Would you love to oversee the growth and development of the cruise department for an already established Travel Company, enjoying the challenge and the rewards? If you have worked in a management role within a cruise travel specialist company, or lead the growth of a cruise department in a travel company, this is for you. The successful Cruise Manager will be involved in a critical phase of a well-known tour operators Cruise Department, including the management and launch of a bookable platform. In this role you will oversee the day to day operations of cruise department, ensuring and maintaining excellent relationships with the cruise lines and their agents. Offering a competitive salary up to £45k pa with great career scope this is an office-based role based near Birmingham Airport, but some flexibility could be consider for hybrid working dependent on the successful candidates and their location. THE JOB: Organising the upcoming launch of a bookable cruise website. Manage commercial relationships with our top performing cruise lines and agents. Foster a positive and thriving environment with cruise lines. Monitor and manage sales targets and margin improvements Build product relevant to promotion and target market and recommend pricing relevant to channel Work with our existing team of Cruise Product Executives, supporting the business with future marketing plans and offers for the trade.EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: They are ideally looking for someone who is a key contact and known individual from the cruise industry to motivate and take their cruise product team forward. You will be customer focused, have the ability to lead and motivate a diverse team. You will also have excellent organisation skills and knowledge of the Cruise industry. THE PACKAGE You will receive a competitive salary up to £45k with excellent company benefits. This is a real career opportunity to make the role your own and develop it. This Tour Operator already features cruise and is well established company, but you will take their cruise product and sales to the next level! INTERESTED? Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV! For any further information please call (phone number removed) email (url removed) If this role is not quite right, but you have Travel Industry experience and are keen to find a new opportunity, please do send your CV, we may have something else that could be perfect for you! Know someone else who might be interested in Travel Industry opportunities? Please share our details