Job Function: Hotel/Hospitality
Experience Required: 1-2 Years
Relocation Provided: To be determined

Position Description

The Associate Market Manager is a market-based role responsible for acquiring and managing new hotels throughout designated territory. This position is responsible for sourcing and contacting new leads, educating partners on our offerings and adding new product to our existing portfolio. The Associate Market Manager will play a key role in driving new business for the EI global travel platform focusing on new product offerings, building and sustaining strong relationships with all type of lodging options including but not limited to; Independent hotels, B&B's, Hostels, Vacation rentals, etc. within their assigned markets. The Associate Market Manager is also responsible for building revenue growth which includes negotiating favorable inventory rates and allocations at property level, and driving key activities that support Expedia's revenue goals and strategic objectives. The core focus for this position is to drive revenue and room night performance for a defined area through managing a portfolio of local lodging suppliers in their market in an effort to build a sustainable long term relationship resulting in superior revenue results and inventory supply.

Position Responsibilities

• Prospect and acquire new partnerships with lodging suppliers of all types
• Deliver revenue and/or acquisition goals through management of inventory, content, rates and supplier relations through negotiation of best inventory and most strategically competitive rates in the assigned market. Secure inventory through on-going account management during acquisition and renewal
• Negotiate and secure market deals, promotions and dynamic rate rules. Coordinate with Point of Sale (POS) to leverage merchandising opportunities and offerings
• Evaluate market trends and competitor activity and provide analysis and recommendations to management
• Develop and sustain strong partner relationships by delivering superior consulting services and capturing marketing and sales opportunities through regular partner contact and delivering value added services
• Provide meaningful performance reporting analysis to partners at the property level to implement win-win solutions in order for the partner and Expedia to achieve market performance and long-term activity goals
• Develop and drive sound recommendations/action plans based on insights from data analysis to optimize partner hotels in the Expedia market place and their lodging market overall
• Develop a strong network and relationships within the local market in order to leverage appropriate market influencers (e.g. congress and tourism bureau, hotel association etc.) and provide expertise to the local industry
• Promote Expedia's full suite of products offerings and key initiatives to partners and educate them on the full use of our products and tools
• Act as liaison between partners and other Expedia functional areas to train and educate partners on the various Expedia tools, connectivity solutions, payment and billing alternatives, and other partner facing Expedia systems or services
• Coordinate with other Expedia teams and functional areas to create and implement innovative business solutions aimed at building a strong market presence, merchandising, and attractive value propositions
• Lead the development and execution of overall market business plans, and ensure Expedia has a long-term business strategy to deepen our position in the assigned market/territory

Required Skills & Experience

• 1-3 years related industry experience and college degree; or equivalent degree in Hospitality or Revenue Management
• Minimum 2 years of dedicated business-to-business (hospitality specific a plus) sales experience
• Experience canvassing and cold-calling into businesses, including negotiations with director and above level contacts
• Proven track record in relationship building and consultative selling
• Demonstrated understanding of how to match market demand and supply
• Ability to analyze data and take proper actions without direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills; including fundamental presentation skills and the demonstrated ability to articulate ideas clearly and appropriately influence others
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work and thrive in a multi-tasked, fast paced environment which may include a home based virtual setting
• Proficiency in English. Other language skills may be required depending on the location of the position

About Expedia Inc.
Our mission is to revolutionize travel through the power of technology.

Collectively, the Expedia, Inc. brands cover virtually every aspect of researching, planning, and booking travel, from choosing the best airplane seat, to reading personal travel reviews of hotels, to planning what to do in a destination once you arrive. The Expedia, Inc. portfolio serves both leisure and business travelers with tastes and budgets ranging from modest to luxury. Expedia delivers consumer travel demand from nearly every continent to nearly 149,000 hotels and hundreds of airlines, tour operators, car rental companies and destination services supply partners. Please visit company website to learn more about our travel brands.

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