Senior Account Manager

Qatar Airways (QR) is now recruiting for the role of Senior Account Manager based in New York, NY.  

This role is responsible for managing relationships with Qatar Airways’ corporate and trade customers. Developing a successful, consistent approach to local and multinational dealing, which drives maximum revenue and minimum cost of sale. It also includes gaining maximum value for the airline from any Agreements that exist between to the two parties. Engages in joint sales and marketing activity to grow the level and quality of QR revenue sold through these partners and driving efficiencies in the distribution processes.

Salary Range - 80k-95k

As a Senior Account Manager, you will:

• • Develops and maintains long-term strategic relationships with Qatar Airways’ Trade partners and corporate clients and government at local and country level.
  • Prepares an account development plan to achieve short, medium, and long term mutual benefits for both Trade Partners and Corporate customers.
  • Contributes to the formulation and implementation of QR sales strategy to maximize short and long term revenue opportunities, reduce cost of sale and generate channel shift where appropriate.
  • Recommends pricing requests from Corporates/Trade and is responsible for individual budgets.
  • Ensure focus and activities prioritize premium cabin and high yield sales.
  • Maximizes value from marketing spend. Manages individual expenditure budget (to mention PLB / JMF funds).
  • Reviews QR sales data with account portfolio to drive revenue and seek out tactical revenue opportunities
  • Manages and co-ordinate projects and initiatives on behalf of area of responsibility
  • Develops tactical Sales and Marketing activity in support of sales opportunities in both Trade Partners and Corporate market place.
  • Maximizes value from marketing spend. Manages individual expenditure budget.
  • Maintain sales professionalism standards.
  • Provides regular Market Intelligence and feedback from customers and competitors.
  • Represents 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, Car Hire.
  • Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

About you - The successful person will have following qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 3 years of job-related experience
  • Professional experience in a multi-cultural environment with a rich mix of supply partners preferably in  Airline industry is essential.
  • Customer facing experience.
  • Experience in negotiating contracts.
  • Experience in Airline Sales and Marketing
  • Ability to spot and interpret market trends
  • Experience of working in a pressurized environment which is target driven.
  • Knowledge of GDS system, ticketing, and selling experience

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