Job Description
Opportunity for a senior Product and Commercial Development specialist to join our company (listed on the JSE) at a senior management level for the launch of our new luxury inbound tour operator. We are looking to recruit a Product Manager for Africa, to build, nurture and manage a team of Product Specialists across the continent.
This is a high-profile position, where the applicant needs to be able to drive the business forward, utilizing our network of current travel service and accommodation suppliers (we are currently the largest hotel accommodation reseller in Southern Africa), along with the applicants’ network of luxury service and accommodation suppliers across Southern, East and Central Africa, while continually developing new relationships with emerging travel services.
Availability
Negotiable
Salary
CTC: 50,000 – 55,000.00
Required Qualifications
Qualification:
Experience
- Local and international experience in travel product and sales management.
- Excellent continent-wide geographical and first-hand product knowledge is a must.
- Proven commercial understanding and experience.
- A minimum of three years' product or account management/development experience, within a travel, hotel or sports-related business, with a proven track record of success and a subsequent three years' experience of managing a team of people in a commercial performance role.
- Prior experience in FIT sales is preferred.
Requirements
- A Diploma in Travel and Tourism.
- Well known in the African luxury travel and safari industry with a high-profile networking ability.
- Have confidence with senior decision makers with the ability to establish and maintain relationships with suppliers, alliances and partners, including managing and sourcing international operators for the provision of DMC services.
- Exceptional leadership and organization skills with proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and to adjust to frequent changes in project priorities.
- An excellent people manager, with strong communication skills. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to deliver change through others.
- Strong delivery focus, excellent attention to detail, having the tenacity and resilience required to flourish in a pressurized and constantly evolving environment.
- Pragmatic and hands-on, the candidate must also have an affinity with the product, and an appreciation of the sales process.
Location
Western Cape
Cape Town
General Details
The applicant needs to understand tailor-made luxury and experiential travel, with an ability to define commercial models and projections, create product offers in line with sales metrics, and will have a proven track record in building and managing high performing teams in a modern workplace. Skill in managing remote employees, understanding how to maximize performance in a flexi-time work environment, maximizing team outputs, and creating and meeting targets is imperative to this position.
Benefits
• Pension
• Medical Aid
• Rebate flights for direct family
• Flexible work environment
Application details
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