Areas of Expertise :Over 12 years of experience in the Travel Industry, especially in the wholesale sectorNegotiations of Wholesale Travel product, to ensure that we have the best inventory and pricing in the designated territory. Product will include hotels, attractions and possibly other services such as car rentals. My position entails both maintaining and expanding our current product or developing new product, depending on the territory. Direct experience in negotiating and procuring travel products for a tour operator or wholesaler and will have an established set of hotel contacts and relationships within these sectors.Excellent Negotiation skills, be able to 'sell' the company and lead the conversationExperience within the travel industry, with fluid understanding of how Tour Operators, agencies and online retailers operate, as well as knowledge of how hotels position themselves within the B2B and B2C markets. To initiate, maintain and strengthen relationships with suppliers. Grow a business relationship; ultimately building comprehensive supplier loyalty to our company, through the supplier's understanding of our distribution network and technology abilities. Responsible to travel up to entire assigned territory, as well as to Company meetings and trade shows around the world.Ability to maintain constant knowledge of how our product compares to that of our competition, by comparing pricing. Also, must analyze our availability and ensure that rooms are available for key demand dates . Hire, train, control and motivate the team, set up procedures, guidelines and metrics to evaluate performance on a regular basis. Ability to access the right high level decision makers in each targeted organization and present the value proposition.Specialties: B2B, business development, competitive rates, contract management, customer relations, Product development,