Purchasing Manager - Spain

easyJet Airline Company PLC; España; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

easyJet holidays is seeking a Purchasing Manager for Spain to manage hotel contracts, grow the partner base, and optimize availability and pricing for our holiday portfolio.

You will work with hotel partners across Spain, negotiate terms, monitor performance, and collaborate with Marketing and sustainability initiatives to drive sales and margins. Travel across destinations is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong hotel contracting experience within a tour operator or travel business.
• A good understanding of FIT contracting and factors influencing hotel performance.
• Established relationships with hotel decision makers across beach destinations.
• Experience managing hotel contracts through buying lifecycle, including invoicing and queries.
• Experience with channel managers and dynamic sourcing would be an advantage.
• Confidence to manage workload within established processes.
• A flexible approach and ability to work across areas when needed.
• Willingness to travel frequently.

Responsibilities

• Contract hotels that meet requirements, negotiate rates, availability, and terms.
• Develop relationships with existing hotel partners to increase availability and performance.
• Identify new hotels to strengthen the Spain portfolio.
• Monitor day-to-day trading and address issues affecting sales with partners.
• Find opportunities to improve sales and margin through offers and distribution activity.
• Manage contracted hotels across availability, rate content, invoicing and health and safety.
• Support partners with new systems and sustainability initiatives.
• Leverage local market knowledge to shape plans for destinations.
• Build relationships with local government bodies and work with Marketing on campaigns.

Skills

Hotel contracting

Negotiation

Relationship mgmt

Contract lifecycle

Channel management

Travel industry

English fluency

Tools

Channel management systems

Job description

Job Description - Purchasing Manager - Spain (17472)

Job Description

Description

The Purchasing Manager, Spain sits within our easyJet holidays Purchasing team, managing and developing our hotel portfolio across destinations in Spain. You'll work directly with hotel partners to make sure we have the right properties, competitive rates and availability for our customers.

You'll be responsible for contracting hotels, growing existing partnerships and identifying opportunities to improve sales and margin. You'll manage your hotel relationships throughout the contract lifecycle and work closely with teams across the business.

You will be responsible for:

• Contracting hotels that meet our requirements, negotiating competitive rates, availability and commercial terms.
• Developing relationships with existing hotel partners to increase availability and grow performance.
• Identifying new, in-demand hotels that strengthen our Spain holiday portfolio.
• Monitoring day-to-day trading and working with hotel partners to address issues that could affect sales.
• Finding opportunities to improve sales and margin through offers, discounts, increased availability and other commercial activity.
• Managing your contracted hotels across areas including availability, rate competitiveness, content, invoicing and health and safety requirements.
• Supporting hotel partners with new systems and ways of working, including sustainability initiatives, e-billing and distribution technology.
• Using your knowledge of the local market and supplier network to help shape plans for your destinations.
• Building relationships with local government organisations and tourist boards, and working with our Marketing team on relevant campaigns and partnerships.

Please note: this position can be based in either Spain, or from our headquaters in Luton.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Strong hotel contracting experience, ideally within a tour operator or travel business.
• A good understanding of FIT contracting and the commercial factors that influence hotel performance.
• Established relationships with hotel decision makers, particularly across beach destinations.
• Experience managing hotel contracts throughout the buying lifecycle, including trading, availability, invoicing and operational queries.
• Experience with channel managers and dynamic sourcing would be an advantage.
• Confidence managing your own workload and priorities while working within agreed processes.
• A flexible approach and the ability to work across different areas when needed.
• Flexibility to travel frequently as part of the role.

Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required.

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [e-mail]. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.

Please submit your application in English.

About easyJet holidays:

Ready to make your next move? How about make your mark? Join a team with unstoppable drive and passion at easyJet holidays.

In 2019 we launched our easyJet holidays business, with a mission to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices. We want to lead the industry by making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone - and to do this we're building remarkable teams with modern ways of working.

By joining us you'll be part of the UK's fastest growing tour operator and a company named as one of the Best Workplaces in Travel. You'll be given autonomy to do your job, a platform to share your ideas, and you'll get to work with the very best people in the industry - all to create experiences that customers'll remember forever.

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