Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysing, developing and expanding the product portfolio.
• Creating and maintaining supplier relationships.
• As part of the product team you will be contracting new properties across a range of destinations to meet quality, quantity and revenue-based targets.
• Maintain and update contracts, products and supplier details on in-house systems.
• Negotiating prices and value-added/tactical offers.
• Loading product including writing copy, sourcing and editing images and maintaining full accuracy across descriptions, pricing etc.
• Photography of properties and areas for product marketing.
• Training, updating and assisting in any queries from the Reservations Team.
• Working with all relevant suppliers to secure marketing funds & tactical offers for promotional activities.
• Competitor analysis for marketing and price parity.
• Involvement with newsletters and e-marketing including social media to ensure optimum product exposure. As part of a boutique shop, product promotion within the shop will be required.

Other work

• All staff take part in general office administration and assist other members of staff where necessary. The above list is not exhaustive

Skills Required

• Dynamic, with an enthusiastic self-motivated outlook.
• Natural networker and communicator.
• Commercially astute with proven negotiating skills, preferably gained within the villa industry.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Possesses excellent negotiating and communication skills.
• Has the ability to maximise all given opportunities.
• Able to bring contacts for key destinations within our portfolio.
• Driving license is essential, as is the ability to travel to European destinations.
• Creative writing, editing and proof reading skills.
• Computer literate with experience in working on in-house systems.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical and administrative skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail essential.
• Proven ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Photography skills including photo editing.
• Graduate caliber.