Yield Manager

Hotelbeds-Cape Town, South Africa

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

The Bedbank business unit is leading Hotelbeds Group charge to reshape travel. It contracts, connects and efficiently distributes a differentiated portfolio of +100,000 hotels to leading travel trade industry partners including online travel agencies (OTAs), retail agencies, tour operators and airlines. Our main Bedbank brands include Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Hotelopia, Travel Partner Brasil, Room & Go, JBS and Easymarket.This position sits within our Bedbank unit.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Are you looking to develop your commercial skills within a fast-paced, customer focused, global travel services organization? One where you are accountable for building strong supplier partnerships to deliver business growth and performance._

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank. Our proprietary technology helps connect over 60,000 travel providers across more than 180 countries with travel sellers representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 travel activities.

Our passion is to be the power choice for partners and travelers worldwide, and we inspire all our colleagues to “Move fast, dream big and make the difference”

Working as part of a high-performing, collaborative commercial team, you will continually enhance the competitiveness and availability for sale of the product across an assigned portfolio of hotels to optimize overall performance.

We currently have 3 opportunities within the team available.

Responsibilities:

  • Renegotiate contracting conditions with our hotel suppliers, to maximize availability, offers, best available rates & loading with the maximum level of system expertise the commercial conditions.
  • Obtain new offers and extra availability directly loaded in the system by the supplier.
  • Partner internally with the Contracting Manager to achieve a high-quality collaboration, sharing information, strategies and by driving high levels of efficiency.
  • Proactively manage contact with assigned hotel suppliers daily.

Requirements:

  • Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask & prioritize.
  • High levels of drive and resilience, comfortable working to targets.
  • Commercial mindset with ability to understand and analyze data/information.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, including English language.
  • Previous experience within a commercial role such as sales or purchasing in any sector.
  • Tourism industry experience would be an advantage but not essential.

This is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career and join a true pioneer of the industry, dedicated to continuing to transform the world of travel and tourism and to investing in our people. In return you will be given a highly competitive package together with both opportunities and exposure, to further develop your career.

You will have the opportunity to work for a company that is going through significant change in becoming the world´s leading travel services provider. We are looking for people that are ready to ride the wave in this exciting journey.

As well as an attractive benefits package you will be able to work:
- Within an innovative, engaging and multicultural environment.- Have the opportunity to build strong and lasting business relationships and friendships from around the world.- Have the opportunity in developing your career locally or within one of our beautiful working locations across the globe.