Andrew Lambert Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle / Gateshead

• Heading up the Commercial Team at one of the UK’s leading group event & tour operators.
• Responsible for overseeing commercial relationships with a large and varied supplier accounts portfolio – including partnerships with those in the travel, events & hospitality sectors.
• Extensive experience liaising with internal & external stakeholders at all levels.
• Managing and formulating strategies for the pursuit of inbound and outbound business development & procurement projects.
• Responsible for analysing performance & production data, identifying market trends and being proactive with the sourcing, selection & purchasing of new products to meet demand and maximise potential for growth.
• Negotiating, contracting and securing commercially competitive rates and terms.

Newcastle / Gateshead

• Responsible for the sourcing & selection of products, activities and venues for the UK & Ireland locations programme for a leading group events operator.
• Analysing production of existing products and identifying trends, growth & demand in the sector.
• Negotiating & contracting commercially competitive rates & terms for new & existing product ranges.
• Responsible for managing, developing and growing independent supplier relationships to maximise commercial performance and opportunities.
• Working closely with internal & external marketing & design teams to showcase supplier products on the LNOF website.
• Training sales & operations teams on new product developments and updates.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the planning, management and implementation of travel and logistics for a number of prominent sporting events including European Triathlon Union and IRONMAN European Tour events.
• Handling leads, producing bespoke travel itineraries and converting sales for athletes, supporters and key travel clients.
• Contributing to event promotion via website and social media channels.
• Producing event specific information and content for digital and print media.
• Negotiating, contracting and securing commerically competitive rates and allocation of accommodation.

London, United Kingdom

• Key product and destination manager for the Florida, California & Hawaii markets for one of the UK’s largest independent tour operators.
• Responsible for managing, developing and growing supplier relationships to maximise commercial performance and opportunities.
• Negotiating contracts, override agreements & tactical promotions for over 100 individual contracts throughout the US.

Kensington

Ground Product Contractor for the USA - responsible for managing, negotiating & contracting direct & receptive product in the Florida, Hawaii & California/Nevada markets.

London, United Kingdom

Handling contracts, tacticals, brochure production and liaising with suppliers. Primary contractor for over 50 hotels and ground handlers across the Caribbean, Indian Ocean & Arabia.

London, United Kingdom

Creating bespoke itineraries for worldwide, long-haul travel, liaising between sales and support departments, extensive experience in customer-facing sales and managing client expectations and budget constraints.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Bachelor Of Arts, Visual Communications/Graphic Design

BA Hons in Visual Communication, specialising in the discipline of Graphic Design at The Glasgow School of Art.

Btec Diploma, Foundation Studies (Design), Distinction