Our client a national Corporate Travel Company is looking for an Assistant Business Travel Manager for their office in Glasgow you will need previous business travel experience proficient on Galileo and ideally you will be a Supervisor Team Leader looking for your next career move. Job Description In conjunction with your line manager ensure that the Travel office under your authority operates to optimum and agreed levels of efficiency and profitability. To assume full responsibility for these objectives in the absence of your line manager. Overall Objectives ensure the efficient running of the team by maximising the resources at your disposal at minimum cost to the company establish and maintain effective staffing levels establish and maintain a high level of rapport with customers key preferred suppliers colleagues and other divisions within the company ensure that all staff knows what is expected of them this should include the dissemination and communication of information to the team from all channels within Portman both the branch and account managers as well as the client. monitor performance of staff members ensure all company procedures are followed in your team and by all staff under your jurisdiction maximise supplier override deals and ensure attendance at required meetings. Responsibilities Ensure that your line manager is kept fully informed of any situations that might impact on the effective running of the office or inhibit achieving targets set. Ensure that your Branch Manager Line Manager Regional Account Manager is kept fully aware of any issues or opportunities involving clients that they deal with kept up to date with any activity or service concerns with your clients. With the prior agreement of the Branch Manager Area Manager you may be required to participate in meetings with the Regional Account Managers or assist them in their dealings with customers. Assist your Branch Manager to ensure that all operational requirements for new clients are implemented as agreed. Additional duties as requested