Product Officer Qatar Holidays - Qatar

Location: Doha
Company Name: Qatar Airways

QR22604 - Product Officer Qatar Holidays | Qatar Airways | Doha

Organisation: Qatar Airways

Job Function: Commercial

Division: Commercial (Division)

Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent

City: Middle East | Qatar | Doha

Last date of application: 11-Nov-2019

Qatar Airways

Welcome to a world where ambitions fly high.

From experienced pilots to dynamic professionals embarking on new careers, Qatar Airways is searching for talented individuals to join our award-winning team.

We take pride in our people—a dynamic and culturally diverse workforce is essential to why we are one of the finest and fastest growing airlines in the world.

We offer competitive compensation and benefit packages.

About The Position:

The Product Officer will be responsible for supporting the Qatar Holidays products team in the development of new products. This will involve research of the leisure market trends from each market, the preparation of products for their release to market including costing and copy writing. Under the supervision of the Lead Products Officer there will also be a requirement to undertake contract and rate negotiations and the evaluation of such.

The key accountabilities of the position include;

Ensure on time release of products to Qatar Holidays website and marketing team.

Identify suppliers from which the division could benefit from contracting with and handle the contracting process booking environment.

Negotiate appropriate value addition and unique services for different products that will draw a line of differentiation between Qatar Holidays products and competitor products.

Engage with Outstations to ensure product development meets market requirements and benchmark selling prices.

Benchmark studies for contracts obtained.

Finalize hotel/supplier contracts and agreements.

Upload and set-up rates of direct hotel and contracts obtained through suppliers who do not have XML connection, to the online booking system to support dynamic packaging, fixed packages and shopping cart module.

Develop and maintain a broad portfolio of leisure products that adapts to various market segments across the Qatar Airways network.

Provide an in-house package cost sheet, support tactical initiatives across the network.

Analyse and evaluate competitor product, rates, tactical offers and marketing initiatives. Develop and recommend suitable product and pricing strategy to counter the impact.

Provide e-briefs for Qatar Holidays Operations, Agents, Sales, Travel Agents and Outstations.

About You:

Qualifications;

A relevant College or University Qualification to minimum Bachelor's level is essential.

An additional Travel Industry qualification eg; IATA or UFTAA is preferred

Previous Experience;

Its essential candidates have a minimum of 4 years related experience

Previous work experience in a ravel Agency or Tour Operator

Product and Contracting Sales experience in a Travel industry environment

Airfare and GDS experience is preferred as is Copy Writing and Web Content management experience.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:
1. Resume / CV
2. Copy of Highest Educational Certificate