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TUI Business: TUI UK & I Band: 6 Location(s): United Kingdom | Luton | LU2 9TN | Wigmore House...
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TUI Business:
TUI UK & I
Band:
6
Location(s):
United Kingdom | Luton | LU2 9TN | Wigmore House
Hours per week:
37.5
Type of contract:
Apprentice
As an apprentice in our 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.
Our Commercial Apprenticeship programme is a unique and exciting opportunity to gain a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification whilst developing a rewarding career in our commercial team. It involves two years of study while being paid in a full time permanent commercial role.
And, when you join 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.
What you’ll be doing
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. Our Commercial team do just this, sustainably delivering growth and profitability through cleverly managing price, focusing on cost and controlling the availability of our products. From liaising with hotel buyers, to forecasting travel trends, developing holiday brochures, and pricing holidays – it’s all in a day’s work in this area at the heart of our business.
As a Commercial Apprentice, you’ll gain unrivalled insight into how we go about planning, pricing and selling our TUI and First Choice holiday experiences. You’ll spend two years rotating between two of our core commercial departments:
Trading – this team ensures our products are available to our customers at the right price, at the right time, in line with demand and competition. You’ll learn about how we sell our flights and hotels at the right price in order to hit our key targets, as well as how we monitor our competitor’s activity.
Aviation Planning – this team ensures we have the right planes in the right place, at the right time. You’ll learn about how we manage and plan our flying programme, and will work within the Aviation Support team loading our flying into our systems, managing seasonal changes, and then communicating these to our suppliers and customers
Product Planning – this team ensures we have the right products on offer to give our customers the widest variety of holidays to choose from. You’ll learn about how we select which new holiday concepts and hotels to offer our customers, as well as how we price them and present them to our customers, from the content on our websites, to brochures in our retail stores
Whichever teams you join, you’ll have a fantastic opportunity to gain a full insight into our Commercial function and how our business works on a day-to-day basis. You’ll support a portfolio of destinations, making important commercial decisions which will help drive forward the strategy and profitability of TUI UK.
You will also be working towards a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship. If you’d like to know more about the content covered as part of the apprenticeship, you can do so by clicking here where you’ll be directed to an external site for more information.
What we’re looking for
Our apprenticeships are suitable for those who meet the following criteria:
GCSE in Maths & English at grades 4-9
Excellent IT skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Confidence with numbers – attention to detail and analytical skills
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Highly organised with the ability to work with multiple priorities to meet set deadlines
A proactive problem solver, keen to identify and support process improvements and efficiency
Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships
Happy to work both collaboratively as part of a team and autonomously using initiative where required
Acts with professionalism
Customer focused
An interest in the travel industry
ABOUT OUR OFFER
Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional ‘TUI time off’
Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Excellent rates with foreign exchange
Pension scheme and life assurance.
At TUI, we know people are as diverse as the destinations we send our customers to.We love to see your uniqueness shine through and inspire the future of travel. If you would like to read more about what Diversity & Inclusion means to us simply visit our Smile page Click here
TUI UK & I
Band:
6
Location(s):
United Kingdom | Luton | LU2 9TN | Wigmore House
Hours per week:
37.5
Type of contract:
Apprentice
- Starting salary for the role is £21,528 per annum with fantastic progression and incremental roll off salary.
- Currently TUI is unable to provide visa sponsorship, you must have permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship to be eligible to apply. This includes applicants in possession of a Tier 4 Student visa.
As an apprentice in our 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.
Our Commercial Apprenticeship programme is a unique and exciting opportunity to gain a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification whilst developing a rewarding career in our commercial team. It involves two years of study while being paid in a full time permanent commercial role.
And, when you join 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.
What you’ll be doing
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. Our Commercial team do just this, sustainably delivering growth and profitability through cleverly managing price, focusing on cost and controlling the availability of our products. From liaising with hotel buyers, to forecasting travel trends, developing holiday brochures, and pricing holidays – it’s all in a day’s work in this area at the heart of our business.
As a Commercial Apprentice, you’ll gain unrivalled insight into how we go about planning, pricing and selling our TUI and First Choice holiday experiences. You’ll spend two years rotating between two of our core commercial departments:
Trading – this team ensures our products are available to our customers at the right price, at the right time, in line with demand and competition. You’ll learn about how we sell our flights and hotels at the right price in order to hit our key targets, as well as how we monitor our competitor’s activity.
Aviation Planning – this team ensures we have the right planes in the right place, at the right time. You’ll learn about how we manage and plan our flying programme, and will work within the Aviation Support team loading our flying into our systems, managing seasonal changes, and then communicating these to our suppliers and customers
Product Planning – this team ensures we have the right products on offer to give our customers the widest variety of holidays to choose from. You’ll learn about how we select which new holiday concepts and hotels to offer our customers, as well as how we price them and present them to our customers, from the content on our websites, to brochures in our retail stores
Whichever teams you join, you’ll have a fantastic opportunity to gain a full insight into our Commercial function and how our business works on a day-to-day basis. You’ll support a portfolio of destinations, making important commercial decisions which will help drive forward the strategy and profitability of TUI UK.
You will also be working towards a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship. If you’d like to know more about the content covered as part of the apprenticeship, you can do so by clicking here where you’ll be directed to an external site for more information.
What we’re looking for
Our apprenticeships are suitable for those who meet the following criteria:
GCSE in Maths & English at grades 4-9
Excellent IT skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Confidence with numbers – attention to detail and analytical skills
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Highly organised with the ability to work with multiple priorities to meet set deadlines
A proactive problem solver, keen to identify and support process improvements and efficiency
Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships
Happy to work both collaboratively as part of a team and autonomously using initiative where required
Acts with professionalism
Customer focused
An interest in the travel industry
ABOUT OUR OFFER
Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional ‘TUI time off’
Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Excellent rates with foreign exchange
Pension scheme and life assurance.
At TUI, we know people are as diverse as the destinations we send our customers to.We love to see your uniqueness shine through and inspire the future of travel. If you would like to read more about what Diversity & Inclusion means to us simply visit our Smile page Click here
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