Product Manager Cruises (f/m/x)

Dreamlines GmbH; United States; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading online cruise retailer, Dreamlines GmbH, seeks an experienced Product Manager based in the UK to innovate and manage diverse travel packages. This role offers responsibility in a dynamic team, with benefits including travel perks and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Complete hardware package

Travel benefits and discounts

Contributory pension scheme

Regular company and team events

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in cruise companies or travel agencies.
• Extensive knowledge of the cruise industry.
• Result-oriented work style with high personal responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop product portfolio and marketable travel packages.
• Conduct negotiations with cruise companies independently.
• Monitor KPIs and implement optimization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiating skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

Degree in tourism or business administration

Tourism apprenticeship

Job description

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey with Cruise 1st, the local arm of the globally acclaimed online cruise retailer, Dreamlines. We're not just a travel company; we're trailblazers in the cruise industry, with a presence spanning four countries, united by a passion for global growth. In the United Kingdom, we proudly operate under the distinct brand: Cruise1st.

We are looking for a dynamic Product Manager from the travel industry, based in the UK.

Tasks

• You will use your knowledge of cruises and destinations to further develop our product portfolio and put together marketable travel packages
• You will be responsible for the product strategy and its implementation with regard to one or more cruise companies
• You independently conduct negotiations directly with the cruise companies
• You manage your products throughout the entire product cycle, from conception to purchasing and marketing
• You will work closely together with our commercial and marketing department
• You independently and proactively seek out innovative product offers that are perfectly suited to our customers
• You analyse and monitor the market and competitors to ensure that our portfolio is correctly positioned and competitive
• You monitor KPIs on a daily basis, derive optimisation potentials and implement them immediately

Requirements

• Several years of professional experience with a cruise company, a tour operator and/or in a travel agency
• Analytical, conceptual and entrepreneurial thinking comes easily to you
• You have extensive knowledge of the cruise industry
• Ideally, you have completed a degree in tourism or business administration or have completed a tourism apprenticeship
• Your way of working is result-oriented and characterised by a high degree of personal responsibility
• Negotiating skills, motivation, creativity, commitment and flexibility are your key features
• An affinity for numbers and control tools are a plus

Benefits

• Responsibilitys in a motivated and fast moving team
• A complete hardware package
• Travel benefits and discounts (corporate benefits platform)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Regular company and team events