Product Executive

Job title:

Product Executive

Company

Travelopia

Job description

Are you ready to embark on a career where every day brings new challenges and opportunities?We are thrilled to offer an outstanding opportunity for a creative and meticulous travel-enthusiast to join our Product Team. As Product Executive, you will play a crucial role in the operation of life-enhancing adventures for students – designing, costing, and preparing the delivery of the trips in collaboration with our global network of in-country ground teams!About World ChallengeRefined over 30 years, World Challenge trips focus on enriching the lives of students through experiential travel. Our philosophy is based on the belief that character and perspective are developed through real-world experiences. Working in partnership with schools, World Challenge facilitates powerful, student-led expeditions across the world, providing opportunities to develop crucial life skills, such as leadership, resilience and self-belief.World Challenge is part of Experience Education, a division of the Travelopia group, one of the world’s leading specialist travel groups.Our ImpactAt the heart of each World Challenge trip is a focus on personal growth, global citizenship (through sustainable community and conservation initiatives) and health and wellbeing. We want our travelers to return home with a concern for something larger than themselves, and an enriched view and greater appreciation of the world around them!What you will be doing:

• Working with our Ground Teams to develop and price itineraries, negotiate rates, prepare for trip departures, and review performance after trips, ensuring all trips meet deliver excellent customer experience
• Provide supplier reports and passenger lists to our Ground Teams, working with them to ensure trips are delivered as per expectations, including provision of pre-season training
• Work with the Inventory Coordinator to ensure all departures are accurately loaded into the reservations system (Maslow) and create and maintain trip documents for all departures, providing them to customers in a timely manner
• In alignment with market demand and capacity constraints, sourcing new products in existing and new destinations that are aligned to our ethos and commercially competitive, at times designing bespoke products to secure sales
• Collaborate with our copywriters and designer to create accurate and impressive marketing itineraries for new products, and maintain existing itineraries adjacent to any changes or updates
• Work with the Safety Manager and Safety Coordinator to ensure all aspects of the trips align with our safety standards and inclusions for the corresponding product range
• Collaborate with the Community Partnership & Sustainability Coordinator to employ sustainability policies throughout all aspects of trip design and delivery
• Operations Duty – during peak travel season, complete shift work in our operations centre to support travelling teams (usually 2 weeks per year)

What we are looking for:

• A passion for adventurous travel and/or experience in the travel industry or overseas travel
• Strong cross-cultural communication abilities and a talent for collaborating with a diverse, global network
• Keen attention to detail and proficiency in pricing and cost calculations
• Outstanding time management and organisational skills to balance multiple tasks simultaneously
• A collaborative team player, working with various departments to deliver efficient results for customers. Flexible and ready to support a variety of tasks and projects as needed
• Advanced computer skills and confidence in using various systems and applications

Join us and in return you will be rewarded with:

• Hybrid working pattern between our office and your home
• Opportunities to travel overseas as a member of an expedition team and/or on familiarisation trips
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays, 2 charity days per year and a bonus day off for your birthday
• Global recognition and reward programme
• Regular social events

If you are looking for your next exciting adventure and have the experience we’re looking for, apply today!Our dedication to equity, diversity & inclusionWe believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results.Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish. We are committed to driving change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensionsTravelopia is committed to ensuring a work environment that is open, accessible, and inclusive, removing barriers for all individuals. If you require accommodations to participate in the recruitment and selection process, kindly inform us. Our hiring team will work with you to provide suitable accommodations in a timely and confidential manner. Information received will be handled with the utmost discretion.To request accommodations, please contact our team at#LI-SR1 #LI-HYBRID

Expected salary

Location

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Job date

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:10:35 GMT

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