Account Manager, France Leisure Sales - Ampang Jaya

This position focuses on aggressively pushing leisure products in a highly competitive market, ensuring the airline’s presence is strong. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leisure travel sales, be highly customer-focused, and possess strong partnership-building skills.

• Develop and implement aggressive sales strategies to promote and push the airline's leisure travel products through travel agencies, OTAs, and tour operators, maximizing revenue and market penetration.
• Proactively pursue and secure new partnerships and sales channels, expanding the reach and visibility of the airline’s leisure offerings in the French market.
• Collaborate with marketing and pricing teams to design targeted promotions that resonate with leisure travellers, ensuring alignment with seasonal demand and key travel trends to drive profitability.
• Lead efforts to position the airline’s leisure products prominently across partner platforms and campaigns, enhancing visibility and driving customer engagement.
• Organize and participate in promotional events, sales workshops, and other initiatives to boost product awareness, ultimately increasing bookings and market share.
• Partner with key stakeholders to create compelling tour packages and special offers tailored to the preferences and needs of French leisure travellers.
• Strengthen relationships with travel agencies, OTAs, and tour operators by offering regular updates, training, and incentives to drive their commitment to promoting the airline’s leisure products.
• Conduct regular partner meetings and negotiations to secure optimal placement of the airline’s leisure offerings, ensuring strong market presence.
• Monitor and evaluate partner performance, collaborating to develop joint sales initiatives that optimize the promotion and sales of the airline’s leisure products.
• Identify untapped segments and niche opportunities within the leisure market, formulating strategies to expand the airline’s presence in these areas and increase overall market share.
• Provide consistent feedback to the Country Manager and global sales team on emerging market opportunities, keeping leadership informed of trends and potential growth areas.
• Collaborate closely with global sales, revenue management, and marketing teams to ensure leisure product offerings meet market demands and are optimized for performance.
• Contribute to pricing strategy discussions, ensuring that leisure product fares remain competitive while supporting the airline’s profitability goals.
• Coordinate with marketing teams to design and execute targeted campaigns and promotions that drive increased bookings and brand visibility in the leisure travel segment.
• Regularly report on sales performance, partnership developments, and the success of leisure product promotions to the Country Manager and headquarters, highlighting key insights and outcomes.
• Leverage data-driven insights to assess the effectiveness of sales initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and implementing adjustments to enhance performance.
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