Product Development Manager

Boat Bike Tours BV; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension plan

25 vacation days

Learning budget

Mobility package

Study trip

Team social events

Contract extension planned

Job summary

Boat Bike Tours BV is seeking a Product Development Manager to design travel programs, routes, and day-to-day itineraries that are distinctive, feasible, and profitable. You’ll combine creativity with commercial and logistical insight to turn ideas into market-ready products.

You will lead the full product development cycle, including contracting partners, negotiating hotels and suppliers, budgeting, and ensuring launch readiness with Operations and Sales.

Qualifications

• HBO level education with relevant experience.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to balance creativity with practical execution.
• Commercial insight combined with operational understanding.
• Structured, organized and quality-driven.
• English – required (additional languages preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine travel programs, including berths, excursions, hotels, and cycling routes.
• Create distinctive, guest-centered itineraries that are practical, achievable and fit within the BBT brand.
• Identify, contract, and negotiate with hotels, local suppliers, and guides.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with operational partners.
• Work with product budgets and ensure financial balance for each tour.
• Safeguard feasibility in relation to ship planning, safety, and regional regulations.
• Collaborate with Operations and Sales to ensure products are ready for launch, both commercially and operationally.
• Brief internal teams on new products and ensure a smooth handover to Operations.
• Develop improvements based on feedback from guides, guests, and partners.
• Train Sales and Operations teams on new or existing products.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Creativity

Operations

Budgeting

Project management

Education

HBO education

Job description

As a Product Development Manager at Boat Bike Tours, you ensure that our travel concepts, routes, and day-to-day programs are thoughtfully designed, distinctive, and operationally feasible. You combine creativity with commercial and logistical insight, turning innovative ideas into profitable and unforgettable travel experiences. In this role, you act as the bridge between product vision, commercial viability, and operational execution.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for the full product development cycle of assigned programs, including:

Develop and refine travel programs, including berths, excursions, hotels, and cycling routes. Create distinctive, guest-centered itineraries that are practical, achievable and fit within the BBT brand. Identify, contract, and negotiate with partners such as hotels, local suppliers, and guides (ships excluded). Build and maintain strong relationships with operational partners Work with product budgets and ensure financial balance for each tour. Safeguard feasibility in relation to ship planning, safety, and regional regulations. Collaborate with Operations and Sales to ensure products are ready for launch, both commercially and operationally. Brief internal teams on new products and ensure a smooth handover to Operations. Develop improvements based on feedback from guides, guests, and partners. Train Sales and Operations teams on new or existing products.

Your team

You will be part of the Product team, where we ensure that our travel experiences are designed with quality, creativity, and operational precision at their core. Together, we collaborate closely with other departments to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

What we’re looking for

• Higher professional education level (HBO) with experience in a similar role
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to balance creativity with practical execution
• Commercial insight combined with operational understanding
• Structured, organized, and quality-driven
• English – required (German, Croatian, Dutch – preferred)

What we offer

• A varied role in a growing international organization
• A salary between € 3300 and € 4125 based on experience (full-time)
• 8 percent holiday allowance, pension plan and 25 vacation days
• Learning budget and access to sports activities like bootcamp
• Sustainable mobility package: €0.35 per km cycling, 100 percent public transport coverage and €0.23 per km for cars (from 10 km)
• One free study trip per year
• An informal team, social drinks and fun outings
• A one-year contract with the intention of extension

About Boat Bike Tours

Boat Bike Tours creates unique cycling and sailing holidays in small groups, where authenticity and personal attention come first. We operate across Europe and are expanding internationally through our merger with Inselhüpfen and our new office in the United States. We work openly, side by side, with respect for each other’s perspective. That’s how we create a workplace where people feel welcome – and journeys that stay with our guests long after they return home.