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Contracts Manager - Hotels UK

Antella Travel Recruitment
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 4 days
Location

London, Greater London W12 9JB, England

Salary

£48,000 - £57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A specialist client is seeking a Contracts Manager to join their contracting team as they expand.
  • The role involves negotiating seasonal Group contract rates, special deals with suppliers, and contracting hotels in the UK.
  • Candidates should have experience in hotel contracting and a strong understanding of UK inbound tourism, with excellent negotiation skills.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £40,000 to £45,000, and the role requires relevant experience in the field.
  • This position offers a mix of hybrid, remote, and office-based work, particularly during peak season which lasts for five months.

We are now supporting our groups specialist client on an exciting recruitment drive as they continue to grow and recruit within their contracting team.

You will be negotiating seasonal Group contract rates as well as Special Deals with suppliers, identify 'must-have' hotels within a destination and contract where appropriate and negotiate added-value deals and special offers.

You will be contracting hotels in the UK.

As a Contracts Manager you will undertake an array of tasks & responsibilities:

  • Advise on preferred partner hotels in the relevant destinations, negotiate exclusive deals
  • Securing exclusive rates, inventory and conditions with a portfolio of hotels through negotiations and management of supplier relations.
  • Achieving room night/revenue based targets through on-going monitoring and optimisation of the competitiveness of contracted rates and availability.
  • Be the hotel expert of your assigned region, having in-depth knowledge and understanding of your markets.
  • Constant monitoring of competitiveness of negotiated and contracted rates. Monitor usage of contracted allocations
  • Communicate destination information regarding peak dates, trade shows, visitor information.

Contracts Manager Skill attributes:

  • Experience in Hotel contracting.
  • Understanding UK Inbound tourism including its products and destinations
  • Influential & Negotiation skills
  • Proficient at evaluating and analysing data in order to determine and execute the necessary strategies needed to achieve growth.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Benefits

Salary £40,000-£45,000

24 days Holiday plus bank holiday

Mental health Days

This is a mix of Hybrid / Remote and Office based depending on Peak season which is 5 months per year.

For a fully confidential Application on this Contracts Manager Job,please apply with your updated cv and a team member will be in contact.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.