Description
Qatar Airways (QR) have embarked on an exciting transformation journey to change how we interact with our customers. As part of this journey, we are now recruiting for the role of Senior Account Manager Leisure, based out of Zurich, Switzerland.
You will be responsible for managing relationships with Qatar Airways’ Leisure customers. You will be involved with developing a successful, consistent approach to local and multinational dealing, driving maximum revenue and minimum cost of sale. You will engage in joint sales and spaneting activity to grow the level and quality of QR revenue sold through these partners and driving efficiencies in the distribution processes.
Specific Accountabilities include
- Develop and maintain long-term strategic relationships with Qatar Airways Leisure clients.
- Prepare account development plan to achieve short, medium, and long-term mutual benefits.
- Contribute to the formulation and implementation of QR sales strategy to maximise short- and long-term revenue opportunities, reduce cost of sale and generate channel shift where appropriate.
- Review QR sales data with account portfolio to drive revenue.
- Manage and co-ordinate projects and initiatives on behalf of area of responsibility.
- Develop tactical Sales and Marketing activity in support of sales opportunities in Trade Partners.
- Maximize value from spaneting spend and manage individual expenditure budget.
- Provide regular Market Intelligence and feedback from customers and competitors.
- Represent QR at trade events, promotions and sales functions, including supporting educational and familiarization visits.
- Maximize sales opportunity/opportunities through value added partners i.e. Tourism Bodies, Hotels, alliance and codeshare partners.
- Provides regular Market Intelligence and feedback from customers and competitors
Qualifications
About You and Job Specific Skills:
- Bachelors Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 3 years of job-related experience Essential
- Able to spot and interpret spanet trends.
- PC literate with knowledge of Word/PowerPoint/Excel.
- Influencing skills in order to deal with internal and external customers.
- Command of English and local required language.
- Customer facing experience.
- Experience in negotiating contracts.
- Experience in Airline Sales and Marketing.
You must be authorized to work lawfully in the European Union. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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