Sales & Account Director Airlines

Job description

Location: Europe

 

Position overview

 

Infare is the leading provider of competitor air travel data that empowers airlines to make effective pricing decisions. Our mission is to fuel airline systems with high-quality competitor air travel data delivered daily, multiple times a day or live. For airlines demanding the very highest quality competitor air travel data as a critical piece in driving revenue growth, Infare is the partner of choice.

We are a growing and profitable travel technology company with a global footprint. With headquarters in Copenhagen, we also have offices in Berlin, Nice and Vilnius, and remote colleagues spread across the globe for customers’ proximity.

We take pride in delivering products and services with the highest quantity and quality of data. We do so by innovating and leveraging the latest technologies. We care for our people, offering personal growth, equal opportunities, and an excellent work-life balance.

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You are a proven customer champion and able to drive revenue growth with existing customers as well as develop new sales for our leading products in your specific territory. We are an entrepreneurial and fast-growth company and are looking for sales and account directors who want to be part of our journey to bring Infare to the next level. You will be joining a truly global and dynamic team.

 

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the VP of Global Sales, the role involves all aspects of Sales and Account Management, including:

  • Responsible for increasing revenue, profitability and market share in a given territory
  • Manage, expand, and develop existing accounts as well as sign new customers. Design and execute on account plans, conduct business review meetings with the customers
  • Promote our product portfolio to our clients, identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Understand customers strategy and identify how to meet customers objectives
  • Work cross-functionally in a wholistic commercial team with Marketing, Business Development, Customer Service and Product Management.
  • Represent, broaden, and build the Infare brand on all levels
  • Attending relevant networking and industry events

 

Requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience and successful track record of building exceptional client relationships and building territory growth and new sales in the B2B environment, preferably from an Airline or Airline IT background
  • Deep understanding of how the Airline segment is using market data for example for Revenue Management and Route planning
  • Self-motivated and possessing excellent negotiation and presentation skills
  • Out of the box mentality were “making the impossible possible” is top of mind
  • Proactive person, ability to deliver, passion to perform always stronger or better
  • Experience and successful track record in strategic account management
  • Enjoy working in a global, multi-national, multi-cultural, high-growth and fast paced environment
  • Team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to excel under pressure of meeting deadlines, assertiveness, directness, and a company first mentality

 

Personality:

  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and within a virtual team environment
  • Sense of urgency, assertiveness, directness, and a “company first” mentality
  • Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus

 

The recruitment process you may expect:

  • 1st interview with HR
  • 2nd interview with Achim Tyler, VP of Global Sales
  • 3rd interview with the team members
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