Product Executive

C&M Travel Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days’ holiday rising to 29 with length of service

One paid volunteering day per year

BUPA Health Cash Plan

Discounted staff travel

Ongoing training and personal development opportunities

Job summary

A specialist travel company in the UK is seeking a Product Executive to support the development of educational travel products. This full-time role will involve working with a passionate team and offers a salary of £30k along with hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate has experience in a travel product role, excellent organizational skills, and is proficient in Office365. Benefits include extensive holiday entitlements and personal development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a product focused role within travel, ideally educational or group travel.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and numeracy.
• High flexibility in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support product development for educational trips.
• Lead maintenance of product manuals.
• Assist with reservation system loading queries.

Skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Written and spoken English

Office365 proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

This award winning specialist travel company is looking for a Product Executive to join their dedicated School Travel division. Working within a knowledgeable and passionate team of ex teachers and travel specialists, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of tailor-made educational trips for schools, colleges and universities. Reporting into the Product Manager, you will support the ongoing development and maintenance of a diverse and inspiring product portfolio. In addition to a salary of £30k and hybrid working, you will enjoy excellent benefits and the chance to be part of a forward thinking organisation that invests heavily in its people, office environment and technology.

Product Executive – Role & Responsibilities

• Support with product development, including research and proposals for product appealing to international schools.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of central product manuals.
• Coordinate the product team’s approach to responsible travel and environmental sustainability.
• Support managers with complex reservation system loading and assist colleagues with loading related queries.
• Assist the Sales and Operations teams with product related enquiries and issues.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of internal product training.
• Conduct competitor analysis across destinations and product types.
• Maintain and develop strong communication channels with suppliers.
• Work closely with the Marketing team on market and customer research.
• Provide emergency phone cover on a rota basis (mandatory 2 to 3 times per year).

Product Executive – Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience in a product focused role within travel, ideally with exposure to educational or group travel.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• High level of flexibility and confidence working in a fast paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and numeracy.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Confident user of Office365, particularly Excel for data analysis and manipulation.
• Ability to work proactively and autonomously, with strong communication skills and the confidence to share ideas and updates with managers.

Product Executive – Additional Information

• Salary of £30k
• Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office.
• Full time role with some flexibility on start and finish times possible.
• 23 days’ holiday rising to 29 with length of service.
• One paid volunteering day per year.
• BUPA Health Cash Plan.
• Discounted staff travel.
• Friendly open-plan office with excellent social space, close to shops, restaurants and parks.
• Ongoing training and personal development opportunities.

Please apply for the position of Product Executive online or email your cv to [e-mail]