Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Analysing, developing and expanding the product portfolio.
- Creating and maintaining supplier relationships.
- As part of the product team you will be contracting new properties across a range of destinations to meet quality, quantity and revenue-based targets.
- Maintain and update contracts, products and supplier details on in-house systems.
- Negotiating prices and value-added/tactical offers.
- Loading product including writing copy, sourcing and editing images and maintaining full accuracy across descriptions, pricing etc.
- Photography of properties and areas for product marketing.
- Training, updating and assisting in any queries from the Reservations Team.
- Working with all relevant suppliers to secure marketing funds & tactical offers for promotional activities.
- Competitor analysis for marketing and price parity.
- Involvement with newsletters and e-marketing including social media to ensure optimum product exposure. As part of a boutique shop, product promotion within the shop will be required.
Other work
- All staff take part in general office administration and assist other members of staff where necessary. The above list is not exhaustive
Skills Required
- Dynamic, with an enthusiastic self-motivated outlook.
- Natural networker and communicator.
- Commercially astute with proven negotiating skills, preferably gained within the villa industry.
- Self-motivated and proactive.
- Possesses excellent negotiating and communication skills.
- Has the ability to maximise all given opportunities.
- Able to bring contacts for key destinations within our portfolio.
- Driving license is essential, as is the ability to travel to European destinations.
- Creative writing, editing and proof reading skills.
- Computer literate with experience in working on in-house systems.
- Highly numerate with strong analytical and administrative skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail essential.
- Proven ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
- Photography skills including photo editing.
- Graduate caliber.