Travel Coordinator jobs in Long Beach, CA

As North America's largest Asian-inspired prepared foods supplier, Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp. (“AFCFC”) provides consumers with an industry-leading selection of diverse ready-to-eat meals. With over $1 billion in sales, approximately 450 employees, and a presence in more than 4,000 supermarkets and other food service establishments, AFCFC is positioned to innovate and grow, now and in the future.

Position Overview

Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corporation (AFCFC) is looking for a Travel Coordinator under the Field Operations Department. This position requires processing a high volume of travel requests while meeting travel policies, guidelines and budgets to deliver efficient travel arrangements for staff.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Process travel arrangements for all field and office staff
• Reconcile employees’ assignments, collect final receipts
• Review and verify invoices and receipts
• Coordinate with travel agencies, hotel sales representatives, and rental car sales representatives
• Multitask in answering phone calls and processing travel arrangements in a timely manner
• Coordinate with Human Resources and collect documents for employees’ auto claims

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar (preferred)
• 2 years of customer service or retail experience (required)
• 2 years of Travel Coordinating and/or Industry experience (preferred)
• Some experience with Travel Management Companies or Concur Travel/Expense
• Excellent customer service skills
• Understanding of travel policies and regulations
• Strong working knowledge of the travel industry
• Ability to maintain and manage vendor relationships
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Strong Attention to detail
• Demonstrate a strong ability to analyze problems and analytical thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to calculate accurately
• Ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Extensive computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Access, web browsing, networking,etc.)
• Professional, articulate & team-oriented
• Working well in cooperating with others for the benefit of the company

Employee Offered Benefits

AFCFC’s benefits package includes group medical, dental, and vision health benefits, basic life and AD&D, supplmental life, Long-term disability insurance, flexible PTO, paid holiday, and 401k retirement plan with company match provision.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Work schdedule: M-F (8:00am -5::00pm)

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Customer Service: 2 years (Required)
• Travel Industry: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Torrance, CA 90503: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person