Leading established multi-brand Tour Operator, based in Gloucestershire has an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager, specialising in the UK & Europe. You will be a highly creative and commercially focussed Product Manager to develop and deliver unique, up-to-date and creative products and itineraries leading to passenger and revenue growth across your area of product portfolio. This would suit a strong influencer, with good negotiation skills, ideally with a background of contracting both the UK and European. Creating unique and interesting products, you will be the champion of your product range, with full ownership for delivery of revenue while maintaining costs. This is a hybrid role, and would suit someone prepares to relocate to enable 3 days in the office per week, or it is commutable from locations including Bristol, Birmingham, Swindon and Oxford.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Lead and develop your mainstream & specialist product range offering from concept to delivery.
• Identify and fill market product gaps and trends and generate new tour ideas that grow passenger volumes, market share, deliver excellent customer experience and drive growth.
• Create and own the product plans, targeting the budgeted passenger volumes and ensure we have sufficient stock to achieve these.
• Plan ahead to ensure the products are contracted and ready in line with the product launch schedule.
• Contract the hotels and itineraries at best available prices and with added value where possible to ensure our retail prices are the best in the industry.
• Liaise with the copywriters and agree final tour copy for online and brochure.
• Own your products from concept to delivery liaising closely with the Product Admin Ops Teams to ensure quality of information, planning and delivery including final sign off on customer and driver itineraries.
• Take an active & creative part in the Product Team as a whole.
• Liaise closely with the Sales, Marketing and Commercial Teams to ensure the best possible opportunities for each product to succeed.
• Be part of the Saturday and Product Duty Officer rota.
• At times be part of the "during event" on site customer delivery as required.
• Regularly attend Trade events and actively network with external bodies, to promote the brands and to source opportunities for future products/partners.
• Cultivate excellent relationships with suppliers to ensure we can procure the right space at the right price.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

The ideal candidate will be proactive and use their initiative and problem solving skills to identify product gaps and opportunities to drive growth. Not afraid of challenging, you will demonstrate excellent communication and relationship skills, while remaining collaborative. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward thinking business with a collection of amazing travel brands, and be a part of an exciting growth journey.

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Claire Muge. I can be contacted on 0121 4509776 or claire@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry! We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! Unfortunately if you are unsuccessful, due to our volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone individually