Product Manager

Job description / Role

Client is one of the largest tourism entertainment providers based locally, is looking to recruit a Product Director for its operations based in Abu Dhabi. The Product Director is responsible for:

• Responsible for negotiating contracts, developing supplier relationships and overall product development that best enables the company to gain competitive advantage.
• Being the company's expert on products, culture, competition and relationships in assigned markets.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Create an integrated supplier strategy and work with stakeholders to attain the goals
• Develop and cultivate relationships with suppliers and tourism organisations with day-to-day engagement and in-market presence
• Lead, manage and hold others accountable
• Analyse destination performance, understand market demands, destination and industry trends, and create strategies to adapt to a dynamic marketplace
• Negotiate supplier contracts, net rates and promotions
• Identify and communicate new opportunities and funding (Supplier Strategy and Investment team, all brands, and Global Booking Solutions)
• Analyse product to ensure competitive product mix
• Ensure all products offered are meeting standards (content, service, quality, competitive)
• Align and communicate to leader, on opportunities and maximising revenue in market
• Understand and maximise dynamic distribution channels

Requirements

• Travel industry experience and/or training is a must
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, project management, and coordination of people and resources.
• Personable interaction and ability to create and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and team members.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for promoting products and services, including marketing strategy and tactics.
• Using knowledge and data to create win-win solutions that benefit all parties, showcase value of opportunities and persuade others to engage
• The ability to travel by air, car and train for approximately 10% of work schedule, to include international travel, travel to corporate headquarters and trade shows.
• Effective negotiation/selling skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to proactively engage with internal and external contributors to deliver desired results
• Strong initiative and time management skills

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.