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Contract Manager - North West Europe

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
London, England
Salary
£35000 - £40000 per annum + Company benefits
Closing date
5 Apr 2019

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Sector
Travel Agency
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Operations

Job Details

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about travel and motivated to join a growing organisation. Our office in the City of London offers a multicultural environment and employs people with a diverse range of experience. We bring incoming tourists across the globe to Europe and provide wholesale hotel accommodation and related online products.

About the Department:

The Contracts and Purchasing team are responsible for sourcing the European Hotel product for both its group and individual (FIT) leisure segments. This involves contracting and managing rates, availability and general terms and conditions with hotels. Additionally we are responsible for the contracting of local service arrangements in some destinations in Europe. We manage relationships with suppliers and provide support to other departments.

Job Purpose

We are currently seeking to recruit a Contract Manager within our Contracts and Purchasing Department to be based in our London office. The ideal candidate will be in charge of contracting hotels in the Switzerland and be fully accountable for negotiating rates, terms and conditions with hotels.

Main Responsibilities

⦁Target number of new hotel products with consideration to expected volume and in line with company guidelines.
⦁Negotiate with suppliers/ regularly monitor to ensure we have the best rates.
⦁Negotiate special offers and exclusive deals with all hotels throughout the year.
⦁Address and resolve any standard/ service level issues with suppliers.
⦁Investigate and resolve internal issues with operation/accounts colleagues.
⦁Closely monitor the room production and work with all the relevant parties to stimulate growth of bookings, room nights and revenue
⦁Comprehensive understanding of the internal systems and processes in order to contract more efficiently and effectively.
⦁Undertake ongoing analysis of product and quality within contracting area to maintain consistent product offering for clients.
⦁Conduct required number of business trips (around 12 - 15 weeks) to improve relations with suppliers and negotiate best in market rates in line with business requirements.

Skills and Experience:

Relevant Skills/Characteristics;

⦁Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
⦁Self-motivated and results driven individual
⦁Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
⦁Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
⦁Ambitious with the ability to think on your feet
⦁Ability to multitask and prioritise work effectively
⦁Ability to develop close working relationships with suppliers to achieve optimum results
⦁Ability to keep up with the market trends and adapt work towards it
⦁ A valid driving licence

Desirable

⦁Experience and working knowledge of hotel contracting in the Switzerland

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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