Director of Study Experiences, Sport Experiences and Remembrance Travel for Schools & Young People. Part of the Next Generation Travel group, specialising in education group travel. P&L ownership, with accountability for product, sales, marketing, customer relations and operational functions with a team of 15 direct reports.

The School Travel Forum is a non-profit, professional trade association that promotes school travel and upholds best in class health and safety processes within its membership. Members are supported by an elected committee, responsible for the day-to-day running and operation of the affairs of the Association and for furthering the objectives of the School Travel Forum.

Strategic focus on leading the sales management and Direct Mail marketing and e-commerce functions for Newmarket's three core educational travel brands - Study Experiences, Sport Experiences and Remembrance Travel for Schools and Young People (in partnership with the Royal British Legion). Up to £12m annual t/o.Key accountabilities:- Strategic growth planning, implementing structural changes within the team that included resource redeployment and recruitment of two new managerial… Show more Strategic focus on leading the sales management and Direct Mail marketing and e-commerce functions for Newmarket's three core educational travel brands - Study Experiences, Sport Experiences and Remembrance Travel for Schools and Young People (in partnership with the Royal British Legion). Up to £12m annual t/o.Key accountabilities:- Strategic growth planning, implementing structural changes within the team that included resource redeployment and recruitment of two new managerial positions - Product and Customer Service- Leadership - management of sales team of 8 - DM and e-commerce planning and campaign management- Developing exclusive partnerships - West End Theatre shows, hospitality providers, key London attractions - product negotiation & contracting- Attribution and Performance Management - people, and sales & marketingIn 2018 the business was acquired by Next Generation Travel. Show less

Promoted to Senior Manager. Growth of the division's educational brands - Study Experiences, Sport Experiences, Remembrance Travel for Schools & Young People - and the Newmarket Travel Service - closed group business. Key accountability for sales, marketing, administration, product, contracting, operations and event management.12 direct reports. Up to £20m annual t/o.

Initial 6-month internal secondment - offered permanent position thereafter. General Management including sales, operations and administrative responsibilities of the recently formed educational conference and seminar provider, Study Experiences. Product development to include London Theatre tours, European coach and air programmes and long-haul, including New York City, Florida and China.4 direct reports. Up to £5m annual t/o.

Career move - joined The Newmarket Group as Product Manager for European coach holidays. Product creation, development and management. Yield management. Negotiation. People Management. Operational Management. Brochure production. Copy-writing for the national and regional press. Customer Relations.

Internal promotion within Kuoni's Specialist Business Units. Product Manager for The Travel Collection's new Latin American portfolio. Contracting, Copy writing. Advertorial. Inventory Management. Negotiation.Yield Management.

Promoted to head up the European team, selling group travel itineraries to schools & colleges. Contracting. Product Management. Sales & Operations Management.

Joined from university - to create, sell and operate group travel itineraries for UK schools and colleges