Product Manager - France

What you will do on your journey with WebBeds.

The Product manager plays a major role in supporting the Contracting team in relationship management with hotel partners by optimizing rates and availability through targeted actions, as directed by Line Managers. To be responsible for either a single destination or a larger geographical area. The area may be changed based on the business's needs. To build and maintain key relationships within the department, as well as inter-company.

In this role you will:

• Build and maintain direct relationships with hotel partner
• Responsible for maintaining contractual hotel allocations, last-minute availability, and overall portfolio availability.
• Work with Hotels and Contracting Manager on special offers and promotions.
• Review, accept or negotiate against stop sales.
• Evaluate production and determine follow-up action
• Educate hotel partners on supplier interface and implement training and usage.
• Undertaking tasks related to the competitiveness report.
• Undertake regular price comparisons for a given destination always to ensure we have the best rates.
• Assist with mapping and setting live of contracts. Liaising with relevant teams to see the task through to the end

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• English at an advanced level
• Commercial awareness in the travel industry
• Good Microsoft Office knowledge, especially Excel and Outlook
• Personal effectiveness with strong communication and influencing skills
• Comfortable using phone to negotiate with suppliers.
• Experience in working in a fast-paced and multi-cultural environment
• Proactive, with the ability to offer solutions to issues encountered.
• Personable with lots of enthusiasm and a “can-do” attitude
• Team player
• Self- starter
• Ability to use multiple systems
• Ability to negotiate
• Ability to work independently as well as part of the team
• Ability to prioritise
• Organized with impeccable attention to detail
• Numerically astute
• Ability to build effective working relations both internally and externally