Destination Manager - FIT (Germany)

About Us\n\n"People don't take trips -- trips take people" ...\n\n... and we're in the business of planning and organising trips all over the globe for almost half a million travellers each year.\n\nWe're G2 Travel, a wholesale tour operator with a network of offices spanning Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.\n\nWe're not a corporation and don't behave like one -- results are achieved through collaboration and teamwork -- a place where everyone gets noticed.\n\nWe believe that work should be enjoyable, stimulating and fun!\n\n## The Role\n\nThe Destination Manager - FIT will be reporting under the Regional Manager. The role's main responsibility is to add new contracted properties in the area of his/her responsibility, ensuring the best commercial performance possible.\n\n### Main Responsibilities:\n\n* Responsible for the overall commercial contacting activities and results in his/her destination\n* Develop the annual action plan in conjunction with the RM.\n* Provide regular and detailed updates of the area performance to the RM, the HoC and the board via the monthly report.\n* Securing exclusive rates, inventory and conditions within his/her portfolio of hotels through negotiations and management of supplier relations.\n* Business trips are requested on a regular basis (ideally once per month); costs budget to be prepared with the RM.\n* Ensuring a positive and professional image of the company\n* Foster a culture of success. Be results driven and passionate about negotiation.\n\n### Tasks:\n\n* Delivery of most competitive contracts in terms of rates and availability, including special deals such as pre-buy, reverse override or override.\n* Ensure that all contracts go through the correct commercial approval processes and that all details are provided for data input.\n* Undertake on-going analysis of product and quality within contracting area in line with the business requirements and needs.\n* Ensure credit is being negotiated on all contracts, in line with the set cluster payment schedule. Keep anomalies to an absolute minimum.\n* Make sure book-outs and any resulting losses are reduced to an absolute minimum.\n* Proactive problem-solving, working with the team.\n* Be expert on the full functionality of Gemini\n\n## Requirements\n\n* Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to interact and influence at all levels of an organisation including hotel management and owners;\n* Strong commercial skills with a working knowledge of hotel distribution;\n* Driven to succeed with a professional 'can do' attitude and work ethic. Able to work to deadlines independently in a fast-paced environment;\n* Excellent written and verbal communication with robust verbal and written English;\n* Proficient at evaluating and analysing data to determine and execute the necessary strategies needed to achieve growth;\n* IT proficiency including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.\n\n***\n\nWe are looking for candidates based in Germany, passionate professionals with a solid network of contacts and at least 3 years of hotel contracting experience.