French Speaking Contractor London – up to £36k + benefits (PTR 2376F)
Our client is a well established and successful specialist tour operator, due to success and expansion, are now seeking an experienced French Speaking Contractor to join their friendly and busy team. This is a great role for an experienced contractor looking for their next step in their career, working for a forward thinking and dynamic tour operator, in state of the art offices in which you will be rewarded for you hard work.
Job role
• To be the destination guardian of the French product, driving the destination forward to achieve strategic targets.
• To be responsible for all product development within France.
• Recruiting properties to ensure that the most appropriate product is on sale at optimum market price and rate
• To have ownership of all operational supplier relationships within France, and to be responsible for achieving and maintaining the very best working relationship in each case.
• To be accountable for ensuring all products on sale within the geographical area adheres to the company’s stringent guidelines on quality and criteria.
• To ensure that regular and concise communication is maintained with other departments, specifically sales and marketing and all other areas of the business.
Skills and experience required:
• Travel experience within the French self-catering market preferred
• Track record of results inside a product environment
• Proven supplier management skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Demonstrable organisational, communication & interpersonal skills
• High degree of numeracy, literacy and commercial acumen
• Ability to work within a team and alone
• Fluent French language skills
Benefits
• Lucrative salary
• Travel perks
• Career progression
• Sociable working hours
• Pension
• Opportunity to work for a forward thinking and dynamic luxury tour operator, within a friendly team, in which you will be rewarded for your hard work.
