We provide a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. Employees have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and compensation tied to business and individual performance. The expected base compensation range for this position is: $90,000 to $100,000.

The actual compensation may vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.

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Role Summary

We are currently looking for a VP, Travel Product & Commercial Strategy to lead the Kensington Product function at a critical point of transformation — evolving from a traditional, manually-driven product model to a scaled, technology-enabled product engine that directly drives growth. You will own the end-to-end product strategy, with a mandate to build a system that scales high-quality, differentiated travel experiences globally.

This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role, requiring a combination of product judgement, operational discipline, and commercial acumen.

Key Responsibilities

Build a Scalable Product Engine

• Build and operationalize a model to rapidly expand itinerary volume and breadth across destinations, themes, and search demand
• Translate product frameworks (themes, destinations, traveler intent) into system-driven outputs and improve speed-to-market

Drive Measurable Commercial Impact

• Unlock high-impact growth opportunities, and ensure execution of travel product strategy that influences lead generation, conversion, revenue and margin
• Partner closely with Procurement and Revenue teams to ensure price competitiveness and margin discipline

Lead Product Curation and Customer Service Quality

• Define and enforce quality standards and brand positioning across all travel itineraries
• Own product logic within internal systems (e.g. supplier prioritization, ranking, exclusions)

Industry Leadership & Representation

• Serve as a senior external representative of Kensington Product across key industry forums, trade shows, and partner engagements 
• Maintain a deep understanding of global travel trends and translate market insights into actionable strategy

Qualifications

• Direct experience in the travel industry is a must
• 10–15+ years experience in Travel Product, Merchandising, or Category leadership
• Proven track record in scaling product and assortment, driving commercial outcomes
• Thrive in fast-paced, fast-growth environments
• Strong commercial acumen with previous success in breaking down complex problems and translating strategy into execution
• A strategic thinker with tech-enabled mindset
• Excellent people leadership skills
• Low ego, high ownership and comfortable with ambiguity

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.
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Role Summary

Kensington Tours is seeking a senior commercial leader to transform and professionalize its global sourcing function across Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and other key partners. This role is responsible for driving measurable COGS reduction, elevating vendor performance standards, and building a best-in-class commercial sourcing organization. This is not a traditional procurement role. It is a strategic commercial leadership position with enterprise-level impact on margin, competitiveness, and supplier leverage.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Leadership

• Drive sustainable COGS reduction while protecting product quality
• Develop and execute global sourcing strategy across Main and Niche DMCs and other key partners
• Establish clear margin discipline and cost transparency

Vendor Strategy & Negotiation

• Identify new vendor partners to support our Product and Market expansion strategies
• Lead high-stakes negotiations with global suppliers
• Redefine legacy partner relationships through disciplined commercial standards

Operational Discipline

• Design and implement vendor scorecards (economics + quality)
• Establish structured business review cadence
• Centralize vendor management and reduce fragmentation

Team Building

• Build and lead a high-performing Procurement team
• Upgrade talent and commercial capability
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Analytics

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years in senior commercial sourcing, buying, or strategic procurement
• Demonstrated track record of measurable margin improvement
• Experience negotiating complex global supplier agreements
• Strong financial and analytical capability
• Experience building or transforming a sourcing function

Preferred:

• Travel, hospitality, retail buying, airline, or related industry experience

Success Metrics

• Measurable improvement in COGS vs baseline
• Implementation of vendor scorecard framework
• Rationalized and tiered DMC base
• Improved hotel rate competitiveness

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