About Raghunandan Velaga:
Travel Manager with 10.3 years experience working in Corporate Travel Management, Facilities Administration, leisure, travel & tourism industry.
Currently working as a Travel Manager in Dotdash Meredith India - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher.
Strong administrative professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Tourism from Pondicherry University.
Skilled in Air ticket & hotel bookings, Visa processing, Forex, Credit Card Programs, Cabs, Hospitality Industry, Event Management, Leisure Industry, and Tour Planning.
Knowledge of Travel & Expense Reporting and Processing.
Also part of the Facilities Admin team, with experience in Facility Operations, Invoice Processing, Vendor Management & Procurement.
Experience
Total work Experience: 10.3 Years
Current:
Company : Meredith India Services Pvt Ltd (Previously Time Analytic & Shared Services Pvt Ltd)
Designation : Senior Analyst – Travel Coordinator & Facilities Admin
Duration : From October 2016 to Present
Responsibilities:
- Handling end-to-end International & Domestic travel requests which includes Air ticketing, Visa Processing, Hotel & Cab bookings etc.
- Preparing and maintaining MIS Reports & Travel expenses.
- Reconciliation of all travel related Invoices & submitting to Finance dept. for timely payments.
- Maintaining Professional Relationships with travel vendors for smooth travel process.
- Coordinate with various hotels, conference centers, & Banquet halls for company/team events.
- Coordinate with HR team for interview candidates & new Joiner travel, accommodation & Relocation arrangements.
- Design and maintain process documentation for the travel programs.
- Preparing Travel policies as per company’s requirement.
- Also, part of the facilities Admin team and looks after admin related works as assigned.
- Coordinate with different Facilities vendors for salary/rate revisions, agreement renewals of Support function staffs.
- Coordinating with Procurement team for creating agreements & Purchase orders and onboarding new vendors.
- Reconciling & Processing of all facility related invoices received from various vendors to reporting manager for approval and for final payment processing.
- Maintaining all facilities/Admin related tracker sheets and providing month on month reports.
Previous:
Company : Cushman & Wakefield Property Management Services India Pvt Ltd.
(Worked at their client’s place, Time Analytic & Shared Services Pvt Ltd)
Designation : Travel Coordinator, Administration Executive
Duration : From October 2014 to August 2016
Responsibilities:
- Handling complete travel requests which would include Air ticketing, Visa assistance, Hotel & Cab bookings etc.
- Error free collection & Handover of tour/travel documents to employees
- Preparing and maintaining MIS Reports like Tracker sheet & Travel expenses to be sent to Senior Manager.
- Reconciliation of Invoices & submitting to Finance department for timely payments.
- Coordinating with travel vendors for smooth travel process.
- Managing Travel Budgets with the Project Manager.
Previous:
Company : Thomas Cook India Ltd. (Bangalore) (GCP - Franchise)
Designation : Executive – Leisure Travel (Outbound)
Duration : From February 2013 to October 2014
Responsibilities:
- Selling International (Outbound) tour packages to customers.
- Taking care of booking responsibilities and Visa requirements.
- Handling customer queries through calls and walk-ins.
- Error free collection & Handover of tour documents
- Booking Hotels & Sightseeing through GTA Platform, Issuing Air tickets in Thomas cook portal.
Coordination with operations & Visa team.
Education
MBA in Tourism from Pondicherry University
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