Jet2holidays is recruiting to fill four positions in its dedicated trade team to expand numbers to 20.
Vacancies include trade support manager, trade marketing B2B manager, trade sales executive and trade analysis executive.
The field-based trade sales executive will cover the northeast and Yorkshire with responsibility for working with independent travel agents.
The other vacancies are based at the operator’s base in Leeds.
In addition to the four new positions, Jade Evers has moved into a newly created trade operations manager role that will see her lead, manage and develop trade operations including marketing, events and trade support.
She has worked in the trade team for three years, most recently as business development manager and as trade sales executive.
Trade support manager Claire Jenkins has also moved into the new position of trade events manager after working for the operator for and its sister airline for 20 years.
Head of trade Alan Cross said: “This significant investment into working with independent travel agents and homeworkers shows just how integral our partnership approach to working with them is.
“There is very strong demand for our award-winning package holidays booked through trade sales channels, and we want to capitalise on that by supporting our partners with every aspect from marketing through to sales analytics.
“Expanding our dedicated trade team and creating these vital new positions will see our collaborative approach to working with independent travel agents and homeworkers grow even further and faster.”