Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further.
Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous bachelorette party or long overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.
We’re hiring right now for a Commercial Account Manager ! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.
How you’ll make an impact:
You will be joining the team that manages the overall commercial relationships with our hotel and car partners. As Commercial Account Manager, you will drive increased bookings to our existing partners through multiple channels, ensuring we have world class content and, through proactive management, will maximise revenue and ensure the commercial success of these partnerships.
Your role in action:
* Selling the value proposition of hotel & car to secure best-in-class content to achieve booking growth and revenue targets. You will be serving as the Partner’s primary commercial contact and demonstrating the ability to communicate at multiple levels within the partner organization
* Understanding customer’s business and technology and being able to utilise customer perspective to frame the opportunity and advocate for greater penetration of Travelport’s functionality and programs
* Developing, communicating, and tracking account development plans, sales pipeline and key performance metrics. Challenging the norm, and championing change to allow us to be more successful. Effectively sharing best practices across both commercial teams (partners & agency)
* Being committed to cultivating cross-functional communications through the creation and maintenance of strategic relationships across Travel Partners and Travelport more broadly
* Working closely with legal, finance, product, to support overall objectives and strategy
* Demonstratable experience in hotel/car sales and account management obtained from commercial role(s) within the travel/hospitality industry (GDS experience preferred)
Could this be you?
* A target-focused, commercial thinker with high levels of initiative and accountability. Motivated and determined to succeed
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to network and build effective relationships across the organization. A team player.
Discover why our teams love working here: We’re a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities and customers we serve. We’re committed to eliminating inequality and unconscious bias and to providing a work environment where all employees can confidently and comfortably share their opinions and challenge the norms.
Where do we start! Our benefits package includes:
We offer a package that includes 25 days of annual leave per annum, plus Christmas working days (office shutdown), a hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance, and personal travel insurance. We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program, with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance.
Search for #lifeattravelport & #travelportGDL for our employee stories on LinkedIn!
Your journey at Travelport starts here- apply now!
We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.