Client:
HR-CL Limited
Location:
Manchester, United Kingdom
EU Work Permit Required:
Yes
Job Reference:
3458459e4572
Job Description:
A fantastic Hotel Agency Account Manager job is available, paying a salary of up to £50,000 for Countrywide Hotels. The ideal candidate will be located in the Manchester/Leeds regions.
Countrywide Hotels is looking to expand its central sales team with this exciting role. The Agency Account Manager will account manage and develop their portfolio of Travel Management Companies & GDS partners.
The successful candidate will promote the hotel brand via educational events, presentations, and familiarisation weekends. The role will also involve managing the Institute of Travel Managers partnership, including attending trade shows, networking events, and arranging on-site showcases. This role is remote and will require travel throughout the UK.
* Annual salary up to £50,000, negotiated on experience.
* Paid travel expenses.
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), rising to 33 days per year with service length.
* Hybrid/remote working – approximately 1-2 nights per week away from home.
* Part of a fast-paced and ever-expanding group, working within a highly experienced team and business-focused environment.
* Forward career progression, with access to in-house and external training programs.
* Family and Friends discounts across the Countrywide Hotels estate, with international travel and employee rates for other branded hotels within the portfolio.
* Ensure the defined agency accounts deliver both retention and growth revenue targets for identified market positioned hotels via direct relationships. Achieve account targets by identifying opportunities to grow business and enhance profitability from existing key accounts.
* Be the effective communication link between agencies and hotels within Countrywide Hotels and drive key relationships with agency partners to achieve an uplift in RFP participation and revenue delivery.
* Develop Key Account Management plans that support the individual hotels sales plans. Review segment market trends and booking pace information to ensure targeted proactivity and support for need hotels within the UK portfolio.
* Plan, prepare and proactively participate in monthly sales blitzes to maximise demand generation from the account portfolio or to support need hotels. Identify and proactively represent Countrywide Hotels at industry events, brand workshops, and customer presentations/Fam Trips.
Required Criteria:
* You must have experience managing agency accounts within the hotel sector (this can either have been part of your job or the full job).
* Access to your own vehicle.
* Flexibility to travel and stay away when required.
If you are interested in this Hotel Agency Account Manager job, please apply now!
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Created on 11/02/2025 by TN United Kingdom
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