Wbd Sports - Sports Travel Services Planner
Warner Bros. Discovery
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WBD Sports - Sports Travel Services Planner (6 Month Maternity Cover Contract)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports represents WBD's portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms. It collectively reaches 130 million people every month, engaging fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in over 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time -free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social.
Your New Role...
WBD Sports team is seeking a Planner to join the Sport Travel Services team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Sports Services. This is a key role proactively supporting the team, taking responsibility for crucial administration tasks to ensure the team is able to function efficiently. This role will be required to work across the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as well as other ' 'Business As Usual' (BAU) sports. The successful applicant will have excellent attention to detail, experience of a fast-paced environment and demonstrate administrative and organisational skills.
This role is a maternity cover contract to start ASAP until end October 2024.
You must be able to travel with WBD Sports to Paris and work onsite during the Olympic Games (Onsite dates: 15 July – 12 August 2024).
Your Role Accountabilities...
• Proactively manage administrative tasks relating to logistics planning and overall strategy for all events, from planning to delivery
• Create purchase orders and process invoices to ensure timely vendor payments
• Reconciling budgets post-event
• Work closely with Sports Travel Services team and assist with day-to-day tasks, such as rooming list management, flight bookings and car rentals
• Confidently work onsite, assisting with Sports Travel Services responsibilities as well as with tasks required by Production Manager
• Assist with the management of areas of planning related to Olympics and BAU
• Testing and development of Games Management System
• Manage Sports Travel Services inbox
Qualifications & Experience...
• Experience in the broadcast industry and/or Olympic or Multi-Sport Events would be beneficial
• Administration experience with a meticulous eye for detail and accuracy, confident working with large amounts of data
• Ability to organise tasks effectively and deliver to a high standard on time. Prioritise and effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to build relationships with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates Initiative, proactivity and motivation and is comfortable working in a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Salesforce experience would be beneficial but is not essential
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.