What you will do on your journey with WebBeds.
As a Product Manager/Market Executive, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening our partnerships with hotel providers and ensuring WebBeds remains a leader in the travel industry. Your focus will be on optimizing rates, availability, and relationships with hotel partners, directly contributing to our competitive edge. Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will manage a specific destination or geographical area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results. This is your opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your work directly impacts our success.
In this role you will:
As a Product Manager/Market Executive, you will be responsible for managing relationships with hotel partners, optimizing rates and availability, and ensuring WebBeds offers the most competitive deals. Your role will involve analyzing performance data, implementing promotions, and supporting the activation of BAR contracts. By collaborating with Market Managers and internal teams, you will ensure seamless execution of projects and contribute to the growth of our business.
Key Responsibilities
- Support hotel partners in maintaining up-to-date rates, allocations, and availability.
- Manage and evaluate stop sales, negotiating or acting as required.
- Work with Market Managers to identify opportunities for special offers and promotions.
- Conduct regular price comparisons to ensure WebBeds offers the most competitive rates.
- Build and maintain direct relationships with hotel partners to enhance collaboration and performance.
- Educate and train hotel partners on supplier interfaces to improve efficiency and engagement.
- Assist in implementing and monitoring promotions and campaigns for specific hotel partners.
- Analyse hotel performance and production data to identify trends and recommend actions.
- Undertake tasks related to competitiveness reports and other key departmental metrics.
- Investigate and recover 3P bookings to Directly Contracted (DC) as per departmental guidelines.
- Support the mapping and activation of BAR (Best Available Rate) contracts, ensuring all tasks are completed accurately.
- Liaise with relevant internal teams to resolve issues and ensure seamless execution of projects.
- Maintain contractual hotel allocations and ensure last-minute availability is addressed.
The skills we would love to see in your suitcase.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the travel or hospitality industry is essential.
- Familiarity with hotel distribution systems, APIs, or supplier interfaces is an advantage.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting.
- Fluency in English is required; additional languages are an advantage.
- Bachelor's degree in tourism, business, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory.
- Detail-Oriented: Strong attention to detail and accuracy in handling data and administrative tasks.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret and analyse data to identify trends and make informed decisions.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Customer-Focused: Dedicated to supporting hotel partners to achieve mutual success.
- Problem-Solving: Proactive approach to identifying and resolving challenges.
- Adaptability: Ability to manage tasks and priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Team Player: Collaborative mindset, working effectively within the team and across departments.
- Commercial awareness in the travel industry.
Working at WebBeds
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