Travel Commercial Manager

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading luxury cruise company is seeking an experienced Travel Commercial Manager to enhance commercial strategies and drive revenue growth. This pivotal hybrid role involves collaboration across teams and the management of promotional activities while maintaining strong industry relationships. The candidate must demonstrate previous travel industry experience and possess strong analytical and organizational skills.

Benefits

20 days annual leave + 8 bank Holidays

Free annual cruises for self and companion

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the travel industry is essential.
• Creative and analytical.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support sales and marketing teams to drive revenue growth.
• Monitor pricing and inventory for promotional activities.
• Collaborate with Sales Director on promotional requests.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Tableau

Job description

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Our client is a market leading luxury cruise company offering some of the most unforgettable travel experience worldwide.

They offer a bespoke high-end programme to destinations across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

They are now recruiting for an experienced Travel Commercial Manager to join the team and support the sales, commercial and marketing teams.

This is a pivotal role supporting the company's commercial and sales objectives through strategic planning, operational execution, and cross-functional collaboration with the objective to drive revenue growth, manage promotional activity, and maintain key industry relationships.

The candidate should have previous travel industry experience in a commercial or product management and must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

This role is offered on a 12 month maternity cover.

This is a hybrid role with the office based in Surrey.

Monitor pricing and inventory to optimise promotional effectiveness and suggest improvements for future campaigns.

Generate monthly business performance reports using systems such as Tableau.

Support the senior management team in setting and monitoring targets for commercial agreements.

Collaborate with the Sales Director to respond to promotional requests from Business Development Managers and identify strategic solutions.

Lead the creation and distribution of weekly promotional sheets to trade partners.

Actively pursue new business opportunities by establishing industry contacts, providing training, and sharing product updates.

Maintain strong relationships with travel agents and tour operators, in coordination with the Sales Support Team.

Travel Commercial Manager Experience and Skills Required:

Previous experience within the travel industry in a commercially based role is essential

Creative and yet analytical at the same time.

Good organisational and communication skills

Travel Commercial Manager Salary and Benefits:

Base salary to £45,000 based on experience.

20 days annual leave + 8 bank Holidays

Free annual cruises for self and companion

To apply for this Travel Commercial Manager role, please email me your CV and a member of the team will be contact to discuss the role and company.