Real-jobs.eu: Contracting & Product Manager (m/f)

Requirements: English
Company: Luxair
Region: Luxembourg , Luxembourg

For our department Product Management within LuxairTours, we are looking for a (an):

Contracting & Product Manager (m/f)

Main duties:

Manage, plan and develop a portfolio of touristic destinations
Actively negotiate and sign commercial contracts of different accommodation suppliers and other third parties at destination
Constantly negotiate last minute / special offers from suppliers in relation to the market demand, the flight occupancy and/or responding to requests from the yield & revenue management department
Prepare, work out and propose a business plan per season for your destinations
Increase the efficiency, profitability and the turnover on your destinations according to individual objectives
Have a good knowledge and affinity of the digital contracting environment and its best practices
Understand the implications of external market dynamics and competitor activity on the business
Be willing to travel on regular basis to your destinations for duty purposes
Constantly analyse the competition, the markets and the suppliers on your destinations
Prepare & conduct occasional projects, workshops and concept development
Control and validate the commercial presentation of the product pages of each off- & online channel
Control the quality of the offered products on your destinations, in cooperation with the quality department
Maintain and strengthen business relationships with your suppliers
Prepare and provide different documents related to the products and the purchasing process
Be the main contact for your destinations and products for all internal departments and stakeholders
Ensure the different administrative tasks related to the department.

Required profile:

Minimum required criteria:

Have a master degree in tourism or equivalent confirmed work experience
Demonstrate strong expertise in the Contracting & Product Management gained in the classical and/or digital tourism environment
Have a proven experience in a similar position at a tour operator or a hotel chain
Have an excellent knowledge about the travel market and tourism industry
Show good negotiation skills and strong organizational skills
Have an affinity with numbers
Demonstrate good presentation and interpersonal skills
Ability to work on own initiative and to take decision and responsibility
Accept the duty travel policy
Be familiar with standard office applications
Show excellent communication & negotiation skills in English and a second language amongst French, German or Spanish.

Be pro-active, engage to proposes and take responsibilities
Show a good sense of negotiation
Be capable to work independently and in team in an international environment
Be open-minded and solution oriented
Be strict, accurate and stress-resistant
Show the capacity to work under pressure, to meet deadlines and deal with unforeseen and urgent issues
Ability to handle personally pre-defined deadlines in periods of heavy workload and time pressures
Be willing to develop other languages such as Luxemburgish or other commonly spoken
Have the capacity and ability to organize and plan.

Desired or to be acquired criteria:

Perfectly master the programs and different procedures related to the Contracting & Product
Management department

Contracting & Product Manager (m/f)

Luxembourg , Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Type: n/a

Category: Management