logistics, Associate Registration, and Housing teams to communicate and expedite next steps for late changes / additions to conference resourcing.
Create & maintain tools to support the Corporate Events team, providing a consistent approach for internal events staffing.
Assist in identifying resources to fill staffing gaps when required, leveraging data from availability survey.
Manage weekly ongoing travel approval process, tracking newly proposed associates and provide analysis by division for approval by manager.
Partner with Resource & Travel team to provide support during bi-annual travel review process.
Prioritize, improve, and manage multiple tasks in a data-driven, high-performance environment.
Potential domestic travel 1-4x per year.
What you will need:
Bachelor's degree required.
1-3 years' experience in Staffing Models, Project Management, Conferences/Events or Consulting.
Conference or event experience preferred.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to speak/write clearly and persuasively.
Fully competent in Microsoft Office, especially SharePoint and Excel (ex. using v-lookups, pivot tables and formulas consistently).
Exceptional collaboration skills with proven ability to build partnerships across lines of business.
Ability to efficiently prioritize in a dynamic work environment.
Consistent demonstration of integrity, collaboration, no-limits mindset, objectivity and delivery of results.
Inquisitive, creative, and innovative with exceptional problem-solving skills and very strong attention to detail.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Salary
20 - 24 /hour