Found my favourite job role so far, after 25 years in the company
It is incredible that even after so many years in the same company, and having had the change to occupy various positions in different areas of the business up until now, I still have the chance to make an internal career change which in this last case resulted in the greatest one so far. I can keep growing professionally, keep learning, and share with others the experience I have from all my previous roles. Joining the Supply team has truly been a great experience, it still is. The learning curve steeper than ever, which makes it very motivating and rewarding.
I manage a team of destination experts in offer creation & contracting
Me and my team are responsible for the offer portfolio in all our destinations, Sun&Beach, Cities, Ports or Mountains. Sourcing suppliers, negotiating the best commercial conditions with them, creating our own experiences, and making sure all the offer is available to be sold to customers through any of our distribution channels. We have a mix of "on demand" work where we are being asked to create or negotiate something specific for a client, and we also proactively create our own experiences and offer them to the market. We need to be on top of what happens in our destinations to make sure we can offer any new and exciting experiences to our clients as soon as they become available, and we also need to be on top of trends and customer demands. We work very closely with our Sales teams to manage that. To make sure we are competitive, an important part of the role is to negotiate the best possible deals, keeping our costs as low as possible.
Managing a great team and the variety of the role
I find it motivating that the role requires involvement in such a big variety of topics and tasks. To be surrounded by a team of professionals who are experts in their respective areas is also very rewarding. We learn from each other. The market is challenging at the moment which makes our job more challenging, but also more interesting. We work closely together with other functions in the company which expands our network and learning opportuniities.
Be open to opportunities, gaining experience is important
Keep an open mind and positive attitude even to things that you are not very sure about. There is always more to things than what the eye can see, at times also hidden opportunities. Finding your dream job very likely starts with hard work.
The organisation of the current set up of my team
As this was a completely new function, I had to organise the team from scratch and not always with alot of information to support me. After Covid and an internal restructure, this was a challenging task. Over the 2 years that we have been in this new funtion I have had to make further changes as more and more parts of the business came back, and I believe that together with my leadership team this has been done in a way that we can be proud of.
