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Head of Travel

Employer
Platinum Travel Recruitment
Location
London (Central), London (Greater), Surrey. Middlesex, Essex
Salary
£75k-£85k + bonus + benefits
Closing date
7 Mar 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Executive / Senior Management

Job Details

Our client is a global travel company that offer exciting trips across the globe for travellers, now seeking an experienced Head of Travel to lead their growing commercial team, reporting directly to the CCO.

The ideal candidate shall manage an already existing and highly successful, accommodation & travel team and spearhead the department’s new strategy and focus leading into 2019 and onwards.

The Travel & Accommodation team is responsible for the company’s global accommodation & travel needs, made up of commercial and partnership deals.

Responsibilities: 

  • Lead the department and set strategy and long-term vision, own the P&L and key financial deliverables, inspire the teams, support and direct the management team and strengthen our relationships with key clients and partners.
  • Responsible for driving strong growth in ancillary sales i.e. accommodation, travel/transport, extras, insurance, etc.
  • Identify trends and developments by researching industry and related events, publications and announcements.
  • Ability to analyse and recommend pricing and product merchandising strategies.
  • Understand consumers’ needs and work closely with the product team
  • Responsible for marketing strategy & key product/dev decisions in relation to the travel & accommodation product.
  • Have a deep understanding of driving new products into the Travel & Accommodation sector.
  • Collaborate across different teams, ranging from commercial, operations to product.

Essential Requirements:

  • Over 6 years of strong strategy, sales experience, and delivery within consumer-facing global Travel/Accommodation companies is essential.
  • Commercially driven thought leader and visionary for a new model and proposition development, able to clearly articulate vision, depth and commerciality.
  • Extremely proficient in the trends, technology, customer requirements and key players of the Travel & Accommodation industry.
  • Comfortable working with a product development team to find the best product/market fit for travel proposition.
  • Negotiation skills and supplier management expertise.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Benefits & Perks include:

  • Generous bonus
  • Discretionary flexible working from home
  • Travel season ticket loan
  • 15 sick days per annum
  • Free breakfast
  • Travel perks
  • Pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Extra day holiday for your birthday
  • Employee financial wellness
  • Free Perkbox account offering discounts & savings on hundreds of exclusive company perks
  • Management training programme
  • Weekly delivery of beers, food, snacks, fruits and drinks
  • Weekly Friday drinks at 4pm on Friday
  • Regular team lunches
  • Fun monthly company events
  • Plus many more…

Please note only suitable candidates with travel industry experience will be considered for this post.

To apply click APPLY NOW, any questions give us a call on 0208 393 9925 and our dedicated team can assist in locating the right opportunity for you.

www.platinumtravelrecruitment.co.uk

Company

Our Story – Travel Recruitment Specialists

Platinum Travel Recruitment have become recognised specialists within the travel industry for many years. Our consultants possess a profound depth of knowledge of the travel industry having worked within travel, with an array of contacts throughout the UK and beyond. 

This is just one of the factors that allows us to provide a superior recruitment service. We ensure that our clients have access to the cream of the crop within the travel industry and candidates can enjoy exciting career-enhancing opportunities. The services that we provide to our clients and candidates show that we are not just recruiters; we are HR professionals, career advisors and experts in the travel industry.

Having two offices strategically placed in the Midlands and Surrey, close to London, this enables us to service a large geographical area and provide that face to face contact for both clients and job seekers.

Strategic in our thinking with a responsive approach to future needs, we think far beyond the conventional recruitment process by conducting a thorough analysis of both our candidates and clients.

Our experienced consultants manage the full recruitment process, screen and test each potential applicant matching the job specifications ensuring time is not wasted on unsuitable candidates. Our open, honest and committed approach will ensure that you reach your goals. So, let’s link up and chat what success means to you.

 

Why use Platinum Travel Recruitment?

Employers

Ability to supply professional pre-scanned travel candidates screened from consultants with years of experience in the travel industry.

Quality applicants rather then quantity.

We appreciate locating the right candidate can be a challenge. We save you time and money on locating candidates by short listing, database searching, head hunting and advertising the vacancies at no cost.

With our strong marketing prescience we are able to target the best applicants right from the outset.

Interviews are only organised for applicants clients wish to see free of charge. Once the candidate is placed a competitive fee will be charged with free trial periods for candidates starting with your organisation.

Many clients use us on an exclusive basis as we listen to requirements and offer the highest level of customer satisfaction whilst understanding your business needs.

If you are looking to expand your company or need recruitment advice feel free to call us on 0208 942 4103

Candidates

Assistance with the interview and application process

Our experienced and qualified consultants will listen to your requirements in locating the right role and progress your career

Able to provide free career advice on your next move

We have a range of roles including Reservations, Business Travel, Marketing, Product, Management plus more many more exciting opportunities to enhance your career.

Our service is free and kept strictly confidential.

Utilise your experience and achieve your goal – send us your CV today

Company info
Website
Telephone
07715365415
Location
Coombe Croft, Howell Hill Grove
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 3ER
GB

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