British Airways Holidays Destination Executive

1 week ago


Crawley, United Kingdom British Airways Full time

**About British Airways Holidays**

As a subsidiary of BA, we offer the advantages of being a significant part of the UK’s largest airline coupled with all the benefits of being in a smaller company. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make British Airways Holidays who we are. As our business grows, this is a really exciting time to join our team.

**About the role**

We are recruiting for a Destination Executive** **on a** 12 month fixed term **basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy team and to contribute to the selection, sourcing, negotiation, development and commercial management of the British Airways Holidays product portfolio.

**Key accountabilities include**:

- Developing the product supply strategy and sourcing approach for designated destinations
- Buying the product to deliver the strategy, ensuring optimal commercial terms
- Ensuring all product meets British Airways Holidays brand standards including quality and health and safety
- Managing supplier relationships to optimise commercial opportunities
- Managing commercial performance of designated destinations including analysing data, reviewing and responding to competitor analysis and monitoring inventory reports
- Identifying opportunities for, and supporting with, the implementation of PR, promotional, and other marketing activity.

This role involves travel overseas and representing British Airways Holidays at supplier/trade functions.

**Our essential skills and experience for this role are**:

- Proven experience in the travel industry in a buying or commercial role
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to analyse data
- Happy to work from the British Airways Holidays offices as outlined below

Our offices are based just outside Gatwick Airport and we offer hybrid working (within the UK) on a non-contractual basis. This role works from our offices twice a week, with additional days as needed depending on meetings etc. Office days are co-ordinated so that colleagues in the same team are in the office together to collaborate in person. We usually support new colleagues in the office full time for the first few weeks with us. We offer flexible start and finish times.

**Key Benefits**
- 25 days holiday per calendar year, plus bank holidays
- Staff travel - from the date you join
- Flexible benefits package including market leading defined contribution pension scheme and generous life assurance cover, plus options such as dental /medical cover, and cycle to work, technology and electric car schemes.
- Hybrid working and flexible start & finish times
- Range of colleague wellbeing and recognition programmes

At BA Holidays we value diversity and encourage a positive and inclusive environment for everyone. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome.

Please see our LinkedIn page British Airways Holidays | LinkedIn to find out a bit about our recent activity.



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