Purchasing & Product Manager Air Travel (Full-time)
Who are we?
Viabus GMBH, with its labels Bolderman Excursiereizen, Effeweg.nl, Van Nood and Diogenes Groepsreizen, is a leading tour operator (top 10 in the Netherlands) with bus and flight bus trips within and outside Europe. An excellent price-quality ratio is used. The trips have been carefully put together so that travelers can enjoy their holiday without any worries. The labels' range includes bus trips, excursion trips, tours, city trips, cruises, air travel, car trips, Christmas trips, winter trips and autumn trips. The travel industry is changing rapidly, Viabus GMBH is quickly moving from brochures to a web operator that presents and sells all kinds of holidays to various target groups using the latest technologies. The office in the Netherlands is located in Veenendaal, where approximately 75 employees work. Viabus GMBH's head office is located in Zurich (Switzerland) right next to the Central Station.
Who are we looking for?
Viabus GMBH is looking for an enterprising and commercial Purchasing & Product Manager with extensive knowledge and experience in the field of purchasing and product management. As a Purchasing & Product Manager you are at the basis of all journeys. You have an affinity with the product and have the professional knowledge and experience necessary to take our flight product to an even higher level. So you are a top professional and know everything about purchasing, product development, collaboration, calculation, turnover, yields and product analysis. You think in terms of opportunities and possibilities and can think 'out of the box'. You enjoy contact with suppliers and have the drive to continually improve. You maintain contacts with the hotels and partners with which Viabus GMBH has contracts and are responsible for the entire purchasing process. To this end, you select and visit partners in the relevant countries and independently conduct contract negotiations. During this process you will continue to build and maintain a strong personal network with current and future hotel owners or agents. You also identify developments in the various countries at an early stage and share this information with your colleagues at the head office and provide them with all relevant information. You know your destination(s) like the back of your hand and creativity is at the top of your dictionary. Together with our local partners, you continuously devise unique trips and keep a close eye on pricing. In addition to the design of the trip, you take care of the calculation and write attractive text for the website. You work in a small and close-knit team of experts, where you are given full responsibility for multiple destinations.
Job requirements
The following criteria apply for this position:
- Passion for traveling and extensive travel experience (within and outside Europe)
- HBO working and thinking level
- Demonstrable experience with purchasing & product management at a tour operator
- Commercial, creative and enterprising attitude
- Strong negotiator and personality
- Representative appearance
- Excellent numerical insight
- You are reliable, precise, proactive and independent
- A good command of the Dutch and English language, spoken and written
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel
- Willingness to travel frequently
- In possession of driving license B
What do you get?
- A challenging and versatile full-time position at a leading growing tour operator
- A competitive salary, in proportion to knowledge and experience
- Informal and pleasant working atmosphere with short lines of communication
- Space for personal development, creativity and own initiative
- Possibility to work partially from home (in the long term and depending on distance)
- Many fun (annual) outings with the team/company
- A laptop and company telephone
Interested?
Do you recognize yourself in this vacancy and do you see the opportunities and challenges in this interesting job? Then quickly send your motivation with CV to info@viabusgroup.com.
N.B. Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated. We do not work with recruiters.
