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Senior Product Executive

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Cheshire, England
Salary
£20000 - £25000 per annum + educational, pension, mon-fri
Closing date
6 Sep 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Product

Job Details

A brilliant opportunity has risen for a Senior Product Executive to work within the luxury travel market for a great, well-established company in Cheshire. If you have a background in tour operations, with outstanding destination knowledge and a passion for all luxurious products then this is the new role for you. This really is a rare opportunity to join the Product team of this highly respected and successful travel company.

Job Description:
*Play an active part in assisting the Product Manager with selecting and contracting the product portfolio for designated destinations, including the negotiation of marketing contributions and exclusive offers.
*Assisting the Product Manager with selecting and contracting product portfolio.
*Maintain effective supplier relationships.
*Assist in ensuring that the identified product is on sale according to agreed time frames.
*Monitor the quality of product on sale within the portfolios and be able to resolve any quality issues that may occur.
*Identify product training needs and contribute to the delivery of the training.
*Attend relevant trade shows to main relationships with suppliers and contacts.
*Research new destinations and negotiate contracts.
*The planning and organisation of familiarisation trips.
*Attend and lead familiarisations trips, complete website updates and trip reports.
*Assist and help resolve client/resort issues.
*To support the contract loading team when required, and knowledge of contract loading would be advantageous.
*To co-ordinate and edit the company's website with up to date, accurate content, images and information on the products being sold - to include hotel, touring and cruise product.

Experience Required:
*Proven experience in the travel industry, with experience in a product role being highly desirable.
*Excellent relationship management skills, with experience of supplier management and contract negotiations being desirable.
*Ability to manage and prioritise workloads and adapt to changing internal and external environments.
*Good knowledge of Caribbean and European destinations is essential.
*Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
*Strong commercial acumen.
*Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word & Excel.
*Knowledge of Dolphin Dynamics reservations system (Preferred)
*Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
*This role could potentially apply to someone with product, purchasing or commercial experience looking to take a step up!

The Package:
*Monday - Friday office hours
*A competitive salary of up to £25k (DOE)
*Educational trips/Familiarisations
*Holiday discounts
*Pension scheme
*Holiday entitlements

Interested?
If you are interested in this fantastic new opportunity, please forward a copy of your CV to meg@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk or contact 0161 923 6120 for more information. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

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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