Manager Product

Job title
- Manager Product - Discover Qatar
- Ref #
- 225730
- Location
- Qatar - Doha
- Job family
- Corporate & Commercial
- Closing date: 31-Aug-2025

**About the role**

Plan Discover Qatar (DQ) and Qatar Airways Holidays (QRH) product strategy, supplier landscape and package services in order to deliver experiences and services for all DQ and QRH programs, including but not limited to accommodations, transportations, tours, safaris, activities, events (these programs are signature products ranges for DQ and QRH and will be differentiated product by market segment to support competitive growth of the unit). Research, analyse and conduct competitor benchmarking to ensure that the product range is profitable and meets international quality and safety standards. Responsible for the quality control of all suppliers and develop a commercial approach towards the creation of a preferred partner supplier network. This includes the management of the Sports Product portfolio for both businesses.

**Key Accountabilities include**:
**Strategic**
- Assist the Senior Manager in planning the annual product delivery and supply roadmap. identify products and services which match the marketing strategy, target customer groups and the requirements from the key markets of Qatar Airways network.
- Monitor the on-going benchmarking against local competitors and global providers to ensure that DQ and QRH can deliver best breed range for low cost, mid-range, and high-end markets. Analyse and review the products existing in the market and any globally applicable products for development in Qatar.
- Develop Discover Qatar signature products to ensure a differentiated range of DMC product purchasable only through direct contracting with DQ. Responsible for the development and direction of design, research aimed at improving current products and generating ideas for new products and services. Develop process to liaise and instruct designers, manufacturers and suppliers.
- Develop Qatar Airways Holidays signature product and supply ensuring an always on competitive offering and a flash sale business model to complement to stimulate the markets in which we operate.
- Lead on the expansion of the product distribution for Qatar Airways Holidays storefronts to enable improved access to the product globally.

**Operational**
- Develop the product plan and implement and manage the ongoing development. Ensure correct loading and content is hosted within the DQ, QRH and TUI systems.
- A key contributor to the DQ/QRH budget through a strong understanding of cost base and revenue streams.
- Responsible for key product development projects, provide suggestions and advice on design and module changes. Initiate plans for projects ensuring frequent interaction within the business to safeguard a balance between immediate project needs and long term goals of the division.
- Manage the collection of customer data for product requirements and evaluate/analyse the same to meet the requirements/expectation of our customers.
- Oversee the statistical analysis and product performance to ensure increased profitability of range with recommendation to Senior Manager for in-house vs. outsourced suppliers.
- Oversee the testing and evaluation of products based on industry best practice and provides guidance and management of the process when necessary.
- Plan and initiate commercial team's KP l's, objectives and relevant strategy to ensure that employees remain competitive based on company vision and mission, accountable to delegate responsibilities between team members in a cohesive and organised manner.
- Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

**Quality**
- Ensure integrity and accuracy of content provided for relevant areas and determine stage level and roll-out plans in order to maintain quality levels.
- Develop and implement recovery plans for off-schedule and unanticipated occurrences by updating service recovery plans in order to sustain quality levels.
- Ensuring that interaction within internal teams are carried out smoothly and effectively thereby ensuring that quality, price, sustainability and overall look and feel of the product specifications are as per QR standard.

**Be part of an extraordinary story**

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge.

Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

**Qualifications**:
**About you**

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum qualification of bachelor’s degree or equivalent is essential
- 8+ years of job-related experienc