Job Reference: CMA 11282 16/03 DTM
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Description:
Areyou a Middle East Trading Manager? Do you want to work with Europe's leading online travel agent? Then this role might be for you!
We are looking for a Destination Trading Manager to join our client who are based in South West London. Our client is oneof Europe's leading online travel agents, they offer flights, hotels, experiences, and holiday essentials across the world.
THE ROLE:
The Destination Trading Manager will take ownership of the end-to-end performance and be the key point of contact across the business for destinations including Middle East, Indian Ocean, and APAC. This will include managing supply, pricing andmerchandising, trading performance, profitability and influencing marketing spend and focus.
You'll be working with large amounts of commercial data so will need to turn this into actionable insite.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Create, develop, and implement destination strategies for your areas
* Monitor daily trading and demand data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for growth
* Work with supply teams to ensure we have the right product available at the best price
* Create and executepricing and promotion strategies based on commercial data and market insight
* Using data analysis, make recommendations to drive improved performance
* Prepare comprehensive analysis to deliver in destination trading meetings, ensuring it is adaptedfor the relevant audience
* Be responsible for the end-to-end customer journey, including merchandising of landing pages, hotel content and rates
* Work closely with Performance Marketing team to provide insight on traffic performance, ROI, and conversion metrics to inform spend allocation through PPC and meta channels
* Identify any barriers to sale and work with stakeholders to resolve them in a timely manner
* Identify the best deals and merchandise them on our website and through our marketing activities
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
A travel industry background is essential for this role - you may have previously worked asa Product or Destination Manager or within a commercial role within the Travel Industry.
* Previous hands-on experience ina trading or destination role - including pricing and product development, preferably with an OTA or Tour Operator
* Strong commercial acumen gained through a working knowledge of trading and B2C selling of products online
* Dubai/Middle East destination knowledge and experience is essential, Indian Ocean & APAC knowledge is desirable
* Strong analytical skills and ability to work with MI/BI tools to extract relevant information and create insight from data
* Successful in cross-functional working
* Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage significant workloads, working at a fast pace and with changing priorities
* Making recommendations based on data and insight
* Customer centric mind-set
* Excellent communication and influencing skills.
THE PACKAGE:
* Offering a salary of £40,000 - £55,000 DEO
* Hybrid working model, working Hours are 9:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday
INTERESTED?
Please follow the instructions to apply, attaching your CV. For further questions please contact the team on 02038879444 or clairem@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk
Industry: Travel and Tourism
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: Travel Agent, Travel Consultant, Retail Travel Advisor, Travel Advisor, Cruise, Ski, Destination Specialist, Tour Operator, Marketing, PR, Recruitment, B2B, Business Development, IT, Account Management, Travel Specialist, Homeworking,
Contact Name: Crawley Team
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