Senior Sales Manager - Corporate Travel

Sabre; Richmond; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking technology company as a Senior Sales Executive, where you'll drive growth and revenue in the travel industry. In this pivotal role, you will develop and execute sales strategies, negotiate contracts, and foster strong customer relationships. Your expertise will help shape the future of travel technology by connecting people with experiences that matter. If you have a passion for sales and a deep understanding of the travel market, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in business travel sales leadership and management.
• Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Align sales strategy for growth and revenue generation.
• Negotiate profitable contracts to maximize revenues.
• Establish and maintain high customer engagement.

Skills

Sales Leadership

Negotiation Skills

Market Analysis

Customer Engagement

Critical Thinking

Relationship Building

Education

Experience in Business Travel Sales

Knowledge of Travel/Hospitality Markets

Job description

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel.

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

Sabre UK is looking for a Senior Sales Executive who will report to Head of Corporate in our UK office. This role will be accountable for a territory in the regional agency sales and account management team, with the focus on new business acquisition.

Role and Responsibilities:

1. Align sales strategy for growth and revenue generation for new and existing business, which includes renewals, new sales efforts, and share shifting opportunities across the agency territory.
2. Evolve annual territory sales strategy and execution; perform ongoing market landscape analysis and market research to identify top opportunities and risk.
3. Negotiate profitable contracts to maximize Sabre revenues.
4. Partner with sales organization to ensure effective management of customers and long-term commercial success.
5. Implement and maintain effective sales management to provide current and accurate revenue projections and pipeline forecasts to support business growth.
6. Sell new solutions to both existing and new customers to reach annual regional sales targets.
7. Establish and maintain a high level of customer engagement at various levels, positioning Sabre as an innovative player in the territory.
8. Provide regular detailed status and activity reporting in customer activities and solutions performance to leadership.
9. Work closely with the marketing, customer engagement, product management, delivery, and consulting leaders to ensure activities (including marketing strategies, implementation, and execution) are aligned with the overall corporate strategy.
10. Foster strong relationships with internal leaders/stakeholders across Sabre; responsible for collaboration and global process development across all segments in the region.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

1. Solid business travel sales leadership and management.
2. Extensive understanding of market landscape, including knowledge of key players, knowledge of the competitive landscape, key trends, opportunities, and challenges.
3. Proven experience selling and driving negotiations to a successful close.
4. Passion and success managing and growing a sales organization.
5. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams within a global matrix organization, with strong capabilities to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
6. Professional presence and business acumen with articulate and persuasive oral and written communication skills.
7. Critical thinking skills with the ability to anticipate potential issues and suggest creative alternatives to overcome barriers.
8. Strong people skills and extremely resourceful.
9. Strong knowledge of the travel/hospitality markets and/or enterprise software space.

We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses. Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.