Product Manager – Sports Travel

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
Ladies and gentlemen, gather round! Because this is not just a job ad. Oh no. This is an invitation—to step into the spotlight, grab your metaphorical whistle, and become the Rassie of sports tourism—plotting plays, breaking patterns, and turning packages into podium moments.Our Client orchestrates experiences. They curate memories. They herd tourists like majestic gazelles through airports, stadiums, and occasionally, customs queues that move slower than a tortoise on holiday.And now—drumroll please—our Client’s Sports & Events Division is looking for a seasoned pro. Not a semi-pro. Not someone who once organised a five-a-side in Kempton. We mean a proper legend. Someone who looks at a sports tour and thinks, “Yes, but could it involve fireworks? Or a marching band? Or a surprise appearance by David Beckham?” (We can’t promise Beckham, but we can promise spreadsheets.)Your Playbook (aka What You’ll Be Doing Without Breaking a Sweat):
  • Scouting & Strategy: You’ll be the Sherlock Holmes of sports tourism. Sniffing out trends, analysing competitors, and saying things like “Q3 projections” while people nod respectfully.
  • Negotiating & Contracting: You’ll charm suppliers like a contestant on Strictly. You’ll secure rates so good, even your mom will be impressed. “You got how much off the hotel?!” she’ll say, clutching her pearls.
  • Product Creation: You’ll design packages so irresistible, they’ll make grown men cry. (Mostly tears of joy. Occasionally tears of budgeting.)
  • Distribution & Rollout: You’ll launch these beauties into the world like proud parents sending their kids off to university. Except with more hashtags.
  • Leading Your Team: You’ll be the coach, the cheerleader, the wise owl. You’ll guide your team to victory, and maybe even buy them cupcakes. Because morale matters.
Your Stats (aka Why You’re Basically the Lando of Tourism):
  • 8+ years in tourism. You’ve seen things. You’ve done things. You once survived a group booking for 40 unruly rugby fans and lived to tell the tale.
  • 3+ years in management. You know how to lead without shouting. You know how to delegate without crying.
  • You know your geography.
  • You can point to Azerbaijan on a map without blinking.
  • You negotiate like a diplomat and project manage like a ninja.
  • You’ve got an owner mindset.
  • You take charge. You take pride. You take the last biscuit in the meeting room and own it.
Bonus Points If You:
  • Laugh at your own jokes (we do).
  • Think “compliance” sounds sexy (we really do).
  • Believe that travel should be legendary, not just “nice.”
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