Land Contracting Coordinator

Job Description

Ready to say, “Hello” to a new career? 

Helloworld Travel Limited is a travel-distribution company headquartered in Australia, providing international and domestic travel products and services to clients around the world.

Publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:HLO), HLO is a global travel organization with a diverse array of brands across three key pillars of business: Retail, Wholesale and Inbound.

Diverse Wholesale operations distribute travel products and services to markets all over the world, these include household names such as Viva Holidays, Sunlover Holidays and GO Holidays operating in New Zealand.

As trusted travel advisors, our passion is to provide expertise to the travel industry…. we are the travel professionals.

A day in the life 

As the Land Contracting coordinator (Australia), you will assist with sourcing, negotiating, and reviewing annual contracts for the Inbound and Wholesale brands of Helloworld.

As part of a dynamic contracting team, you will work closely with accommodation, touring, car-hire providers and regional and state tourism organisations.

You will also work closely with the Content and Inventory teams to ensure that they have the rates and availability of products bookable in our leisure booking platforms.

The coordinator also acts as a central point of contact for all departments and supplier enquiries, providing a high level of administration support year-round.

This is a full-time role based in South Melbourne (Normanby Rd) office.

What you’re accountable for:

• Responding to all supplier and internal stakeholder emails sent to the shared contracting inbox.
• Problem solving complex issues and work with suppliers to successfully negotiate the resolution of issues
• Maintaining accurate supplier information
• Communicating product updates to relevant stakeholders as required
• Sourcing and negotiating annual contracts and tactical offers, ensuring clear guidelines are provided to the Content Team for accurate loading 
• Sourcing of specials and tactical campaign offers from suppliers in accordance with business needs
• Undertaking ad-hoc projects as required

About you

To succeed in this role, you need:

• Sound understanding of Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Outlook
• Good destination knowledge of Australia
• Knowledge of Tourplan
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to problem solve effectively and promptly
• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and manage and meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to influence and deliver results
• Proven team player

Why Choose Us?

• Opportunities for discounted travel
• Career progression and support
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted Health Insurance 

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Only successful candidates will be contacted.  No agencies.

Join the Helloworld Family: Where Dreams Take Flight! 

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with?
• What’s your expected annual base salary?
• Have you used the Tourplan Database system before?