With a world of fairways out there for you all to enjoy, Your Golf Travel.com is offering golfers the opportunity to join our team in what is quite simply the Ultimate Job in Golf. The lucky winner will have the opportunity to travel to some of the world’s top golf holiday destinations all as part of your role as Global Product Development Manager. (Competitive salary based on experience)
The role will enable the lucky winner the opportunity to post reviews for travelling golfers at some of the top golf courses across the UK, Europe and Worldwide. You will be expected to represent Your Golf Travel to our suppliers across the globe as well as provide golfers across the globe an impartial and independent assessment of golf at these top-class resorts.
| Position: | Global Product Development Manager (Europe and Worldwide) | |
| Type: | Full-time | |
| Location: | Farringdon, London | |
| Reporting to: | Director of Product | |
| Primary role: | To assist the Director of Product in providing the tools to sell more YGT golf holidays. | |
| Primary responsibilitiy: | The GPDM will be responsible for Tier 2+3 Suppliers, with the objective of improving their Tier status within YGT, through improved conditions and increased sales, gained by: | |
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Passionate about sport and travel the candidate must be a golfer (ability unimportant) and be reasonably well travelled. Some experience working in the Golf, Hotel, Hospitality or Tourism Industry is essential, ideally gained within the Leisure Industry. The client must possess strong inter-personal skill, be articulate, a good communicator, a strong negotiator and comfortable in a face to face environment as well as over the telephone.
The candidate must be commercially minded, well-organised, and be able to prioritise and time manage to a good level.
Other attributes to include;
Your contract will last from 1st January 2010 – 31st December 2010 and you must have a keen eye for travel and golf as you will be expected to play golf at some great golfing destinations, Europe and further afield!
To apply for the Ultimate Job in Golf simply fill in your details below along with your CV, Official Handicap (must be 18 or less), a 750-1000 word article detailing your ultimate golf holiday experience and why you are the best candidate for the job. We will then contact the top 36 candidates to come in for an interview, out of these, 18 will be selected to do battle over 18 holes in a tournament to help us find out who is the winner of the Ultimate Job in Golf. To coincide with the offering of the ultimate job in golf and significant growth in 2009, Your Golf Travel.com are also looking to recruit golf consultants for their international sales roles.
Final will be played at the 2010 Ryder Cup venue - The Celtic Manor on Monday 21st December 2009
