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Product Executive – Quality Villas & Palmer and Parker

Employer
Quality Villas
Location
Preston, Lancashire
Salary
Up to £24,000 pa
Closing date
17 Nov 2019

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

Product Executive - Required for upmarket niche travel company, with offices in the North West, Hertfordshire and the Isle of Man. Ideally looking for an experienced Product Executive from the travel industry, particularly from the Luxury Villa sector, or an experienced Travel Consultant looking for a move into Product.

Product Executives duties:

  • Reporting to the Group Sales & Marketing Director on a weekly basis.
  • Responsible for keeping all Villa pricing up to date and reviewing annually with suppliers
  • Responsible for the loading of all new Villas onto the company’s websites, including writing of Villa copy.
  • Liaising with the Marketing teams, where required
  • Responsible for sourcing special offers with suppliers and updating websites and sales teams
  • Assist the Sales team with costings of holiday packages
  • Follow up with suppliers on customer complaints and feedback and support the Product Managers, as required.
  • Carry out regular analysis of relevant competitors' products and keep up-to-date with trends and activity.
  • Work with internal departments on ad-hoc projects as required to ensure the accuracy of product information, including keeping the company websites up to date.
  • Keeping up to date with industry happenings and updating Sales and Product Teams
  • Be on hand to answer any queries for the Sales team as required.


Product executive skills required:

  • Copywriting skills essential
  • Previous Product Executive experience desirable
  • Previous Luxury Villa company experience desirable
  • Confident self-starter
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and professional telephone manner
  • Skilled in copywriting, with excellent grammar and spelling and ability to write copy for Villas
  • Attention to detail, accuracy and systems orientated
  • Outstanding organisational skills, methodical, ability to prioritise
  • Willingness to learn with a positive outlook
  • A passion for travel and a desire to develop your knowledge of suppliers and destinations through desk research, study of specialist consumer and industry publications and regularly update your internal colleagues
  • Lateral thinking and problem-solving ability
  • Knowledge and travel experience of at least 1 of the following countries: France, Portugal, Spain
  • French, Portuguese or Spanish speaker would be desirable, but not essential.

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