Business Development Executive- Alternative Accomodation

Yellow Box Hr Services; Kodagu, Darjeeling, Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Yellow Box Hr Services is seeking an Executive Business Development (Alternative Accommodation) to drive supply growth in the assigned territory. You will identify, pitch, negotiate, and onboard properties, ensuring live, competitive listings and strong performance on the platform.

This high-ownership, target-driven role requires field sales, negotiation, and end-to-end partner management, with extensive travel across Karnataka and a passion for India’s emerging AA space.

Qualifications

• Minimum 23 years in B2B sales, supply/partner acquisition, or hospitality.
• Experience with OTA/hospitality platforms and partner onboarding.
• Strong field sales, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prospect homestays, villas, serviced apartments, and other properties in the territory.
• Generate leads via field visits, referrals, and digital research.
• Pitch value proposition to property owners and close partnership agreements.

Skills

Field sales

Cold outreach

Negotiation

Partner onboarding

Relationship management

CRM basics

MS Excel / Google Sheets

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

WhatsApp Business

Job description

Role Overview

As an Executive Business Development (Alternative Accommodation), you will be the primary growth driver for supply in your assigned territory. You will identify, pitch, negotiate, and onboard alternative accommodation properties and ensure they are live, competitive, and performing on the platform. This is a high-ownership, target-driven role for someone who loves the field, thrives on closing, and is passionate about India's emerging AA space.

Key Responsibilities
Supply Acquisition

• Identify and prospect homestays, villas, B&Bs, serviced apartments, and farmhouses in assigned territory
• Generate leads via field visits, market mapping, referrals, and digital research
• Pitch value proposition to property owners and close partnership agreements
• Negotiate contract terms including commission rates, content standards, and pricing parity

Onboarding & Go-Live

• Own end-to-end onboarding documentation, content (photos, descriptions, amenities), and platform listing
• Ensure pricing is competitive and inventory is available from day one
• Coordinate with internal category and tech teams for smooth partner activation

Partner Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for onboarded AA partners in the territory
• Conduct regular partner check-ins to maintain content quality, availability, and competitiveness
• Resolve partner issues in coordination with operations and customer experience teams

Market Intelligence & Targets

• Track competitor inventory (Airbnb, MakeMyTrip, Booking.com) and identify supply gaps in the territory .
• Achieve monthly and quarterly targets for new property additions and GMV contribution
• Share on-ground market insights with the central category team

Candidate Requirements

• 23 years in B2B sales, supply/partner acquisition, or hospitality.
• OTA (MakeMyTrip, OYO, Airbnb India, Agoda), hotel aggregators, co-living, real estate.
• Field sales, cold outreach, negotiation, partner onboarding, relationship management.
• CRM basics, MS Excel / Google Sheets, WhatsApp Business
• Willingness to travel extensively within assigned territory
• You have onboarded 1530+ properties in a previous role and can walk through the full cycle
• You are comfortable walking into a homestay owner's property cold and leaving with a signed agreement
• You track your own pipeline without being asked and know your numbers at all times
• You understand OTA dynamics commission structures, content quality, rate parity and can

explain them to a first-time property owner

• You treat every partner relationship as long-term, not transactional