Desired Candidate Profile :
- college/university or Masters degree; degree in Hospitality, Tourism or Business Administration is a plus but not required
- Minimum travel of 40% will be required for market visits
- Consistently leveraging data specific to their market available in Expedient, Expedia's proprietary market insights and activity prioritization dashboard, and leveraging their local market knowledge, Market Managers will:
- Build and progressively expand their portfolio of local hotel partners by introducing prospective high potential partners to Expedia's global value proposition and facilitating their onboarding process
- Develop and sustain strong partner relationships by providing relevant data insights and superior support services to hotel partners (revenue management advice, marketing opportunities on the Expedia marketplace)
- Ensure that their partner hotels' product (content, rates and availability) is consistently optimized and competitive on the Expedia sites to maximize customer conversion
- Secure additional inventory over high demand and compression periods to satisfy customers' pressing needs
- Secure seasonal deals, evergreen and dynamic promotions within the guidelines set by Management to
- support the brands' merchandising and marketing efforts.