Barcelona, Spain: About Agoda: Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more.
We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with more than 2.5 million accommodations globally.
Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 4,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration.
We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Get to Know our Team: The Agoda Beds Network team is a brand new department within Agoda focusing on improving Agoda's supply quality and inventory.
As our accommodation partners are key to our success, we work hard to ensure their success.
That is why the Agoda bed bank team specializes in strategic account management.
We serve as consultants and thought partners, offering strategic advice on how best to excel on Agoda's commercial platforms through innovative solutions.
The Opportunity: As a Business Development Manager, you will support the expansion of Agoda's network of hotel partnerships and accommodation inventory supply through building, establishing, and maintaining account relationships.
The Business Development Manager leverages their experience in procurement, e-commerce, revenue management, and the hotel/travel/hospitality industry to manage Agoda's hotel market and market partnership-related functions.
In this Role, you'll get to: Identify, pitch, and build new supplier relationships for Agoda focusing on the bed bank and wholesale markets.Introduce and explain the strategic benefits of the new department.Grow bookings, revenues, and gross profit in the assigned portfolio.Suggest business solutions, based on data, to maximize Agoda's accommodation availability, content competitiveness, and business growth for hotel partners.Evaluate existing partnerships and determine actions to optimize performance.Identify, prioritize, negotiate, contract, and onboard non-participatory hotels, ensuring favorable terms and conditions.Formulate project ideas, determine where opportunity exists, and implement new approaches.Work in a data-driven environment.Research and troubleshoot rate and availability issues preventing hotels from maximizing booking performance.Use out-of-the-box thinking to develop and implement solutions to unique challenges.Prepare presentations and materials.Manage regular weekly/monthly supplier and internal reports.What you'll Need to Succeed: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, in any relevant field.
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