Trading Executive Apprentice

As an apprentice in our Crystal Ski Commercial team, you’ll spend two invaluable years working right at the heart of our business – with real responsibilities, and the chance to work on real projects. 

You’ll gain a unique insight into our exciting and dynamic industry, with exposure to many other functional areas and senior colleagues, as well as the opportunity to enhance your professional skills through an extensive and tailored programme of learning and development.  You’ll have lots of fun during your time with us, and we’ll ensure you get the support you need every step of the way.

The time that our customers spend away on our holidays is precious.  That’s why we need to understand what our customers want as well as how the world is changing so we can design, develop and deliver dream holidays. 

As a Trading Executive Apprentice, your main job is to help make the most money from the destinations you manage. You will work closely with the Product & Planning Manager and the Trading Manager to:

Maximise flight bookings: Ensure planes are as full as possible. Optimise hotel stays: Make sure our main hotels have high occupancy. Improve product presentation: Make our travel packages attractive and customer friendly.

You will also help plan for future seasons by analysing how well destinations are performing and providing insights to support planning. Additionally, you will have opportunities to grow and advance in your career.

 Your main responsibilities will include:

Analysing Performance: Regularly check key performance indicators (KPIs) for your destination to help with trading actions and campaigns. Monitoring Merchandising: Ensure your product is well-presented across all channels to boost performance. Evaluating Financial Performance: Review each unit, resort, and country to spot financial issues and suggest fixes. Managing Financial Performance: Work with the Product & Planning Manager to take charge of your destination's financial health. Setting Prices: Lead the pricing for your destination, making sure prices are competitive and costs are covered. Recommending Strategies: Suggest yield management rules and strategies to the Trading Manager. Coaching Team Members: Help train less experienced team members and develop your own people skills. Collaborating on Bed Supply: Work with the Bed Trading Executive to solve bed supply issues and maximize yield. Handling Customer Queries: Address customer questions from our contact centres. Providing Insights: Offer key insights and action recommendations for Destination & Trading Meetings.

Training:

Our Crystal Ski Commercial Apprenticeship programme is a unique and exciting opportunity to gain a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship and qualification whilst developing a rewarding career in our Crystal Ski Commercial Team. It involves two years of study while being paid in a full time permanent commercial role.

Training is delivered virtually within the office.

Training Outcome:
On joining our Commercial Apprenticeship Programme, you’ll be joining TUI as a permanent colleague – moving into a role with one of the teams you’ve worked with during the programme once you’ve finished your rotations.

Employer Description:
Be Yourself… Be Unique! TUI’s more than a brand, it’s who we are. Trusted – Unique – Inspiring. We’re the leading tourism business with diverse customers and over 67,000 employees. Together, we embrace different continents and cultures. We believe travel broadens the mind. Just like our customers, we’re on a journey - of development towards a more digital, connected and integrated future - but we haven’t arrived there yet. We believe that differences drive innovation and we’re encouraging an environment where diverse talent thrives. Inclusion is fundamental to everything that we achieve and it’s our unique colleagues that will shape the future of travel. The TUI Group includes over 400 owned hotels, 16 cruise ships, a digital platform for more than 160,000 tours, activities and experiences, strong tour operators, 1,200 travel agencies and leading online portals, five airlines with around 130 aircraft, and destination services in all major holiday countries around the globe. It covers the entire tourism value chain under one roof. This integrated offering enables us to provide our 21 million customers with an unmatched holiday experience in 180 regions. A key feature of our corporate culture is our global responsibility for economic, environmental and social sustainability. This is reflected in more than 20 years of commitment to sustainable tourism. In 2022 financial year the TUI Group with a headcount of around 60,000 recorded turnover of about €16,5bn and an operating result of €409m. The TUI Group’s share is listed in the FTSE 250 index, in the Quotation Board of the Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and regulated Market of the Hanover Stock Exchange. As part of our Diversity Equity and Inclusion policy we encourage applications from all sectors of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make reasonable adjustments to assist in the interview process. Applications are open to all sectors of the community

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative