Account Manager - Cape Town jobs at Booking in South Africa

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Day-to-day pro-active communication with partners in your region by telephone, by internal messaging and occasionally in person to assist with the development of the business;
• Building positive relationships with partners to ensure that they offer the best availability and rate structure;
• Discuss opportunities with partners that will help improve business by using Booking.com BV’s internal tool of priority setting;
• Participation in weekly team learning in your office;
• Advise accommodation partners regarding their (potential)webpages on the Booking.com website and how they can amend data with respect to supply, availability, specials, promotions;
• Providing support to properties or Booking.com BV in building the webpage for accommodations and/or maintaining property information on the Booking.com website;
• Delivering training by phone to new and or existing properties on how to use Booking.com’s extranet and rates & availability system.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills;
• Proficient English speaker and writer;
• Affinity/experience within e-travel and/or hotel/travel industry is a plus;
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility and can work independently;
• Great teammate, motivated and enjoys to work in e-travel and hospitality;

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Communicating effectively : you can clearly express ideas and information to others and flex your style according to the specific situation and audience
• Managing your market : you excel at evaluating local market characteristics, trends and drivers, and you effectively prioritize and manage the performance of a portfolio of accounts to business value
• Identifying and articulating Partner needs : you are capable to create value for Partners by identifying, clarifying and prioritizing partner needs
• Formulating and positioning solutions : you enjoy creating “win-win” value for partners by matching needs to relevant offerings and presenting these in compelling ways
• Gaining commitment : you have the capability to move partner conversations forward and lead conversations to a successful outcome
• Representing Booking.com : you can exhibit professional behavior and act as a role model of the Booking.com values before, during and after interactions with partners
• Self-awareness, managing and developing yourself : you have the capability to achieve business goals and make the difference in interacting with partners by recognizing the emotions of oneself and of others and to use this information to guide thinking and behavior.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in a relevant account management/sales function
• Fluent English speaker and writer
• Affinity or experience within e-commerce and/or travel industry are considered a plus
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility and can work independently; team player, self-motivated, flexible and open to change
• Driver’s license and availability to travel up to 50%

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Communicating effectively : you can clearly express ideas and information to others and flex your style according to the specific situation and audience
• Managing your market : you excel at evaluating local market characteristics, trends and drivers, and you effectively prioritize and manage the performance of a portfolio of accounts to business value
• Identifying and articulating Partner needs : you are capable to create value for Partners by identifying, clarifying and prioritizing partner needs
• Formulating and positioning solutions : you enjoy creating “win-win” value for partners by matching needs to relevant offerings and presenting these in compelling ways
• Gaining commitment : you have the capability to move partner conversations forward and lead conversations to a successful outcome
• Representing Booking.com : you can exhibit professional behavior and act as a role model of the Booking.com values before, during and after interactions with partners
• Self-awareness, managing and developing yourself : you have the capability to achieve business goals and make the difference in interacting with partners by recognizing the emotions of oneself and of others and to use this information to guide thinking and behavior.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in a relevant account management/sales function
• Fluent English speaker and writer
• Affinity or experience within e-commerce and/or travel industry are considered a plus
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility and can work independently; team player, self-motivated, flexible and open to change
• Driver’s license and availability to travel up to 50%

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Application Process:

• Let’s go places together:

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.