They are looking for are looking for Contracts Manager, this person will be a travel professional to join their Scottish team, with a focus on building relationships with hotels and service suppliers, contracting hotels group allocations and placing/negotiating series for their clients, as well as working with the team on ad hoc groups securing the most competitive agreements/space in Scotland and Ireland.
You will be travelling and meeting hoteliers, driving around Scotland and Ireland to strengthen relationships with existing partners, finding new properties and service suppliers to contract, and negotiating best terms for the company.
To find space at hotels at the best rates for tour series and facilitating the relationships between the hotels reservations/sales and our teams in ATS also for ad hoc group placing, as well as allocating coach suppliers to the best opportunities, series and ad hoc groups.
Keep track of cancellation deadlines for Bedbanks, fulfilment of allocations and nesting space contracted, evaluating risks on overbookings with regular discussions also with the GMs and operations managers/supervisors.
To insert all seasonal space in the operations system with great attention to detail, following all procedures and process accordingly to minimise errors.
Working through cancellation reports for Bedbanks based on deadlines by contracts signed, using the reports from the operations software.
Working with passion with different teams in the most collaborative way, communication being a key aspect, both in writing and phone.
Experience in travel trade with groups, or in hotel sales functions, understanding of revenue, sales, seasonality, groups business.
Confident ability on computers for operations software and research
Knowledge of Tourplan NX a bonus but full training will be given.
Outgoing, friendly personality who loves building relationships with people and enjoys social interaction.
Willing to travel around Scotland and Ireland visiting hotels on planned Business schedules for the year.
This role can be home based with set visits to their Edinburgh office where they promote a flexible office/home working environment.
Eden Scott is working exclusively with their client, so to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your CV online and for an informal chat or to receive the full role information pack and job description please call Sally on 07776 662506.