Hotel Contracting Executive / Manager – London – £34k-£38k + perks (PTR 4171C)
We are seeking an experienced Contracting Executive or Manager to contract hotels throughout the UK, France and Italy. This exciting role is ideal for an existing contractor with experience in the travel industry seeking career growth with a great team.
Please note this is an office based role in London.
Contracting Executive/Manager Duties:
- Building relationships with hotels and self-catering apartments.
- Developing a portfolio of hotels and products to create a diverse pool across the chosen region and negotiating the best hotel deals to inspire our worldwide members to travel.
- Driving the commercial growth by building strong relationships with decision makers in the supply chain. To be in touch through calls and regular follow up meetings
- Managing all elements of the contracting process from target identification and initial contact right through to pricing, contract agreement, allocation management and ongoing account management.
- Reporting, evaluating and implementing suitable sales measures to optimise performance and growth.
- Closely collaborating with other departments – particularly with Operations, Sales Steering & Revenue, Customer Service.
- Be an expert in your destination, generating new leads and researching the competitive landscape of the tourism trends of your region
- Attend trade shows and networking events in the travel industry that will result in positive returns of increase business and learning
- Train the team on the hotels or regions that are contracted.
Contracting Executive/Manager – Essential Requirements:
- Travel Industry experience is essential dealing with Group Bookings and Hotels in contracting
- Good Geographical Knowledge of the UK and Europe a preference.
- To have worked in contracting in UK, French and/or Italian hotels
- Fluency in a second European language would be an advantage.
To apply click APPLY NOW or email your cv to info@ptr.essexwebsitesolutions.co.uk
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