About Us: Sunwing Vacations Group is home to North America’s largest vacation brands, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations, along with the growing United …
Skills: Negotiation, Contract Management, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Supplier Relationship Management
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$55k–$75k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Hybrid Work Opportunities, Goodlife Corporate Discount, Growth Opportunities, Free Parking, Subsidized Meals, Social Responsibility Initiatives
Posted 2d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Negotiate and manage hotel contracts, rates, and inventory to ensure profitability and quality. Collaborate cross-functionally to monitor sales performance, forecast pacing, and maintain strong supplier relationships.
Requirements
Requires 3-5 years of experience in travel, product, or contracting with strong analytical and negotiation skills. A degree in Travel and Tourism and proficiency in Excel are highly valued.
Full job description
About Us:
Sunwing Vacations Group is home to North America’s largest vacation brands, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations, along with the growing United States based tour operator Vacation Express, together with the Group’s own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. Our culture is driven by our EPIC Values (entrepreneurial, passionate, innovative, and customer-centric) and our teams work together to deliver our purpose “passionate people making vacation dreams come true”.
The Opportunity:
At Sunwing Vacations, we make vacation dreams come true, and our Product team plays a critical role in delivering competitive, high‑quality, and profitable vacation experiences. We are currently seeking a Product Buyer – Contracting & Hotels to join our team.
This role plays a key part in supporting sales performance, margin, and product quality through effective negotiation, forecasting, and cross‑functional collaboration. This position offers exposure to strategic contracting, data‑driven decision‑making, and supplier performance management, with opportunities for growth into senior contracting or product leadership roles.
This position reports to the Product Support Director, and is based in Toronto, ON.
What You’ll Do:
Negotiate and manage hotel contracts, rates, inventory, and commercial terms
Ensure contract accuracy, compliance, and alignment with company standards
Build and maintain strong long‑term supplier relationships
Monitor daily sales performance, forecast pacing, and destination profitability
Identify risks, opportunities, and margin improvement actions
Produce monthly rate analysis and performance reporting
Partner with Sales, Inventory, Operations, Revenue, Marketing, Payload to promote packages
Communicate short‑term product or risk changes to internal stakeholders
Support Accounting invoicing and inventory operational resolutions
Maintain in‑depth destination and hotel knowledge
Support product training, FAM trips, and staff travel initiatives
Proactively monitor pricing and anticipate market trends and contact partners for special pricing and conditions
Conduct ongoing coaching and Quality check on contractual changes
Ensure accuracy of pricing and availability in system (TTS) and Sirev
Support and mentor the Product Specialists
Problem solving hotel connectivity related technical obstacles
Support Directors including trade shows, preparation, attendance, follow up
Meet with partners on an ongoing basis
Other duties as assigned
What You’ll Need:
3–5 years’ experience in travel, product, contracting, or supplier management.
Degree in Travel and Tourism is an asset as knowledge and understanding of products related to tourism is required.
Strong negotiation, analytical, and commercial decision‑making skills
Advanced Excel and data reporting capabilities
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
Experience with TTS / Soft Voyage preferred
Knowledge of TICO regulations pertaining to tour operator
Bilingual in Spanish/English is an asset
Travel as required
What We Offer:
Hybrid Work Opportunities
Goodlife Corporate Discount
Growth opportunities
Free Parking
Open concept, collaborative workspace
Fresh Café with delicious snacks and meals at a subsidized price!
Opportunity to give back through our social responsibility initiatives
We thank all who apply however only those who meet the qualifications will be contacted.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Diversity makes us EPIC; we strive to foster a culture where employees feel uniquely themselves and part of a team. Violence and harassment prevention and response - We partnered with White Ribbon to help us create a survivor-centric, trauma informed policy and educational programs used by all our divisions. Total wellbeing - Our approach is for holistic opportunities to help employees Be EPIC and Be Well. Learning and development - Our offerings are focused on the development of competencies, personal leadership, and leadership in groups and teams.
We are also committed to employment equity and to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment. We welcome applications from everyone. We will accommodate all applicants throughout the hiring process. If you are an individual who requires accommodation to apply to this position, please email [email protected]
Related keywords
Hotel ContractingTourismInventory ManagementMargin ImprovementTTSSoft VoyageTICOSupplier PerformanceRate AnalysisDestination KnowledgeVacation PackagesCommercial Terms
Home to North America's largest vacation brands || Les plus grandes marques de vacances en Amérique du Nord
Industry
Travel Arrangements
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
2002
Headquarters
Toronto, ON
LinkedIn followers
37,319
We are Sunwing Vacations Group, the vacation division of the WestJet Group, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations and WestJet Vacations Québec, along with the growing United States tour operator Vacation Express, together with the Group’s own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. Together we form the largest vacations brands in North America.
Nous sommes le Groupe de Vacances Sunwing, la division de vacances du groupe WestJet, composé des plus grandes marques de vacances au Canada, notamment les principaux voyagistes de loisirs canadiens Vacances Sunwing, Vacances WestJet, Vacances WestJet Québec et le voyagiste américain en pleine croissance Vacation Express, ainsi que les entreprises de la division des ventes du Groupe, VacancesSellOff.com et Mariages à destination LUXE. Ensemble, nous offrons les plus grandes marques de vacances en Amérique du Nord.
Offices: 27 Fasken Dr., Toronto, ON M9W 1K6, CA · 100-3105 Place Louis-R.-Renaud, Laval, QC H7V 0A3, CA
Home to North America's largest vacation brands || Les plus grandes marques de vacances en Amérique du Nord
Industry
Travel Arrangements
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
2002
Headquarters
Toronto, ON
LinkedIn followers
37,319
We are Sunwing Vacations Group, the vacation division of the WestJet Group, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations and WestJet Vacations Québec, along with the growing United States tour operator Vacation Express, together with the Group’s own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. Together we form the largest vacations brands in North America.
Nous sommes le Groupe de Vacances Sunwing, la division de vacances du groupe WestJet, composé des plus grandes marques de vacances au Canada, notamment les principaux voyagistes de loisirs canadiens Vacances Sunwing, Vacances WestJet, Vacances WestJet Québec et le voyagiste américain en pleine croissance Vacation Express, ainsi que les entreprises de la division des ventes du Groupe, VacancesSellOff.com et Mariages à destination LUXE. Ensemble, nous offrons les plus grandes marques de vacances en Amérique du Nord.
Offices: 27 Fasken Dr., Toronto, ON M9W 1K6, CA · 100-3105 Place Louis-R.-Renaud, Laval, QC H7V 0A3, CA