Corporate Travel Agent – Meeting Planner

Location: Issaquah, WA

About the role

The Corporate Travel Meeting Planner is responsible for negotiating and managing room blocks and meetings for Costco departments and warehouse openings, as well as compiling meeting/event data, contract fulfillment tracking, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates hotel contracts for meetings and warehouse openings (including room blocks, meeting space, and food and beverage where needed).
• Analyzes hotel contracts for specific clauses.
• Manages room blocks and meetings using meeting software tool and Travelport.
• Creates meeting registration sites using Swoogo event platform.
• Communicates and interacts with meeting organizers from various departments.
• Maintains confidentiality of data, documentation, projects, or other sensitive material.
• Handles other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail.
• Good follow-up skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to take ownership of responsibilities and be accountable for actions.
• Previous group coordination experience.

Qualifications

• Recommended:
• Corporate travel or meeting planning experience.
• Overall knowledge of travel industry.
• Event Registration program knowledge.
• Basic Travelport skills.
• Knowledge of M/S Excel, Outlook, Word, Google applications.

Pay

Salary Range: $21/hr. + $3/hr. - $32.90/hr. + $3/hr.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, hearing aid, pharmacy, behavioral health, employee assistance)
• Health care reimbursement account
• Dependent care assistance plan
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase plan (for eligible employees)