Purchasing Executive

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom WebBeds Full time

The Purchasing Executive plays a major role in building successful relationships in identified areas for JacTravel Groups, in co-ordination with the management of the department.

**J**ob Title: *Purchasing Executive
**Department**:Groups Department - DMC
**Location (primary)**:London, Palma or Edinburgh - hybrid WFH/WFO according to needs of the business

**Job Purpose**:

- To place ad hoc, gaps and series buying in defined regions (UK).
- To work towards ensuring the department is buying at the best possible rates to maximise margins.
- To manage carefully, all Re-use (RU) space, liaising with the Sales & AD teams to ensure maximum usage and releasing unsold space back to the hotels in a timely fashion, which supports the wider relationship.
- To negotiate and secure the best working commercial Terms & Conditions, in line with our sales offering to clients.
- To provide Admin support to the Product team as required.
- To vary duties to contract across our product portfolio (e.g., hotels, restaurants, guides, and coaches) if needed.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To place qualified group requests and to ensure that the right product has been offered at the best possible rates.
- To improve supplier relationships by representing the company at appropriate supplier events
- Working with the RCM (Regional Contracts Manager) and Head of Contracting to collate, manage and maintain the key events calendar.
- To work with the RCM and Head of Contracting to collate pre buying series dates for key clients in key locations.
- To send options, confirmations, amendments, and cancellations to suppliers and follow up where necessary ensuring paperwork accurately reflects requirements.
- To ensure maximum usage of allocation and RU space is being implemented where relevant.
- Attending familiarisation trips, networking events, trade shows and supplier meetings to enhance existing supplier relationships as well as create new relationships.
- To arrange visits to allocation and other key hotels as required ensuring that all staff are aware of the product.
- To understand the needs of the clients and the markets in which the company is operating, obtaining this information through discussions with colleagues.
- To work with your Line Manager and Groups Support to create, manage and distribute booking updates/reports to active hoteliers in defined region, both allocation and ad hoc hotels
- To negotiate and book space to be sold for events where the department is pro-actively promoting a date for group travel, or a series, and to manage this space.
- To take a proactive reaction to issues/errors such as book outs and present to your Line Manager a solution for consideration
- Assisting with training for new joiners to the business, along with refresher training / cross training where needed.

**Essential Qualifications & Knowledge**:

- Strong negotiation skills.
- A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Highly accurate with an excellent attention to detail.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional approach to work.

**Essential **Experience, Skills and Behavioural Requirements**:

- Previous experience ideally within a tourism/tour operator background.
- Strong team player but comfortable working on own initiative.
- Approachable and positive individual with a ‘can do’ attitude.

**Desirable Qualifications & Knowledge**:

- Knowledge of the inbound tourism industry.
- Key contacts within the UK tourism industry / hoteliers.

**Desirable **Experience, Skills and Behavioural Requirements**:

- Previous experience in negotiation preferred but not essential.
- Fluency in an additional European language would be desirable.

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