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Comair

Senior Product Manager (Permanent) Gauteng- Kempton Park -Airline
Publication: 26 Aug 2015

Job Description

Comair Limited, a JSE listed Aviation Company, is looking for applicants for a Senior Product Manager based in Johannesburg, Gauteng at the Comair Limited Head Office. Senior Product Manager is responsible to ensure Comair has competitive Domestic travel products (rates & inventory) to offer to customers and to manage the daily operations of domestic product team to instill systems and procedures that achieve our core function of competitive and enticing holiday packages. The role is also required to design and implement the product strategy that’s aligned to the agreed Marketing Objectives for domestic Kulula and mtbeds.

Key Performance Areas
Contracting of new product, renewal of rates, and negotiating of competitive rates and specials within responsible destination. Contracting of new product, renewal of rates, and negotiating of competitive rates and specials within responsible destination. To research destination and product information and facilitate web content requirements. Manage the team to ensure smooth running of the function and the effective delivery of the relevant travel products. To train and communicate information relating to product or a specific destination to internal travel consultants in order for them to increase and promote sales and customer retention. To communicate destination product information to internal marketing partners in order to promote product through advertising. To build Packages understanding all the costing implications around per person pricing and margin management. To analyse the competitive nature of Comair’s domestic, regional and ancillary travel products in order to meet sales objectives. Collaborate with the marketing and e-commerce teams to ensure websites and other marketing mediums are updated and the most competitive offerings are available. To ensure common understanding and continuous improvement between business in order to be more effective and efficient.

Purpose and context of the job:
Senior Product Manage reports directly to the Travel Operations Manager. This position is responsible for managing the domestic product within South Africa for Kulula, domestic/regional for mtbeds and selected key accounts and specific hotel groups. This includes obtaining and negotiating the most competitive rates, last minute specials, allocation or free sell, supplying product related information, and ensuring that all products are loaded, published and packaged on all web sites. For live inventory this role is also responsible for contracting the elements required for BAR and STO hotel distribution. This position is responsible for sourcing the products and promoting the product as a package, as well as standalone on the distribution channels and within other marketing channels. Packaged and stand-alone products are then marketed to the various identified target audiences. The type of marketing would be dependent on the chosen brand but in general, this takes place by publishing the information on the Websites in the form of banners, articles and deals, electronic newsletters, radio adverts, newspaper adverts and any other campaign opportunities. The Senior Product Manager is therefore required to ensure that the packages are competitive related to other tour operating companies and travel websites and ensure the best rates with suppliers are negotiated and contracted. The position requires tailored solutions in order to focus on the integration of the three different major travel platforms (Kulula holidays, flight plus/Vitality and mtbeds). Critical is streamlining procedures and creating efficient systems in order to improve productivity in the contracting and product arena. In addition this product manager is accountable for the effective management of sales profit margins. The Senior Product Manager may also be responsible for negotiating joint marketing contributions to further enhance sales opportunities. Internal liaison takes place with Kulula and Mtbeds Brand Managers in marketing (for all Kulula / mtbeds advertisements), Web design team for all creative artwork, eCommerce, banners and landing pages on various websites, updates to Reservations Manager of deals, training of reservations staff, systems manager for RWA, Open Jaw & ERES (uploading of new contracts and updated rates, and other product managers (to share information). External liaison takes place with suppliers, airlines, partners i.e. Vitality and commercial.
 

Availability

To be confirmed

Salary

Market related

Required Qualifications

  • Grade 12 (Essential)
  • Tertiary qualification in Travel and Tourism or sales (Desirable) GDS (Amadeus, Galileo) (Essential)
  • 8 years product management experience, within a wholesale / retail travel industry (Essential)
  • With experience managing a brand (desirable)
  • With 2 years’ experience managing a team (Essential)
  • With reservations experience (essential) With specific experience in contracting, negotiating and closing deals (essential)

Location

Kempton Park

General Details

To apply for the position please go to: http://comair.external.erecruit.co.za/candidateapp/Jobs/View/150626-1/Senior_Product_Manager
 
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Application details

Contact Name :Comair.co.za