Hotel Purchasing Manager

We are recruiting for a Hotel Purchasing Manager to join the Purchasing team at easyJet holidays. Our Hotel Purchasing Managers are responsible for contracting hotels, ensuring that rates and conditions are competitive, and developing our brand within the destination and leveraging supplier relationships to develop the program and increase production within existing properties, ensuring that easyJet holidays is the preferred partner of choice for accommodation suppliers.

In this role you’ll assume ultimate accountability for directly contracted hotels in regards of health & safety, content, rate competitiveness and room availability, as well as continual analysis of day to day trading and potential blockers to sales to proactively identify opportunities to increase sales and margin through the acquisition of offers, discounts, ETA or challenge of stop sales. Through your relationships with local contacts, you’ll gather information that can help to define the destination strategy and you’ll work with hotel partners to adopt new process and system efficiencies, including sustainability, e-billing payment platform, easyJet extranet and ultimately channel managers.

What you’ll bring to the team: We are looking for somebody who has established relationships with key hotel decision makers across the easyJet holidays network. You’ll need a comprehensive understanding of the key components of FIT contracting, preferably developed within a tour operator environment, and the ability to prioritise the ongoing management of the contracts as well as the buying lifecycle (day to day trading, resolving invoicing or reclaim queries, health & safety). You’ll be confident to work alone, but mindful of the requirement of the business to follow process and governance. The role requires frequent travel.

What’s in it for you: In addition to your competitive base salary, we offer an all-inclusive benefits package which includes our company-wide bonus scheme and a 7% pension contribution. We offer a variety of share options and life assurance, and we have an impressive range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You’ll have access to heavily discounted flights for yourself and your loved ones, as well as free easyJet Plus membership and annual holiday vouchers. At easyJet holidays, we’re committed to supporting our team with development opportunities and a welcoming atmosphere. We create unforgettable experiences for our customers, we strive to do the same for our people. The possibilities are endless with us, where would you like to go?

The role is full-time and based at our easyJet holidays HQ near Luton Airport. We operate a hybrid working model with three in-office days per week.

How to apply: Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward - so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. At easyJet holidays, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation and will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates. We strongly encourage applications even if you feel you don’t meet every item in the criteria. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working, and we operate a hybrid working structure.

About easyJet holidays: Ready to make your next move? How about make your mark? Join a team with unstoppable drive and passion at easyJet holidays. In 2019 we launched our easyJet holidays business, with a mission to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices. We want to lead the industry by making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone – and to do this we’re building remarkable teams with modern ways of working. By joining us you’ll be part of the UK’s fastest growing tour operator and a company named as one of the Best Workplaces in Travel. You’ll be given autonomy to do your job, a platform to share your ideas, and you’ll get to work with the very best people in the industry – all to create experiences that customers will remember forever. Make a difference with your next role. Make it easyJet holidays.