Planning & Purchasing Executive

Planning & Purchasing Executive
Salary £25,000-27,000

Planning & Purchasing Executive

New Frontiers are now supporting our client who is looking to recruit a Planning & Purchasing Executive. With a small friendly working environment their motto is work hard, play hard! An opportunity not is missed!

As a Planning and Purchasing Executive you will undertake an array of tasks & responsibilities:

• Dealing with the planning and purchasing of hotels in Europe
• Negotiating rates with suppliers for both group and F.I.T bookings
• Providing a high level of quality control
• Complaint handling in a constructive way securing the best outcome for our client as well as keeping the supplier relationship in place
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships at top level management
• Contracting of hotel rate agreements, allocations and maintenance of hotel information, but also the day to day sourcing of group space at suitable hotel accommodation according to our customers needs.
• Building quotations and land costs around itineraries for both ad-hoc and seasonal tour programmes within the UK & Europe

Planning & Purchasing Executive skills & Requirements:

• Knowledge of at least some of the European markets is essential along with preferably a good level of proficiency in at least 1 European language (although European knowledge is of more importance than language skill).
• You must have initiative to make decisions and be able to negotiate with hotels on an annual contracting level with both independent and chains at Director level as well as on ad-hoc basis.
• You should also be comfortable with dealing with conflict situations and negotiating compensations and taking complaints forward to the highest level.
• You must be a strong team player and work well under pressure with excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

For a fully confidential Application on this Planning & Purchasing Executive job, please contact Elena.

Due to a large number of responses, unfortunately only successful applicants can be contacted

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