Here at Osborne, we are hiring a Travel/Destination Management/Tourism Contracts Manager on behalf of our client, one of Ireland’s leading destination management/tour operation companies, located in Dublin 2. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, along with tour management experience, planning itineraries and strong knowledge of hotels and tourism within Ireland.
***Candidates must have a full clean driving licence and their own transport as travel within Ireland is required***
Package:
* Salary – €40,000+ DOE plus performance bonus
* Monday to Friday
Responsibilities:
* Build a clear buying strategy for Ireland, setting group allocation objectives and placing strategy for all group series
* Build and maintain a great working relationship with our hotel and service suppliers
* Find space at hotels at the best rates for tour series and facilitating the relationships between the hotel reservations/sales and our teams
* To assume responsibility for placing series and confirming details and spaces with the Business development, sales and cost negotiations
* Keep your hotels and services product knowledge updated via research, site visits and regular placing trips
* Monitor and hold the relationships with coach suppliers, contracting best rates and space for series
* Keep track of cancellation deadlines and managing overbookings
* Create and update yearly quoting rates by location and category, to facilitate no name quotes for the quoting department, highlighting special event periods
Requirements:
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Irish tourism industry is ESSENTIAL
* Experience in the Irish travel industry with groups, or in hotel sales functions, understanding of revenue, sales, seasonality, groups business
* Excellent knowledge of Ireland as a destination, including its tourism products & hotels
* Ability to work as part of a team collaboratively and independently
* Confident ability on computers for operations software and research
* The ability to multi-task, be level-headed and full of enthusiasm
* Excellent written and spoken English.
* Very good numerical skills and ability on Microsoft programs such as Excel and Word
* Proven ability to negotiate, compromise, with an intent to reach win-win scenarios
* An understanding of current rates to be expected at hotels, the principles of wash back, hotel revenue, allocations etc.
* Knowledge of Tourplan NX is desirable
* Outgoing, friendly personality who loves building relationships with people and enjoys social interaction
* Willing to travel around Ireland visiting hotels on planned business schedules for the year to strengthen relationships
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales, Administrative, and Management
Industries
Travel Arrangements
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