Sabre UK is looking for a Senior Sales Manager who will report to the Sales leader in our Sabre office. This role will be accountable for a territory in the regional agency sales and account management team, with the focus on delivering sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
- Align sales strategy for growth and revenue generation for new business, which includes new sales efforts, and share shifting opportunities across the agency territory
- Evolve annual territory sales strategy and execution; perform ongoing market landscape analysis and market research to identify top opportunities and risk
- Negotiate profitable contracts to maximize Sabre revenues
- Partner with sales organization to ensure effective management of customers and long-term commercial success
- Implement and maintain effective sales management to provide current and accurate revenue projections and pipeline forecasts to support business growth
- Sell new solutions to both existing and new customers to reach annual regional sales targets
- Establish and maintain a high level of customer engagement at various levels, positioning Sabre as an innovative player in the territory
- Provide regular detailed status and activity reporting in customer activities and solutions performance to leadership
- 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
- 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
- Solid relevant sales work experience
- Extensive understanding of market landscape, including knowledge of key players, knowledge of the competitive landscape, key trends, opportunities, and challenges
- Proven experience selling and driving negotiations to a successful close
- Passion and success managing and growing a sales organization
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams within a global matrix organization, with strong capabilities to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Professional presence and business acumen with articulate and persuasive oral and written communication skills
- Critical thinking skills with the ability to anticipate potential issues and suggest creative alternatives to overcome barriers
- Strong people skills and extremely resourceful
- Strong knowledge of the travel/hospitality markets and/or enterprise software space
- Knowledge of the UK Tour Operator Market a bonus
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation package
- We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and wellness program
- 25 vacation days annually plus an extra week of vacation from December 27 to 31 every year as year end break globally
- Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs
- Lots of fun in a globally set team with a global on-boarding program
- Local events and celebrations
- 4 volunteering days annually, to use with your charity of choice
- High-end IT equipment to support you from day one
- Ample employee development events, incl. learning platforms / tools
- Diversity and Inclusion programs worldwide
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