Experienced Hotel & Travel Negotiator

This fascinating role involves negotiating UK and worldwide travel and private club promotions. You will negotiate all manner of offers and services for business as well as leisure activities, providing each hotel, club, resort, airline etc, with international publicity for their brand in exchange for providing unbeatable exclusive offers for Club Members, all publicised in the glossy CountryClubuk magazine, via eNews and on the website. The role is creative, giving you freedom to take your own ideas and those of others from every stage to final completion. It involves making contacts and negotiating at the highest level.

Responsibilities:

Identify ‘must-have' promotions which suit the Club membership profile

Achieve the target number and mix of new promotions and ongoing deals, with the best prices and availability.

Contract where appropriate and ensure offers are re-contracted

Negotiate added-value deals and special offers

Assist with members' ad-hoc requirements when needed

Liaise with the magazine publishing team, including the advertisement and partnership departments

Skill attributes and experience:

Superb communication, presentation and marketing skills

Previous negotiation skills gained within a marketing, operational or negotiating role.

Dynamism, an innovative outlook, and ‘can-do' attitude

In-depth knowledge of UK and international travel, and extensive contacts list

Excellent written English

Flexibility to work to editorial deadlines

Knowledge of hotel and travel revenue

Potential to take on a management role as the position grows within the company

Package:

Attractive salary

Annual bonus (subject to meeting targets)

20 days' holiday plus statutory holidays

Pension scheme

Membership of CountryClubuk giving exclusive deals on thousands of goods and services including travel, tailoring, fashion, jewellery, wines, cars, mortgage fees, etc

Please apply, with current c.v. and application letter, by or post to Personnel Director, CountryClubuk, Kent House, Market Place, London W1W 8AJ.

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