Product Executive (Spanish Speaking) - Folkestone Hybrid

26,000 - 28,000 per annum dependent on experience

Product Executive (Spanish Speaking)

25,600 - 28,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Folkestone Hybrid

Are you passionate about travel, love bringing ideas to life, and enjoy making sure every detail is just right? At Saga, were looking for a commercially minded and organised Product Executive to join our Travel team, supporting the development and delivery of exceptional holidays and unforgettable experiences for our customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in the travel industry, working alongside a passionate team committed to creating holidays our customers will love.

Youll play a key role in supporting our Product Management team, helping turn destination knowledge and supplier partnerships into exciting travel products. From managing contracts and costing briefs to maintaining accurate commercial systems and coordinating with suppliers, youll help ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. Working closely with teams across the business, youll contribute to new product development, quality control and operational improvements that make a real difference to the customer experience.

Were looking for someone who is proactive, commercially curious and enjoys building strong relationships. Youll bring excellent organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and the confidence to collaborate with a range of stakeholders. Fluency in Spanish is essential, alongside a genuine enthusiasm for travel and a desire to create the best experiences for our guests.

This requires you to be working from our Folkestone office a minimum of 3 times a week. We have designated office space for colleagues in our Travel business, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a function.

Role Responsibility

As our new Product Executive you will be responsible for providing administrative support for Product Managers.

Other accountabilities will include:

Creating all contracts, including Terms and Conditions, annexes, and variations

Ensuring all contracts are signed, logged, and managed to agreed timelines

Creating and updating Trip Planners (product costing briefs) for Product Managers to review and sign off

Conducting year-on-year rate comparisons and commercial analysis

Raising and maintaining date grids accurately

Supporting Product Managers in securing allocations with suppliers

Assisting Product Managers in negotiating supplier rates

Supporting the development of new tours and researching innovative ideas to excite customers

Planning and booking familiarisation (FAM) and educational trips for colleagues and trade agents

Populating and maintaining commercial fields within the internal system

Building and maintaining strong collaborative working relationships with other departments, particularly Product Operations, to ensure smooth business operations

Acting as the escalation point for quality issues and responding with a customer-first mindset

Setting up new tour content within the internal system and approving where required

Serving as the escalation point for supplier overbookings and stop-sale requests

Liaising with the Health & Safety team to ensure new suppliers are fully assessed and compliant

Representing the company at trade shows, corporate functions, and occasional overseas educational trips

Taking ownership of assigned products and supplier relationships while acting as their internal champion across departments.

The Ideal Candidate

As our Product Executive, you will have prior experience supporting product, contracting and operations teams within travel.

You will be a confident communicator in Spanish, both verbal and written. Aswell as being able to demonstrate the following skills and attributes;

You will also need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Creating, reviewing, and managing supplier contracts

Commercial awareness and rate analysis

Strong administration skills in a fast-paced environment

High attention to detail and numeracy skills

Strong written communication and presentation abilities

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Data accuracy and reporting

Skilled in supplier relationship management

Deadline and timeline management

Clear reporting and follow-up

Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special

Package Description

At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
• Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
• Wellbeing programme
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform

About the Company Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.Job Reference: saga/TP/56250/3595