Airfares Ticketing Manager

Succeed Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

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Job summary

Leading Tour Operator is seeking an experienced Ticketing Manager to lead the ticketing team across West London, Birmingham or Peterborough. You will build relationships with GDS providers and drive aviation business, liaising with e-sales customers, reservations, and airlines.

The role suits an analytical travel industry professional with strong GDS proficiency and worldwide airline fare knowledge. A willingness to cover out-of-hours is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within the travel sector is essential.
• GDS proficiency and strong airline/fare knowledge.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail with a strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily ticketing department activities.
• Manage queue updates and schedule changes; inform agents/customers and update back-office systems.
• Ensure tickets and re-issues are issued within deadlines; monitor ADM & ACM processes.
• Coordinate airline training with the training department and support out-of-hours cover.
• Manage relationships with e-sales customers and airlines; communicate disruptions and contingency plans.

Skills

GDS proficiency

Airline fare knowledge

Communication

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Project management

Analytical skills

Tools

Amadeus

GAL

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Ticketing Manager for a super opportunity with a leading Tour Operator, based from either their West London, Birmingham or Peterborough office.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day management of our client's ticketing team, to include building relationships with GDS providers and driving their aviation business forward.

The role will involve liaising with existing e-sales customers, reservations and airlines and will suit an analytical and GDS proficient travel industry professional. Previous experience in a similar role within the travel sector is essential, along with excellent worldwide airline and fares knowledge and a willingness to assist with out-of-hours cover.

In return, our client can offer a competitive salary up to £45k DOE (location dependent) plus benefits.

Role of Airfares Ticketing Manager:

• The main aspect of the role will be to oversee the ticket department on a daily basis.
• Queue management - ensure all q's are kept up to date including: schedule changes, general, web, re-issues and q's are checked at the end of the day to ensure everything has been actioned for that day.
• Monitor schedule changes and ensure that agents/customers are advised of the changes. Make any alterations to bookings, update back-office systems to reflect the changes.
• Ensure tickets/re-issues are issued within the deadlines.
• TINS reports are actioned daily, along with system interfacing monitored.
• Assist with GDS Relationship at operational level.
• Specialist Fare Management, to include cruise fares, NDC , I.T fares, e-global, corporate fares and one way ensure that they are loaded into all GDS systems to include Amadeus, GAL.
• Manage ADM & ACM process from start to finish.
• In conjunction with the training department conduct and help to co-ordinate airline training for reservations team.
• Manage relationships with E sales customers.
• Advise reservations and aftersales team of any disruptions to airline services that will affect passengers and ensure that contingency plans are followed.
• Cover the OOH emergency line as part of a rota.

Skills required for the role:

• Solid worldwide travel industry knowledge
• Excellent airline and fares knowledge
• GDS proficient
• Good communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong customer focus
• Project Management and analytical kills