Avanti Destinations is an industry leading Travel Company with expertise in customizable travel to Europe, Central & South America, Asia, and the South Pacific including air, rail, cars, hotels, sightseeing, transfers, and other experiential travel options. We specialize in providing hand-picked, locally owned hotels in large and small cities, as well as hard-to-find options for experienced travelers at the best value. Avanti is rapidly growing; breaking barriers and using innovative technologies to make sure travel advisors continue to book vacations through our travel consultants.
Job Profile and Description
The Product Assistant provides broad project support to the Product department and team members. The role combines clerical, organizational and coordination tasks, to achieve support in specific projects as assigned.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the Product team on assigned project-based work.
- Advise Process and Integration Manager status of assigned projects on a regular basis or as requested.
- Prioritize and meet project deadlines.
- Maintain customer-focused mindset.
This is a general list of key duties, which are subject to change at any time with or without prior notice.
Skills and Specifications
- Excellent presentation, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, creativity to solve business challenges.
- Ability to exercise tact and good interpersonal skills.
- Excellent team player with a positive can-do attitude and flexible approach.
- Must be prepared to work with initiative and under deadline.
- Ability to prioritize and organize own work and deliver on multiple priorities in a timely manner.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Demonstrate exceptional habits of dependability and attendance.
- Be a self-starter, a highly motivated person able to work in a fast-paced environment that is continually changing.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office skills using Word, Outlook, and Excel. Basic knowledge of CMS and photo editing tools a plus.
Education and Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Prior travel to Europe, Asia and Latin America a plus.
Physical Activities and Requirements
- FINGER DEXTERITY: Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
- TALKING: Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- AVERAGE HEARING: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
- AVERAGE VISUAL ABILITIES: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products or operate machinery (copy machine, keyboard, etc.).
- PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Sedentary work; sitting most of the time. Exerts up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally.
Mental Activities and Requirements
- REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions and to deal with problems involving a few variables.
- MATHEMATICS ABILITY: Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two-digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money; and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard; ounce, and pound (or their metric counterparts).
- LANGUAGE ABILITY: Ability to use passive vocabulary of 5,000-6,000 words; read at a slow rate; and define unfamiliar words in dictionaries for meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Ability to write complex sentences, using proper punctuation, and using adjectives and adverbs. Ability to communicate in complex sentences, using normal word order with present and past tense and good vocabulary.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that physical and mental requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
Performance Measurements
- Accurate and complete information about Company products and services is provided to internal and external customers.
- Good working relationships and coordination exist with area personnel and with management. Appropriate assistance is provided as needed. Supervisor is informed of activities.
- The Company's professional reputation is conveyed and maintained.
Business Relationships
Avanti’s Product Assistant will exceed Company objectives by working closely with their manager, and the Product department to achieve quality customer service and business goals and ensure standards are met.
ABOUT AVANTI DESTINATIONS
Avanti Destinations is the market leader in independent travel management, working exclusively for travel agents, with expertise in customizable travel to Europe, Central & South America, and Asia, including air, rail, cars, hotels, sightseeing, transfers, and other experiential travel options. We specialize in providing hand-picked, locally owned hotels in large and small cities, as well as hard-to-find-options for experienced travelers at the best values. Avanti is rapidly growing; breaking barriers and using innovative technologies to make sure travel agents continue to book vacations through our travel consultants. Avanti Destinations participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information if hired, to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
We are world-travelers and embrace diversity and inclusion. We celebrate individual expression and uniqueness. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination. We are committed to hiring individuals that reflect the world community we serve without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. We are an equal opportunity employer.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Offers of employment are conditional upon the results of a background investigation. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories and review results on an individual basis.
OUR MISSION
Avanti Destinations connects the components for customized international travel utilizing our educated staff and technology. We deliver a unique vacation experience solely through acting as the travel agents’ travel agent.
OUR VISION
Connecting the past, present and future through international travel.