Contracts Manager with French

Tour Partner Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A travel management company based in Ireland is seeking an individual to source hotel accommodations for groups and negotiate competitive rates. The ideal candidate will have fluent French language skills and strong organizational capabilities. You will work closely with hotels and internal teams to ensure client satisfaction and efficient operations. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills, as well as proficiency in Excel and preferably TourPlan software. Join us in creating memorable travel experiences!

Qualifications

• Fluent in French is essential.
• Possess a full driving license.
• Exhibit keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Source hotel space for groups and negotiate rates.
• Develop relationships with hotels and handle feedback.
• Liaise with internal teams to meet client timelines.
• Assist in implementing departmental procedures.

Skills

Fluent French Speaker

Good organization skills

Strong IT command for Excel

Good time management skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Tools

TourPlan

Job description

Tour Partner Group is a leading B2B Destination Management Company (DMC) specialising in travel experiences across the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, and the Baltics. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Copenhagen, we bring together over 300 destination specialists, designing unforgettable travel experiences for Groups and FIT, as well as curated MICE programmes under our dedicated brand, Horizons by Tour Partner Group. At Tour Partner Group, we believe in responsible travel, continuously challenging ourselves to elevate our standards and ensure that every journey we create leaves a positive impact on both people and the planet.

Tour Partner Group is a leading DMC for the UK, Ireland, the Nordics and Baltics. We bring together more than 300 destination specialists, designing B2B travel for Groups and FIT. Along with our MICE division, HORIZONS by Tour Partner Group, we are the experts in creating authentic experiences and memories that last a lifetime.

We have offices in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Copenhagen, and Phoenix. Our mission is to deliver personally tailored, authentic tours. Perfectly.

What will I be doing?

• Sourcing European hotel space within the company’s portfolio for booked groups, Series and for offers
• Acquiring a competitive price for our client, within a short turnaround time
• Negotiating hotel rates and terms & conditions
• Helping achieve an expected margin for the company
• Developing relationships with hotels: exchanging feedback, providing updates, identifying ways of presenting group booking requests to each individual supplier to optimize outcome; dealing with supplier book-outs, supporting supplier complaint resolution
• Liaising with internal clients, i.e. Commercial, Operations and Sales
• Storing and presenting product knowledge
• Constant dialogue with the Purchasing Team for Europe, as well as Sales, and the Account Management teams to ensure that client/hotel timeline requirements are met
• Helping the Head of Contracts with the delivery of the overall Contracts strategy
• Assisting the Head of Contracts with the implementation and roll out of internal departmental procedures
• Ensuring all contracts are loaded correctly into Tourplan for company wide use
• Running various reports, comparing charts, updating the system if necessary to keep an overview of your allocated areas
• Assisting in the placing of group series business within the budgets and standards expected by the client
• Represent TPG at specific applicable industry events
• Visiting key hotels on a regular basis as needed and other hotels where necessary, to ensure quality is maintained and producing hotel meeting reports for the company
• Dealing with book-out situations and supplier issues
• Supporting the Head of Contracts in contracting allocations and series allocations when needed
• Supporting contracting other locations as needed
• To flexibly support team members of the same region (and other regions where business requirements demand) to fulfil their role as and when needed, for business reasons such as productivity, expertise absence, illness etc

What skills do I need?

• Fluent French Speaker
• Full driving license
• Good time management and self-management skills
• Good organizational skills and, particularly, a keen eye for detail
• Strong IT command for Excel and preferably TourPlan
• Ability to develop strong teamwork and collaboration
• Outstanding interpersonal and networking skills