Business Development Manager (Remote)

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Insurance: Medical/Dental/Vision

Basic Life Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Wellness Program

Travel Discounts & Deals

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Job summary

ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of Hyatt, seeks a Business Development Manager to represent and sell Travel Impressions, Apple Vacations, Funjet Vacations, United Vacations, and Blue Sky Tours in your territory. Build strong agency relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships to grow revenue and profitability.

You will use a consultative selling approach to identify share opportunities, leverage preferred relationships, and execute engagement plans to increase incremental revenue.

Qualifications

• Travel industry knowledge or experience preferred, with transferable sales background.
• Must be based within the territory; work-from-home based.
• Ability to travel up to 70% of the time; travel by plane and car required.
• Customer service principles and processes knowledge.
• Marketing principles for promoting products and services.
• Sales experience; consultative sales preferred.
• Negotiation skills to position products to agencies.
• Strong judgment and decision-making to choose best actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic alliances with travel agents and agencies.
• Leverage ALG VACATIONS relationships to gain commitments and revenue growth.
• Use consultative selling to match agency needs with ALG VACATIONS offerings.
• Secure revenue commitments and implement plans with agencies.
• Maintain engagement plans for top accounts.
• Achieve sales targets by effectively managing territory.
• Respond to agent needs and resolve issues; follow up as needed.
• Represent ALG VACATIONS at events to cultivate opportunities and revenue.
• Create brand loyalty using joint marketing plans and tools.
• Use reporting tools to analyze profitability, trends, and goals.

Skills

Travel industry knowledge

Territory-based travel

Travel 70% travel

Customer service

Marketing knowledge

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Judgment & decision making

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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"I joined as a server on the catering staff. Thanks to Hyatt's training and support, I now oversee a brilliant team that helps brings events to life."

ALG Vacations and Trisept United States Offices

Professional Staff/Corporate

Full-time

Yearly US Dollar (USD) pay basis

Summary

ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of Hyatt, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America's leading vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management groups, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation- from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations.

Grow your career as a Business Development Manager (BDM) within ALG Vacations. As a BDM, you will be responsible for representing and selling Travel Impressions, Apple Vacations, Funjet Vacations, United Vacations, and Blue Sky Tours in your respective territory to the travel agency community. You'll develop and enhance strong agency relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships with the objective of growing incremental revenue and profitability.

You will take a consultative selling approach with travel agencies to identify share shift opportunities from our competition, leverage preferred relationships and execute engagement plans to increase incremental revenue.

BDM territory will be AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, TN. Territory is subject to change.

About ALG Vacations

It all begins when our client’s book with ALG Vacations. As North America’s leading tour operator, we keep our standards as high as our passion for travel, working together with our agents to ensure every client’s vacation exceeds every expectation. We are an industry innovator that combines the expertise of many different brands.

ALG Vacations consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across multiple segments, comprising:

• Vacations: The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands
• Destination Management Services: Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar® DMC and Worldstar®
• Loyalty Program: Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club®
• Technology Solutions: Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.

Since 2021, ALG Vacations has proudly been part of Hyatt.At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging – of making people feel at home no matter where they are in the world.Since 1957, our colleagues have been at the heart of driving Hyatt to become one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing hospitality brands, without ever losing focus on people and care.

At ALG Vacations, we care for people so they can be at their best. We bring our values to life every day to ensure our colleagues have what they need to thrive, be their best selves, and create memorable guest experiences.

We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:

Travel Perks and Benefits for both ALG Vacations and Hyatt

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Corporate Wellness Program

Travel Discounts & Deals

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k) Plan with Company Match

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace and perform pre-employment background checks.

Essential Functions:

Develop strategic alliances with travel agents and agencies

Leverage preferred relationships of ALG VACATIONS to gain commitment, incremental revenue growth with travel agencies.

Utilize a consultative sales approach to match the needs of the agency with the product offering of ALG VACATIONS.

Gain revenue commitments with travel agencies for the appropriate brand(s). Execute an implementation plan with agency to realize committed revenue.

Maintain engagement plans for all top tier accounts

Achieve sales targets by managing territory effectively and growing the accounts with the biggest opportunities

Be responsive to agent needs, issue resolution, and good follow up

Represent ALG VACATIONS at events in respective territories (and occasionally outside territory) to cultivate new business opportunities and gain new revenue commitments.

Create brand loyalty using key tools such as joint marketing plans, agency education, providing marketing tools to agents, product differentiation, and value proposition of booking brand.

Use reporting tools to understand profitability, trends and goal tracking

Increase and promote distribution through VAX booking platform in line with established goals

Document all activities via sales reporting tools provided

Monitor competitive activities in the marketplace and provide feedback on reporting and in meetings.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Travel industry knowledge or experience preferred, but will consider other candidates will transferable sales background
• Must be based within the territory (work from home based)
• Being able to travel up to 70% of the time is crucial for this job Travel by plane and car is required depending on the location of client opportunity. Travel consists of attending sales appointments, meetings, trade shows, FAM trips, supplier functions, company meetings, training functions both in destination and in the territory.
• Customer Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includesassessment of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Marketing – Knowledge of principles and methods for showing or promoting products and services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics
• SalesExperience– Knowledge of principles and methods for selling products and servicesincluding sales techniques and sales control systems.Ideally, consultative sales experience.
• Negotiation skills – the ability to position ALG VACATIONS as a solution to an agency’s needs, ultimately persuading agency to commit to selling our products.
• Judgment and Decision-Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Excellent communication skills: the ability to write clearly and concisely. Strong verbal skills – the ability to communicate clearly the benefits of our products with the how/why an agency

Education:

Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year college or university; or three or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

We Welcome You:

Research shows that individuals tend to apply to jobs, only if they meet all the listed job qualifications. Unsure if you check every box, but feeling inspired to enhance your career?

The salary range for this position is $76,100 - $80,000. This position is also eligible for sales incentive. The final pay rate/salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on experience, skill level and other qualifications for the role, as well as the location of the performance of work.Pay for the successful candidate will meet local requirements, including the local minimum wage rate.

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