Head of Product - Manchester, United Kingdom - Destination Sport

Destination Sport

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Head of Product

Destination Sport Experiences

This is a hybrid role based in our Manchester office with flexibility for homeworking, so you must live within a commutable distance.

This is a varied, hands on role and on a typical day you will:

Provide leadership to the Product Team of 4 to 6 Product Managers and contractors who look after our Sportive Breaks Cycling brand and our Marathon Tours and Travel Running brand.
Be part of the UK management team together with the head of sales, head of marketing, head of systems and head of operations.
Lead on website content creation and make contributions to written content in the form of web content writing, blog post creation and itinerary writing.
Carry out staff management tasks including staff reviews & objective setting, holiday request management, expenses approval & regular one to ones with all reports.
Improve current processes where necessary regarding systems and shared resources such as contracting, health and safety, website content and costings.
Oversee the purchasing function to provide the best deal for our customers.
Form strong relationships with local operators, hoteliers, coach companies and all other suppliers.
Assist the marketing department to create and source content for all campaigns.
Work with internal & external staff & suppliers to highest standard of quality, sustainability & safety
Perform market research & analysis.
Attend events meet with customers & suppliers in the field. Review & implement change if necessary.

Key skills

A working knowledge of travel, and experience working in sports travel
Product experience specifically in planning cycling, running & triathlon tours and events
Excellent planning and event management skills
You will be a selfstarter with the ability to manage the logistics of an event
Customer focused and excellent relationship building skills
Strong negotiation skills
Competent use of Microsoft Office
Excellent written skills and communication
Management experience with running a team
Excellent verbal & written communication