Account Manager
Agoda
- Sydney, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Pitch, secure and build new hotel partnerships to expand our portfolio and market footprint.
- Effectively communicate the value proposition and benefits of partnering with Agoda to hotel owners and management.
- Prepare and deliver compelling presentations to showcase the advantages of our services.
- Conduct negotiations with potential hotel partners to secure competitive pricing & favorable terms and agreements.
- Maximize Agoda’s accommodation availability, content competitiveness and business growth for exiting hotel partners based on data
- Research and troubleshoot rate, availability & support related issues preventing hotels from maximizing booking performance; e.g., problems with connectivity, rate mapping, extranet management, etc.
- Work closely with internal teams such as operations to ensure successful onboarding of new hotel partners.
- Formulate project ideas, determine where opportunity exists and implement new approaches in a data-driven environment
- Use out-of-the-box thinking to develop and implement solutions to unique challenges
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working in business development or execution role
- Demonstrates basic computer skills
- Analytical skills desired
- Analytical and proven track record in using data to drive achievements and make decisions
- Intellectual curiosity
- Autonomous and result driven (history of achieving ambitious targets)
- Ability to work under pressure in a competitive industry/rapidly changing environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, must be able to have minimum of 10 meaningful conversations with partners per day
- Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and is open to change in responsibilities, workflows, as needed by the business
- Able to support Australian market and following the business hours & public holidays in Australia
- Fluency in English language