Are you experienced in sales and relationship development? Are you enthusiastic about travel and have an eye for the details that make the difference between a good place to stay and something exceptional? Are you commercially driven, organised and have strong interpersonal and communication skills to develop strong, two-way relationships? And are you seeking a fun, dynamic role where there is space for personal development, responsibility and initiative? Are you independent but also wanting to be part of an industry-leading team of innovators? And, have you travelled off the beaten track in Australia?

TravelEssence is a mid to high-end travel specialist based in the Netherlands, with sales activities in 6 European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom. We focus on small, unique places to stay and things to do away from the masses. We are regarded as Europe's main, and most innovative Down Under specialist. We send our European and UK clients to Australia and New Zealand on bespoke, tailor-made holidays where they get to experience Down Under through the eyes of the locals. We focus on sustainable, authentic, small-scale experiences and properties, run by enthusiastic passionate hosts.

Due to ongoing expansion and growth, we have opened a New Zealand based office to better seek and develop new supplier relationships. We believe in personal contact with our accommodation and activity hosts and are looking for Product Managers to be responsible for our Australian suppliers, thus you need to be able to contact and visit suppliers throughout Australia.

As a Product Manager, you are actively looking for the most special locations and places in Australia for our European and UK travellers. You are supported by a strong professional and experienced team to maintain and manage the ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities:

• You actively look for new small-scale accommodations and activities in Australia to support our company growth
• You negotiate competitive price agreements and commercial terms
• You build long-term relationships with our suppliers and maintain our commercial terms to ensure mutual success
• You train and educate our Sales teams on our product portfolio to ensure they are confident in selling our product, and we live up to our promises to our suppliers
• You also maintain close contact with our Marketing team to promote our new products in the various markets
• You support the Manager to achieve our overall objectives, which may include other projects and related activities. This will also include product development in New Zealand.

You are our ideal candidate if you are commercial and goal-oriented. You must also be able to easily negotiate with our suppliers. It is important that you work autonomously and accurately, and that you are able to set priorities and take responsibility.

Skills and capabilities

• Strong relationship development skills
• The ability to ask questions and gain understanding of our small suppliers’ needs
• The vision to see how we fit our suppliers needs
• Commercially driven with strong written and oral communication
• Comfortable with a high degree of autonomy, able to prioritise competing demands, and feel responsible to get the job done
• Plays role as part of the big picture

Working for TravelEssence means:

• A professional environment to work in
• Working with international colleagues, as part of a highly innovative and respected organisation
• The opportunity and need to travel throughout Australia
• Flexibility to work remotely from home
• Growth and responsibility
• A relaxed, informal, open environment with a good work life balance
• A competitive salary

We are on the road often and work remotely from home. We are ideally looking for someone based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.

Interested?

Please send your CV and motivation letter to Janneke Hoff . If you have any questions first, you can contact her via email: janneke@travelessence.nl