Sabitha Balakrishnan
Manager - Corporate Travel & Office Administration at IBS Intelligence- Claim this Profile
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Vinod Nair
Sabitha is pleasure to work with, she is a dynamics person and has the uncanny ability to to foresee issues and plan contingency for them. She helped reduce our travel costs by over 50% by renogtiating contracts and driving user discipline and keeping management advised of any deviations that could derail the effeciency drive. Her ability to communicate appropriately with senior management always made her most sought after team member. Sabitha can own and deliver any responsibiliy she is entrusted to her, she has managed large inbound & outbound dealership and distributor events, management offsite, space management (seating), Facility services over and above her travel responsibilities.
Vinod Nair
Sabitha is pleasure to work with, she is a dynamics person and has the uncanny ability to to foresee issues and plan contingency for them. She helped reduce our travel costs by over 50% by renogtiating contracts and driving user discipline and keeping management advised of any deviations that could derail the effeciency drive. Her ability to communicate appropriately with senior management always made her most sought after team member. Sabitha can own and deliver any responsibiliy she is entrusted to her, she has managed large inbound & outbound dealership and distributor events, management offsite, space management (seating), Facility services over and above her travel responsibilities.
Vinod Nair
Sabitha is pleasure to work with, she is a dynamics person and has the uncanny ability to to foresee issues and plan contingency for them. She helped reduce our travel costs by over 50% by renogtiating contracts and driving user discipline and keeping management advised of any deviations that could derail the effeciency drive. Her ability to communicate appropriately with senior management always made her most sought after team member. Sabitha can own and deliver any responsibiliy she is entrusted to her, she has managed large inbound & outbound dealership and distributor events, management offsite, space management (seating), Facility services over and above her travel responsibilities.
Vinod Nair
Sabitha is pleasure to work with, she is a dynamics person and has the uncanny ability to to foresee issues and plan contingency for them. She helped reduce our travel costs by over 50% by renogtiating contracts and driving user discipline and keeping management advised of any deviations that could derail the effeciency drive. Her ability to communicate appropriately with senior management always made her most sought after team member. Sabitha can own and deliver any responsibiliy she is entrusted to her, she has managed large inbound & outbound dealership and distributor events, management offsite, space management (seating), Facility services over and above her travel responsibilities.
Experience
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IBS Intelligence
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager - Corporate Travel & Office Administration
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Sep 2023 - Present
IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride in covering 2,000+ technology vendors globally – the largest by any analyst firm in this space. IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride in covering 2,000+ technology vendors globally – the largest by any analyst firm in this space.
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Cedar Management Consulting International
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager - Corporate Travel & Office Administration
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Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
Cedar (www.cedar-consulting.com) is an award-winning consulting firm with core offices in New York, London, Dubai, and Mumbai. It has a 30-year track record of advising the leadership of leading banks & companies on strategy, technology, and transformation. Its Financial Service Practice and Strategy/Balanced Scorecard are a center of excellence. The group includes IBS Intelligence (www.ibsintelligence.com), UK HQ global FinTech research & advisory firm. Recognized on the Forbes America list as one of the top 100 consulting firms, Cedar was originally part of the firm co-founded by Prof. Kaplan, Harvard Business School, co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard. Show less
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Carnival Support Services India Pvt. Ltd
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India
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager -Travel and Logistics
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Jan 2018 - Dec 2021
Manage Crew travel and logistics for approx 23k crew members of P&O and Cunard leading brands of Carnival group having 17 cruise liners with an annual budget of GBP 27 Million. o Transition of the crew travel booking process from UK office to India office. o Recruiting and setting up of team in India Office. o Setting up of a 24*7 desk to provide prompt service to the crew round the clock across the globe. o Bringing down the cost by 15% with the new process and without compromising on the quality. o Being one point of contact for all crew travel requirements of P&O and Cunard. o Introducing the group booking process to reduce the travel cost and better connectivity for the crew members. o Improve the overall happiness index of crew members by adapting newer technologies to improve efficiencies and processes. Show less
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Reliance Communications
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India
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Travel Management
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Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
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Lodha Groups
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India
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dy Manager Administration
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Aug 2008 - Sep 2013
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MakeMyTrip.com
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Brazil
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr Executive International Operations
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Jan 2008 - Jul 2008
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UST Global
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India
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Information Technology and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Operations
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Feb 2003 - Nov 2007
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Education
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2003 - 2004
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram
CATM, Tourism and Travel Services Management -
2000 - 2003
MERCY COLLEGE, PALAKKAD
Bachelor's degree, Economics -
1998 - 2000
Kendriya Vidyalaya ,CGS Colony,AntopHill ,Mumbai
HSC, Commerce
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