We are looking for a highly motivated Junior Contract Manager to join our International Contracting team. Reporting to the Head of Contracting, this person will take responsibility for supporting Contract Managers of various destinations depending on their high season. This role is a chance for you to learn the skills required to be a Contract Manager and to experience the needs of various markets.

This role is a homeworking role based in London, Spain or Italy.

About Secret Escapes

Secret Escapes is the world’s leading members-only online travel deal company, offering inspiring travel experiences and hand-picked offers to over 75 million users worldwide across our family of brands.

Operating in 14 countries across Europe and Asia, Secret Escapes Group continues to grow and establish itself as a world-class business, dedicated to giving our members the best range and value in luxury travel deals at low prices.

Secret Escapes operates a flexible working policy and we are all in the office 1 day a week (minimum) and have core hours of 10am-4pm (you can make up the other hours to suit you). In keeping with being an inspirational travel brand, we also have a ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy, so you can work from anywhere in the world for up to a month each year!

We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch of individuals from different backgrounds and with varied interests, but the one thing we all have in common is that we’re good people (even if we do say so ourselves!).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Contract Managers with the Optimisation of their portfolio in high season by increasing the number of available rooms on site and improving rates.
• Supporting the Contract Managers in creating attractive packages for our members and liaising with the relevant departments to get these new packages live on our site.
• Assisting with Hotel sourcing in key destinations across our range of product types (Hotels and packages): involvement from initial contact right through to pricing, contract agreement and allocation management.
• Ensuring our hotels participate in the promotional activities by negotiating the best offers in a timely manner.
• Increasing the number of ‘connected’ hotels using the relevant Channel Managers.
• Supporting the Contract Managers with the planning & preparation of business trips.
• Step up and help cover during the absence of Contract Managers (holiday and business trips).
• Working and collaborating effectively with various teams such as Deal Quality, Package Design, Sales Steering, Operations, Customer service and Finance
• Ensuring Finance and Customer Service issues are solved in a timely manner

What we are looking for:

• Experience in a similar role supporting Contract Managers in the Travel Industry is a must.
• Experience with account management, business development and negotiation skills – previous flash sale experience a bonus
• Great communication skills and ability to independently build relationship internally and externally.
• Remarkable adaptability and ability to learn quickly
• Boundless energy and commitment to your work and an entrepreneurial ‘can do’ approach to business
• Team player used to work in an international environment
• Fluent English is required. Spanish, Italian or Greek is a plus!
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of Salesforce is a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion are important to us at Secret Escapes and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We value and actively seek out a richly diverse range of talent and our policies ensure that every job application and employee is treated fairly, with equal opportunity to succeed. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.