Cruise Product Executive - Chester
Salary and benefits Up to £26,000 plus excellent benefits Contract length Permanent, Full time Locations Chester
If you have excellent working knowledge of the cruise sector and are looking for an opportunity to move into a product role within the industry, we'd love to hear from you! Joining a leading travel & cruise organisation, this brand new role will see the successful candidate liaising with suppliers to source cruise deals, manage allocation systems, researching new product areas and proactively sourcing and setting up of special offers.
Our client is looking for those with strong commercial awareness and a good understanding of major cruise lines and booking systems. In return, they can offer a starting salary up to £26k plus excellent industry benefits, so if this role is of interest to you, please apply online.
Role of Cruise Product Executive:
1. Responsible for supporting the Senior Cruise Development Manager in negotiating market leading rates, exclusive offers and availability with cruise suppliers
2. Increase key cruise product focus with selected 5 and 6 star cruiselines and increase awareness with river cruises
3. Aiding in the creation of the product strategy for our strategic cruise suppliers, specifically completing market research, competitor analysis and cruise product performance reviews
4. Supporting in the development and management of cruise supplier relationships across a range of cruiselines and across a range of international destinations
5. Responsibility for ensuring cruise suppliers pass across all information ready for loading into booking systems
6. Ensuring our client's Cruise Product remains competitive through analysis of rates versus competition, and the follow-up required with cruise suppliers
7. Helping to ensure all designated Cruise Product lines and suppliers adhere to full Health and Safety requirements
• Supporting the sales teams with cruise product training and information
Skills required for the role:
8. Previous experience gained within cruise sector - sales / product / purchasing - essential
9. Good understanding of cruise lines and cruise booking systems
10. Commercially aware with a keen eye for a good deal
11. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
12. Ability to build strong relationships
If you’re interested in learning more about this Cruise Product Executive opportunity, please press the apply online button now!