Senior Tour Operating Executive

5 months ago

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Succeed Recruitment Solutions Full time

Salary and benefits

Up to £30,000 plus excellent benefits

Contract length

Permanent, Full time

Locations

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Lancashire, Preston, Merseyside, Liverpool

This role will involve identifying new opportunities across cruise, tours, hotels, and flights building, and managing unique packages to maximise product differentiation and margins across both brands.

Previous experience within a cruise/tour ops environment is essential, managing contracting, sales delivery and relationships with DMC, flight, and land providers. In return, our client can offer a competitive salary up to £30k, plus excellent benefits and hybrid working option.

**Role of Senior Tour Operating Executive**:

- Work with Product Manager and Head of Product and Commercial to deliver on the packaging strategy and business objectives for the financial year.
- Review and analyse data, performance, and processes to ensure margin and efficiency improvements across packaging by supplier to increase profitability and productivity.
- Liaise with the Marketing team and Product team to ensure strong weekly exposure of the tour operator packages across all channels.
- Conduct weekly competitor analysis of similar packages to ensure competitive pricing, and ongoing market research within Travel.
- Develop and build relationships with a portfolio of DMC’s and non-cruise suppliers.
- Manage the tour operator build strategies on a regular basis.
- Controlling group rooming lists and management with suppliers.
- Liaise with suppliers on management of group allocation and new opportunities.
- Create unique packages, utilising exclusive rate, group allocation and preferred rates.
- Produce internal communication to increase brand awareness to sell into this product.
- Liaise with suppliers on management of group allocation and new opportunities.

**Skills required for the role**:

- 2-3 years’ experience within a cruise/tour ops environment, managing contracting, sales delivery and relationships with DMC, flight, and land providers.
- Experience in a tour operating environment with responsibilities for product build, margin control and competitor analysis.
- Excellent worldwide destination knowledge.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage own workload efficiently to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy
- Excellent organisation & communication skills
- A strong team player, who will influence both internally and externally.

If you’re interested in learning more about this Senior Tour Operating Executive role, please contact us for a confidential chat

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