Key Account Executive - Data Delivery Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
About British Airways Holidays
At British Airways Holidays our customers and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. We’re one of the UK’s leading and most trusted tour operators, providing holiday packages, hotels, car hire and experiences via ba.com and the British Airways contact centres. From carefully selected hotels to our 24-hour support helpline, we take every element of our customers’ holidays seriously
As a subsidiary of BA, we offer the advantages of being a significant part of the UK’s largest airline coupled with all the benefits of being in a smaller company. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make British Airways Holidays who we are. As our business grows, this is a really exciting time to join our team
We are recruiting for a Key Account Executive on a one year fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy Product Delivery and Strategy team, within one of the UK’s leading tour operators.
The purpose of this role is to support the management of our BAH technology partners and loading of availability, rates and inventory into BAH’s systems and subcontracted systems. Key accountabilities include:
- Supporting with the development and implementation of the BAH sourcing strategy
- Working with the BAH technology partners to diagnose and resolve issues within the supply chain
- Supporting the accurate loading of portfolios sourced via connectivity supply partners through rate checking and troubleshooting
This is a busy, hands on role. Our essential criteria for this role are:
- Previous experience in the travel industry
- Knowledge of online travel sales and distribution channels including channel managers, the push environment, and distribution strategies
- Ability to build credible relationships with third party suppliers
- Strong numeracy skills
To help you decide whether you would like to apply for this role, as a guide, a typical salary in this role is around £28,000 - £30,000 per annum (this may vary depending on your relevant skills and experience), plus benefits.
Our offices are based just outside Gatwick Airport and we offer hybrid working (within the UK). Generally, this role works from our offices twice a week, with additional days as needed depending on meetings etc. Office days are co-ordinated so that colleagues in the same team are in the office together to collaborate in person . We usually support new colleagues in the office full time for the first six weeks with us. We offer flexible start and finish times.
This role is full time.
At BA Holidays we value diversity and encourage a positive and inclusive environment for everyone. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome.
Please see our LinkedIn page to find out a bit about our recent activity!
Key benefits include
- 25 days holiday per calendar year, plus bank holidays
- Staff travel – from the date you join
- Flexible benefits package including market leading defined contribution pension scheme and generous life assurance cover, plus options such as dental /medical cover, and cycle to work, technology and electric car schemes.
- Hybrid working and flexible start & finish times
- Range of colleague wellbeing and recognition programmes
Closing date for applications is: Tuesday 4th July 2023.
Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.
