Hotel Contracting Manager | French - speaking

Job Description

Joining the Group Purchasing team as Purchasing Manager – ambassador of the Group Purchasing function, your core focus will be driving revenue. You will be accountable for all buying and account management activities for TUI’s suppliers for a particular source market or across multiple source markets.

Now taking applications until 5th of January

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, discretionary bonus schemes, generous travel benefits, extensive health & well-being support, and more.
• Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with a dynamic working environment.
• A career to shape: Access the TUI Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
• Broaden your network: We champion intercultural collaboration and provide opportunities to work on global projects and teams
• Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation.

ABOUT THE JOB

• You will have full accountability for optimising hotel cost base in order to maximise profitability for your area of responsibility and manage supplier strategy in line with the 5-year plan
• Responsible for setting and managing the overseas accommodation spending budget including contract value, commitments, deposits and cash flow
• You will source and extract key commercial MI, in order to assist in informed decision making
• You will meet individual hotel/area targets through accommodation contract negotiations, renegotiations and in-season late buying and ad-hoc buying
• You’ll influence and input into product selection, range management and new developments and highlight and develop opportunities for long-term agreements, joint ventures and acquisitions in line with the 5-year plan
• Accountable for meeting all source market bed briefs providing a first-class service in negotiating rates, re-negotiations, risk management and supplier development
• You will negotiate long-term agreements on behalf of source markets (including prepayment agreements), working alongside Group Legal as required

ABOUT YOU

• Proven Tour Operator or travel experience ideally with a Commercial, Purchasing or Product background
• Excellent written and verbal English and French language skills. Knowledge of German and/or would be a plus
• A goal-oriented person with strong commercial insight and the ability to make commercial decisions based on complex information
• Data analysis. Advanced Excel needed
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to manage supplier relationships effectively
• Ability to develop new business contacts
• Proven ability to work with multiple contacts within one customer organisation
• Excellent organisational skills

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