We are looking for a candidate with very good communication skills who can organize themselves, a real team player but also working on their own initiative, good with deadlines. If you want to get into contracting ,enjoy travel? Graduate or in hotel reservations wanting to get into hotel contracting than this is your opportunity !
Main duties & responsibilities
The contractor's main duties and responsibilities will be:
Negotiating contracted rates and availability with both existing and new hotels.
- Loading contracted rates and specials via our online contracting system.
- Maintaining and monitoring our existing relationships with hotels with frequent visits and calls to hotel sales and revenue managers.
- Frequent visits and calls to hotel sales and revenue managers in the Nordic & Baltic region.
- Establishing new partnerships with hotels that we do not currently work with.
- Analysing statistics and growth figures to drive forward Company profit and volume.
- Coordinating with our Freesale, Sales, Reservations and Accounts teams to ensure a smooth working relationship.
- Achieving special promotions with individual hotels, rate amendments, overrides, setting sensible targets etc.
Competencies Required
We are looking for an individual who has very good communication skills and a professional written manner, who can organize themselves. The individual should be a real team player but also working on their own initiative and be good with deadlines. Should have an analytical approach and good mathematical skills with the ability to understand basic profit and loss calculations.
Desired Skills and Personal Specification:
Proficient in English reading and writing
- IT literate with adequate knowledge of Office package.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Previous experience in Hospitality Industry or Sales will be considered as a plus
- Driving Licence preferred