[HN] – VIVU JOURNEYS VIETNAM JSC RECRUITING CONTRACTING MANAGER 2021 – FULL TIME

Job title

[HN] – VIVU JOURNEYS VIETNAM JSC RECRUITING CONTRACTING MANAGER 2021 – FULL TIME

Employment status

Fulltime

Department

Customer Services, Management, Travel and Hospitality

Application Deadline

31/07/2021

Report to

Country Manager

Job Location

Hanoi

ABOUT COMPANY

Vivu Journeys is a startup company on the brink of an exciting new venture into the Travel industry. We are launching a new DMC within Europe, starting with the UK and Portugal, recently with Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with bigger plans to expand globally.

Typically, a DMC works as a middleman buying product from hotels, transport and touring companies to sell onto Tour Operators or Travel Agents at a profit. For ViVu, in addition to connecting our partners with key suppliers, we will also be creating and operating our own product and tapping into the other hospitality arms of our Parent company, Thien Minh Group (TMG).

 

We are managing leading travel & hospitality business offering 4 different pillars within travel; DMC, Hotels and cruises – we own more than ten hotels and several river and sea boats with plans to expand our assets as we move into these new markets; Airlines, we own 3 seaplanes that operate in our homeland Vietnam and are about to embark on an exciting new airline project within Asia; Online – As one of Vietnam’s most successful Online travel Agents, we are industry leaders in technology, developed inhouse.

POSITION PURPOSE

Contracting Manager is in charge of negotiating the best rates possible to achieve maximum profit and/or other ancillary benefits to us (overrides, exclusive products, exclusive benefits… etc), driving volume into the suppliers where we have the best rates.

DURATION
RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Key areas Specific activities Measures
Supplier Contracting Management Negotiate the best rates possible from the suppliers

Manage suppliers’ rates on the system and ensure the rates are updated timely and correctly

Ensure that every supplier pass the H&S requirement

Conduct quarterly supplier performance review and propose the improvement areas if any

Maintain the wide range of contacts with all suppliers in all key areas of Vietnam and Nurture good relationship with them

 

 

Benchmark, Profit and Loss report

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
  Essential Criteria Desirable Criteria
Experience: 5 years’ experience in DMC distribution or Hospitality management in similar roles

Good command of both written and spoken English

High degree of customer service and satisfaction

 

Experience in working under pressure / multi-tasking

High degree of customer service and satisfaction

Have wide range of contacts with suppliers in all key areas of Vietnam

 

Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor Degree N/A
Skills: Excellent communication & negotiation skills

The ability to engage with a wide range of people

A natural hunger for knowledge and learning

A calm, customer focused manner

Confident

Fluent in written and spoken English

Flexible and able to work with uncertainties and changing priorities

Ability to problem solve and make decisions

Multi-tasking

Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills across a variety of cultures

A self-starter able to work independently

Ability to work outside normal office hours

Customer centric with commitment to high standards of service delivery

High attention to detail & strong time/priority management skills

Personally, aligned with ViVu Journeys values

N/A

 

Knowledge: Knowledge of Indochina products  
Attributes: Hungry – self-motivated and diligent, constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity.

Humble – quick to point out the contributions of others, share credit, emphasize team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.

Smart – good judgment and intuition around the subtleties of group dynamics and guests, and the impact of your words and actions

Flexible and able to work odd hours, with uncertainties/changing priorities and under pressure
OTHER SKILLS REQUIREMENTS & ATTRIBUTES
WHAT WE OFFER

·         A competitive package and working conditions

·         Educational and annual company trips

·         Vibrant culture and working environment

·         Training courses with great career development opportunities

APPLY NOW

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and letter of interest to [email protected] / [email protected]. Please be noted that all of your information will be kept confidential and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.