Dnata Travel Group B2B is the UK’s biggest B2B-only tour operator and comprises of flagship brand Gold Medal and three specialist brands – Pure Luxury, Cruise Plus and Incredible Journeys. We pride ourselves on our truly ‘agents-first’ approach and our strong mutually beneficial and supportive relationships with a huge range of supplier partners across the industry. We are part of the Emirates group. As cruising is becoming increasingly popular and more ships come on to the market, we’re excited to be expanding our Cruise product team to support customer demand. We’re now recruiting for an experienced Cruise Product & Commercial Manager to support the growth of our Ocean, Luxury, River and Expedition product offering. In this role you will champion cruise product, being responsible for trading performance which includes defining, delivering and driving our cruise strategy and business plans. You’ll use your existing supplier relationships to negotiate contracts, market leading offers and commercial overrides. This role can be based at our Leyland (Lancashire) office, hybrid or homebased in the UK (depending on experience). UK and overseas travel will be required to attend and represent the business at trade shows and product/sales familiarisation visits. Key Tasks Define, deliver and drive the cruise product strategy Negotiate market-leading contracts to achieve commercial targets including product revenue growth, conversion and overrides Select cruise product for brochures, marketing campaigns and tactical offers Calculate competitive prices Ensure product is loaded on our systems, represented correctly in our brochures and available for sale Work with the respective Sales Manager to review current performance, trading conditions to targets & budgets. Provide full trading reviews for weekly meetings, campaign and brochure reviews Organise, chair and review cruise planning meetings Use your in-depth cruise knowledge to increase cruise product and industry knowledge across the business. To be considered for this role, we need you to have the following skills, experience and qualifications: Extensive experience in a similar role with strong knowledge of ocean, river and expedition cruise products Hold existing great relationships with cruise suppliers Strong supplier negotiation skills and experience of contracting cruise product A thorough understanding of hotel contracts A high level of attention to detail and copy accuracy Excellent communication skills, able to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders Product merchandising experience Good analytical skills and strong commercial acumen Highly organised with the ability to work at a fast pace managing significant workloads People management experience would be an advantage For more information, please click on the job description below. Our Leyland office is just 10 minutes from junctions 28 & 29 of the M6. We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work: 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service ( bank holidays) Additional annual leave purchase scheme Company pension scheme Life assurance Private Medical cover for you Low-cost health care for your family Employee Assistance programme Mental Health First Aiders Ongoing development – we have an in-house People Development Team Travel discounts – we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team to source the best deals for our people Industry/social events – including supplier events, office socials & parties and pop-up shops Cycle to work scheme Long service awards Reward & recognition programme Belong programme - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy Volunteer days – one day’s paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity dnata4good – supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in Refer a friend scheme Free eye care tests Free Taste Card membership– offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping Casual dress code in the office Free tea and coffee, subsidised on-site restaurant in our Leyland office with free Wi-Fi and free car parking