Product Manager

Product Manager – Travel Industry
This leading UK travel group is seeking an experienced Product Manager to develop and deliver unique, engaging, and commercially successful portfolio across its UK and European touring portfolio. This role is central to shaping product strategy, driving passenger growth, and ensuring the delivery of innovative, high quality itineraries that appeal across multiple brands. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will take full ownership of your product range from concept through to delivery. Competitive salary & hybrid working.

Product Manager – Role and Responsibilities:

• Create a diverse product range from initial concept through to launch and delivery.
• Pinpoint emerging trends and unmet demand, generating new product ideas that accelerate passenger growth and strengthen market position.
• Create and manage product plans, ensuring sufficient stock and capacity to achieve budgeted passenger volumes.
• Ensure all products are contracted and ready in line with launch schedules.
• Negotiate and contract hotels and itineraries at competitive rates, securing added value where possible to maintain strong price positioning.
• Work with copywriters to agree final tour copy for online and brochure publication.
• Own the product life cycle end to end, collaborating with colleagues to ensure accuracy, quality, and seamless delivery.
• Attend trade events and actively network to promote the brands and source new product opportunities and partnerships.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to secure the right space at the right price.

Product Manager – Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience as a Product or Contract Manager within the travel industry, ideally with UK and European contracting experience.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and drive product performance.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Creative thinker with the ability to develop unique and appealing itineraries.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, solutions focused, and comfortable challenging assumptions to drive improvement.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ownership of end to end delivery.

Product Manager – Additional Information:

• Competitive salary + bonus
• Hybrid working (2 to 3 days in the office but flexible)
• Full time, permanent role with a forward thinking UK travel group
• Ideal for someone who thrives on creativity, commercial ownership, and developing standout travel products

Please apply for the position of Product Manager online or email your CV to lisa@candm.co.uk