**Destination Sport Experiences**
**Group Travel & Event Manager**
**Duration: 14 Months Maternity Cover**
**This hybrid role is based in our Adelaide office, you must live within a commutable distance.**
We are looking for an experienced **Group Travel and Event Manager** to help grow and manage our event portfolio. This role is heavily focussed on TCS Sydney Marathon, and the international travel partner program.
As our Group Travel & Event Manager and will be responsible for
- Managing Strategic third party partnerships; bids, contracts, relationships, reporting.
- Managing Key Supplier relationships; strategic partnerships, operational & commercial (hotels, attractions, etc).
- Building & Managing Programs; multi-layered agreements, design & delivery, retail opportunities & packages.
- Product Procurement; providing brief of products required (ie hotel, cruise, venue).
- International Travel Partner (ITP) Relationship Management and communication.
- Marketing Oversight; campaign development & delivery for strategic partnerships.
- Lead Generation; identify large commercial opportunities.
- Attend strategic domestic events; host & deliver.
- Exceed client expectations through the delivery of high-standard programs by offering, professional and on-time/on-budget delivery.
- Manage inbound team, Operations Executive & Product Manager.
- Assist Product Manager to create and manage hotel relationships, help to negotiate contracts and lodging P&L process for tour packages & partner programs.
- Management of profit and loss for key events
- Regularly review existing contracts to ensure we are receiving the best rates in the market.
- Review processes for inventory setup and sales, and reporting.
- Have working experience within a similar role within the travel industry (sports travel experience would be highly desirable)
- Have a passion and knowledge of our core offering of endurance sports including marathons, triathlons and cycling events would be highly advantageous
- Previous team management experience would be highly desirable
- Demonstrate strong industry knowledge with a focus on hotel operations
- Have the ability to make strategic decisions
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships
- Possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to communicate to a variety of stakeholders both internal & external
- Be a self starter with the ability to manage own workload
- Possess previous experience with evaluating hotel contracts and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of group and Individual travel booking processes
- Be passionate about providing top level customer service with a focus on exceeding client expectations
- Be detailed and highly organised with the ability to prioritise workload and work well under pressure and tight time constraints
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of budgets, contracting process and procedures.
- Show knowledge of operations for hotels, venues, ground suppliers, and other elements that form a successful program
- Show logístical / geographical knowledge of destinations & access
- Be computer literate with strong IT skills: especially with Microsoft packages (Excel, Word,)
- Be willing to travel domestically & internationally per business needs
**So if you have a passion for sports, and are looking for your next challenge, take a look and get in touch we'd love to hear from you