Product Executive

40 hours per week (Monday to Friday -9am – 6pm UK time)

Our Client is an established B2B tour operator specialising in worldwide holidays and supporting travel agents with carefully

selected, competitively priced products. They work closely with their partners to source the right hotels, tours and experiences,

tailoring our product to meet their needs and respond to changing market trends. They are a small, dynamic and collaborative team

experiencing strong growth as the business moves into its next stage of development.

Reporting to the Product Managers, you'll support the day-to-day management and development of their worldwide product

portfolio. The role is primarily focused on data loading, content management and accuracy checking, while also providing the

opportunity to learn about contracting, negotiation, pricing, sales, marketing and supplier relationships.

As this role is heavily focused on South East Asia and North Africa, any destination knowledge or personal travel experience in these regions would definitely be an advantage.

Responsibilities include:

Loading hotel, destination and supplier content, images and supporting information onto the company database

Accurately loading and updating tours, excursions, transfers, rates and product information

Checking data loaded by other team members against supplier contracts and source information

Working closely with Product Managers and Marketing to complete projects and tasks within agreed deadlines

Supporting market and competitor research to identify new destinations, products and opportunities

Liaising with suppliers and internal departments when required

Supporting the Product team with general administration and ongoing product development

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Fluent written and spoken English

3+ years' work experience within the travel industry within either a sales or product capacity

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Strong attention to detail and numerical ability

Good problem-solving and analytical skills

Comfortable working with data and systems

A genuine passion for travel and interest in destination and industry trends

Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player

BENEFITS

Discounted personal holiday packages

Opportunities to attend travel industry events

Opportunities to participate in overseas familiarisation trips

The chance to develop knowledge across contracting, product, sales and marketing

Career development within a growing international travel business

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