Full-Time Market Manager – Hotels Team – Barcelona (Based in Budapest)
Job Description
Job Description
Agoda is Asia’s leading and fastest growing online hotel reservation service,
focused on securing and providing the lowest available hotel prices in every destination worldwide. As part of Priceline.com, our connections are global, allowing us to offer the lowest prices at 180,000 hotels worldwide.
Job summary
We are looking for a Market Manager to help expanding our hotel partners` network in Spain. This person should be experienced in the travel industry and/or sales/business development and key account management and have a strong background in establishing and managing partner relationships. The Market Manager will be taking care of hotel market in Spain, identifying market trends and defining potential supply sources.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Identify, qualify, and contact potential hotel partners
- Coordinate contracting process with new suppliers and contract renewal with existing partners
- Account management: ensure last room availability and pricing competitiveness
- Evaluate production and determine optimization possibilities and follow up action
- Act as key contact point for our hotel partners to maintain relationship, resolve all issues relating to accounting, allotment, pricing, vouchers, notification, cancellations, etc.
- Take part in personal meetings with hotel partners
- Participate in market research as required
- Fair contribution to team targets, with special emphasis on acquiring new partners and reaching financial goals by optimizing the performance of existing hotel partners
- Manage all supplier data in distribution systems. Provide training of distribution systems for suppliers
- Manage weekly and monthly supplier and internal reports
- Manage other ad-hoc administrative requests and operative tasks
Desired Skills & Experience
Required Skills
- Must be fluent in Spanish and English
- Sales/ Account Management experience required
- Multinational experience / background
- Experience in the hotel and/or travel industry is an advantage
- Education in Tourism related field is an advantage
- Strong computer skills
What we offer:
- Dynamic and fast changing work environment
- Continuous training opportunities
- Competitive salary
- Excellent location and high standard office
Company Description
Agoda is one of the fastest-growing online hotel platforms worldwide, working with more than 135,000 hotels and providing its services in 32 different languages. The company was established in 2005 by two veterans of the online travel business. In 2007, Agoda was acquired by the priceline.com Incorporated global group of Internet travel companies (Nasdaq: PCLN). Agoda employs more than 600 travel professionals of all nationalities in 20 locations around the world. There are major operations in Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong with an additional presence in other cities across Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Dedicated market managers maintain close relationships with Agoda hotel partners in Europe and the United States. Agoda keeps a competitive edge by offering a best-price guarantee and combining local knowledge with world-class technology to provide travelers with the best hotel deals on the web. Agoda also gives its customers Rewards points for every booking made, worth 4-7% of the price of that booking. Rewards points are redeemable at any ‘Agoda Special Rate’ property and can be used to discount future bookings or saved up to pay for entire hotel stays.
For further information and application please visit the Agoda Career Page.
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Comment made by Lucia A. Pertile on Sep 6th 2013 at 11:37 am:
Good morning,
I’m interested in the job offered.
I speak English with a level B2 and I am native Spanish.
Also I have a level A1 in Italian.
I have over 10 years of sales experience and 2 years experience in telemarketing.
I live in central Budapest and my hours are flexible.
Thank you very much.