Product Manager - Travel industry

• Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per year

My Swindon based client are seeking a Product Manager to lead their product pipeline, ensuring the delivery of high-quality travel products that meet their strategic goals and KPIs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the travel market, exceptional organisational skills, and the ability to manage a dynamic team to achieve outstanding results.

• Engage with cruise lines and account managers to ensure product needs are met and targets achieved.
• Act as the product escalation point for trading and attend all key meetings.
• Collaborate with trading, product support, contracting, and marketing teams for timely product handovers.
• Coach and mentor product developers to meet pipeline needs and deliver KPIs.
• Manage country-specific margin and ROI targets.
• Innovate and evolve the product range based on market analysis and trends.
• Pitch new products to the team and senior management with supporting data and rate suggestions.
• Oversee the pipeline planner and monthly product plans, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Lead operational meetings to sign off new packages and oversee the delivery from inception to sales handover.
• Secure exclusive allocations with cruise partners and manage the handover process to operations.
• Stay informed on competitor activity and review the commercial and operational performance of products.

• A high level of organisational skills and the ability to present product ideas confidently.
• Excellent knowledge of the cruise market and competitor strategies.
• Positive and professional attitude with the ability to create and motivate a dynamic team.
• Strong management skills with a focus on mentoring and achieving KPIs.
• Commercially astute with experience in analytics, pricing, negotiating, ROI, and yield management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver under pressure.
• Multitasking skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Passion for travel and willingness to research various destinations.
• Flexibility to work around business needs as required.
• Experience in product management and the travel market is preferred.

• Company events and pension.
• Employee discount and referral programme.
• On-site parking and private medical insurance.
• Competitive bonus scheme and performance bonus.