Our client is an award winning, dynamic and forward thinking tour operator, now seeking a German Speaking Contracts Manager to join its busy team due to success and expansion.
This exciting role entails a wide range of tasks in which no day will be the same:
- Ensure hotels are re-contracted within specified deadlines.
- Identify ‘must-have’ hotels within a destination and contract where appropriate.
- Undertake travel of around 18 weeks of the year to maintain relationship with hoteliers/ground handlers and embark on contracting trips.
- Negotiate added-value deals, overrides and special offers.
- Regularly monitor competitor pricing and availability in line with demand.
- Liaise with yield team to ensure maximum profit.
- Register with relevant tourist boards to gain information and to increase company profile.
- Manage the supplier relationship throughout the period of the contract.
Essential Requirements
- Contracting experience within travel is a must.
- Fluently in German and English.
- Strong negotiation skills, pro-active, dynamic, passionate, and a team player.
- Able to develop and maintain strong and trusting relationship with hoteliers.
- Highly accurate with an excellent attention to detail.
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills.
- A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Benefits
- Lucrative salary.
- Varied job role.
- State of the art offices.
- Pension.
- Career progression.
- Opportunity to work for a forward thinking tour operator, within a friendly team in which you will be rewarded for your hard work.
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