Contracting & Reservations Manager Uzbekistan

We’re excited to expand and open a local Intrepid Travel office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan – and you can be a part of this fantastic core team!

As a Contracting & Reservations Manager for Intrepid Travel Uzbekistan, you will handle the following:

Responsibilities:

• Pricing and curating a portfolio of suppliers and experiences for our trips across Central Asia
• Managing all bookings across Central Asia
• Negotiating competitive rates and building trusted relationships with our local suppliers
• Managing contracts and supplier records
• Overseeing the Reservations process - ensuring all services including accommodation, transport, and activities are booked efficiently for our trips across Central Asia.
• Reporting to the Country Director (General Manager), you'll continually enhance our reservation processes, providing our suppliers and Tour Leaders with the right information at the right time.

• Proven experience in managing tourism-supplier relationships, including cost negotiation, contracting, procurement and trip pricing within the travel industry
• Outstanding commercial, pricing, analytical, supplier management and negotiation skills
• Proficient in Central Asia trip operations, with extensive knowledge of local products, suppliers, and destinations
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficiency with travel-related systems and MS Office applications.

• Ability to travel to and work on-site in our upcoming office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:
Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our work perks include:

• Flexible work options, such as work-from-home options and the ability to 'work from anywhere' 4 weeks a year
• A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends
• 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips
• A minimum of 10 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.
• Access to e-learning platforms, professional development and mentor programs
• 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you
• Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.