Business Development Manager

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement sales activities and hit the sales targets to achieve growth and expand presence in assigned territory;
• Sign up new partners (tour operators, travel agencies, travel management companies, OTAs) and provide them with extended training of our system;
• Build and maintain a strong, long-lasting relationship with new and existing partners;
• Account management of an assigned portfolio of partners, including the first level of support;
• Follow-up with existing partners to provide system training and identify the ways to improve the cooperation;
• Prepare, execute and manage the commercial deals with the partners, including the execution of required document flow and technical setup;
• Control of compliance with commercial conditions by partners, including the payment flow;
• Spend approximately 50% of your working time on business trips, including meetings with clients, industry events, and other business-related events;
• Provide market & competitive environment analysis;
• Provide regular comprehensive reporting through CRM and internal systems;
• Initiate API deals with potential and existing partners.

Requirements

Must have:

• Relevant Experience. Minimum of 2 years of successful experience in the full sales life cycle within the travel industry, with a focus on business development and account management of B2B companies;
• Market Knowledge. In-depth understanding of the region's travel market, including B2B travel networks (tour operators, travel agencies, travel management companies, OTAs);
• Language knowledge. Fluent in English;
• Travel Requirements. Up to 50% of travel time may be required;
• Analytical Skills. Used to data-driven decision-making, metrics-driven and good with numbers;
• Personal Skills. Proactive, ambitious, motivated, action-oriented, results-focused, appetite for innovative technology, comfortable with the fast-changing business environment, team player;
• International Mindset. Ability to understand and work across a wide range of cultural contexts reflecting ETG’s global presence;
• Competence in API technology deals is a plus.