Operations Supervisor at Travelopia

The Opportunity

• The Operations Supervisor is responsible for leading all aspects of the department's day-to-day, coordinating tasks for the team, and ensuring they are done properly and on time. The supervisor is also in charge of approving vacation time and ensuring plans are in place to cover the workload of absent employees, leading weekly record keeping of time worked.
• The Operations department is responsible for processing reservations after conversion, confirming services, while working closely with hotels, sightseeing suppliers, and transfer companies, and issuing travel documents. The department is also responsible for assisting passengers with any travel issues while they are in Europe.
• In addition to working alongside the staff and developing the structure of the department, the supervisor will be instrumental in training, motivating, and counseling the staff as necessary to achieve high productivity and customer service.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Oversee workflow to assist employees in knowing their job responsibilities and delegated duties
• Assists the team members in balancing priorities and managing their workload, so the team's critical metrics are consistently achieved
• Train new team members and ensure existing team members are kept informed of changes and new information
• Keep track of employee's schedules and vacation time
• Mentor employees by giving them constructive feedback, and being their primary point of contact
• Proactively provides feedback and works with management to develop solutions to improve processes
• Evaluate and motivate employee performance to achieve short and long-term objectives
• Ensure the team efficiently and accurately processes service confirmations in the system while following all company policies and procedures, maintaining quality standards through regular checks
• Encourage employee engagement while building a positive atmosphere at work, mediating disputes, facilitating communication, and promoting resolution among the team.
• Address inquiries and complaints from customers while they travel
• Cultivate partnerships and strategize to manage the team’s workload
• Communicate effectively with suppliers from all over Europe, ranging from hotels, DMC, transportation companies, tourist attractions, and any other services
• Ensure Europe Express’s safety management system is followed
• Support the Reservations Team to ensure seamless delivery of FIT services
• Participate in the emergency duty rotation, which includes being on-call during local festivities and/or night shift 2–3 times per year
• Other tasks assigned by the Manager or Director

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience in operations or after-sales within the travel industry
• 2 years of experience leading a global team within the travel industry
• Fluent in written and spoken English (additional language skills such as Italian, French, Spanish, and German are an advantage)
• Self-motivated, demonstrating the ability to work independently and as a team player
• Ability to solve conflicts and meditation 
• Ability to work effectively in diverse environments, showing adaptability and flexibility
• Ability to cultivate inclusion
• Excellent communication skills, presenting information and ideas professionally with clarity & confidence, while being open, honest & objective
• Experience working in complex back-office computer systems
• Well-organized and driven to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to demonstrate a consistently high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient in MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word, Outlook
• Knowledge of Amadeus or other GDS is a plus.