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  • Posted: Jul 11, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Hotels Online & Inbound Travel Services Established in 1975, JacTravel is one of the world’s leading suppliers of hotel accommodation for the global travel industry and provider of specialist inbound travel services to the UK and Ireland. With headquarters in London, regional offices throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle-East and North Americ...
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    Contracts Manager

    Job description

    Wouldn’t you want to join one of the World’s premier suppliers in Travel?

    Do you want to be a part of a company which puts your career development first?

    Can you work in a fast-paced environment where your ambition and drive will lead to results?

    Please note that you will be employed on a Consultancy basis.

    What’s the role about?

    Upon joining our team, you will take responsibility for achieving margin targets set by the company for your allocated region. You work in close collaboration with our Regional Head of Contracting to ensure your target number and mix hotels have the correct prices and availability.

    In addition, your role will involve:

    • Identifying the key hotels in your region and undertaking approximately 18 weeks of travel across the year to maintain relationships with all clients
    • Managing the supplier relationship throughout the period of the contract
    • Ensuring hotels are re-contracted within specified deadlines and negotiating added-value deals, overrides and special offers
    • Monitoring competitor pricing and working closely with the team to ensure maximum profit
    • Ensuring hotels are inspected and details are continuously updated
    • Assisting with group placements as and when necessary
    • Communicating to all stakeholders (both external and internal) to ensure all activities are in line with corporate guidelines.

    What’s in it for you?

    You’ll be joining an amazing team who put teamwork at the forefront of everything they do. Working with a very supportive manager, you will be guided every step of the way whilst utilising your current industry knowledge and experience.

    With our corporate training programmes and current company growth plans, there is ample opportunity for you to move up the ladder whilst gaining commercial experience with a World-leading brand.

    In addition to this, our other company benefits are:

    • Have the chance to travel to some of the most amazing locations in your market
    • Up to 75% off with our selected partners if you book travel through JACTravel as an employee
    • Family and friends discount for hotel bookings
    • Employee Assistant Programme

    What can you bring to the table?

    • Do you have contracting experience (or similar) gained within the leisure and tourism industry?
    • Do you have professional fluency in English and Afrikaans?
    • Are you a strong negotiator with a strong commercial acumen?

    If “Yes” – we want to hear from you!

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to JacTravel on www.linkedin.com to apply

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