Join us at Ventura TRAVEL - a group of specialized travel brands that unleash the adventurer in every person! As the Operations team, our mission is to ensure smooth operations by providing outstanding quality of service and delivering prompt and accurate answer to stakeholders.
As our Costa Rica Ground Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for diverse functions such as reservation management, account manager for current providers, and research for great new partners and experiences!
At Ventura, you will always feel welcome. We have one main mission: to ensure a sense of belonging, value, and opportunity for all vMembers. Together, we want to celebrate the joy and passion for authenticity and adventure.
**_On daily basis, you will_**:
- Create reservations and operations of trips.
- Checking invoices, prepayments and expenses.
- Be the main contact person for service providers and tour guides.
- Negotiate with service providers: ensuring the highest quality standards and competitive provider prices for our growing portfolio of trips in Costa Rica and region.
- Make decisions in favor of cost-efficiency without compromising on quality.
- Find quick and cost-efficient solutions to operational emergencies and support tour guides on the ground.
**_The basics you bring along_**:
- Proficiency in Spanish and English
- Prior operational experience in the tourism industry.
- You set high standards of quality and know how to follow through.
- You are a great problem solver with passion for accuracy.
- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills and are fun to be around: your future colleagues will enjoy working with you.
- You are tech-savvy, comfortable with and curious about new technologies.
- Openness for feedback, eagerness to learn, improve and grow.
- And last but not least: you bring a positive attitude, and you remain calm under stress.
**_You can impress us even more_**:
- Proficiency in German or French.
- Prior operational experience in Peru or other Latin American countries
**_What we promise you_**:
- _Freedom to be creative in achieving results._
- _International & friendly working environment._
- _Quarterly_ Social Days and Team Events._
- _Work out of_ other offices_ in the Ventura network around the world._
- _Opportunity to constantly learn and grow._
- _We care about the well-being of your employees (regular O3, satisfaction surveys etc.)_
- _Yearly 2-week-offsite_, if we achieve our goals._
- _Participation in the overall company's profits._
- _Visit our_ Career Page_ to get more insights into our office life._
**_Confidentiality & Diversity_
